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I've got a three year old Broadway on a Peugeot Boxer base. The previous owner changed the oil and filter after a year and it was also done at the first service which was at the two year anniversary. I am wondering if I should get the oil and filter changed now or just to wait until the next planned service in 12 months. The vehicle has covered 8,000 miles overall and 4,000 in the last year.
I know we have inflation but the cost of an oil and filter change seems to be more than £200 even from an independent and £260 from a Peugeot dealer. I know that is a relatively small cost compared to the cost of the vehicle but I would appreciate any views.
Is this a wise investment or am I being over cautious?
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Every MOT I have a service which is oil and filter change, air filter change, fuel filter change and, in the case of the car, pollen filter too.
I know this is overkill, but neither does more than 5000 miles per year, so both sit for quite long periods, the MH especially so I accept the cost and have the knowledge that the most vital part of the engine, the oil, is as good as it can be.
I know I could extend this to, say, every 3 or 4 years, but just like the peace of mind.
Each vehicle bill is remarkably similar, the MOT as well as all above is circa £330
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you need to see the paper work for last service and what oil got used. if it was long life 2 years for oil change .but you need to be sure long life was usedReady to go wrote:Hi
I've got a three year old Broadway on a Peugeot Boxer base. The previous owner changed the oil and filter after a year and it was also done at the first service which was at the two year anniversary. I am wondering if I should get the oil and filter changed now or just to wait until the next planned service in 12 months. The vehicle has covered 8,000 miles overall and 4,000 in the last year.
I know we have inflation but the cost of an oil and filter change seems to be more than £200 even from an independent and £260 from a Peugeot dealer. I know that is a relatively small cost compared to the cost of the vehicle but I would appreciate any views.
Is this a wise investment or am I being over cautious?
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My car has an annual oil change but its mileage is much higher and its required to do many stop start short journeys in urban environments which my Boxer doesn't do. If it did, it could be categorised as arduous conditions and merit an annual oil change.
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My usage pattern is probably different to most in that for 8 months of the year there is no use, but in the other 4 months I cover 10,000 miles. Over many mountain passes (stopped counting at 50). And by the one year interval, the oil level indicator has dropped from 5 to 3. Although 1 is the minimum level required to safely run the engine, I would want to be adding oil at 3. But getting the oil and filter changed also solves the problem.
This hasn't really answered the question, but I don't think there really is one answer. It's a personal preference. Everyone has different usage, level of mechanical sympathy and reluctance to spend money. But this is what I do.
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I agree. Judgement based on usage is key. I reckon my usage is as un-arduous as it can be. Just checked my servicing record. My first biennial oil change was after 5,238 miles and my second after 5,800 miles. I doubt my next due in 2025 will be much more than 6k miles. When I start the engine I immediately embark on a long non-urban journey (100 miles/2 hours +) which I do on average every month. When we break a journey, it's never long enough for the engine to cool down. I don't let the engine idle especially when its cold. When we arrive on pitch we generally stay for about 4 nights and don't use the van as a runabout. If we need water I bring it to the van rather than take the van to the water. The most our van weighs is about 3,300 kg and I don't thrash it. Average dual-carriageway speed 60 mph and the on-board computer tells me I'm averaging 33.9 MPG.v8oholic wrote:Changing the oil and filter more frequently than the minimum can't do any harm, except for the cost of course. Mine is coming up for 3 years old and is about to have the oil and filter changed for the third time (year 1 was optional oil and filter, year 2 was the scheduled service) at the main dealer. It also gives the dealer the opportunity to spot anything which needs attending to under warranty, as the warranty will be ending soon. Last year they found and replaced a leaking injector underneath. And it will need its first MOT of course.
My usage pattern is probably different to most in that for 8 months of the year there is no use, but in the other 4 months I cover 10,000 miles. Over many mountain passes (stopped counting at 50). And by the one year interval, the oil level indicator has dropped from 5 to 3. Although 1 is the minimum level required to safely run the engine, I would want to be adding oil at 3. But getting the oil and filter changed also solves the problem.
This hasn't really answered the question, but I don't think there really is one answer. It's a personal preference. Everyone has different usage, level of mechanical sympathy and reluctance to spend money. But this is what I do.
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Yours is a relatively old vehicle. Out of interest, what does the servicing schedule say?Peatlander 2 wrote:Every year regardless, pre mot time. Sometimes more if the mileage creeps up, and the oil starts to colour.
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Last couple of years it's had 2 changes a year. The next oil change is due on mine at 110000 miles, the last one was at 106002 miles, so I actually changed it about half way between intervals.
And yes, it's 26 years old
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She's certainly an old lady and deserving of TLC. I guess the oil/filter interval was 9300 miles/12 months. On the more modern Boxer engines that has increased to 12000/12 months but only for arduous use conditions which are defined in the service schedule. For normal use conditions, its increased to 32000 miles/24 months so quite a change. I doubt many motorhomes will get close 32k miles over 2 years - my 6k certainly doesn't. It's possible that filters and other design features have improved over the past 26 years. The oil/filter intervals are conditional on using the right high spec long life oil which may not have been available 26 years ago.Peatlander 2 wrote:15000kms...I remember this as when it converts to miles it's an odd number, 9300 miles.
Last couple of years it's had 2 changes a year. The next oil change is due on mine at 110000 miles, the last one was at 106002 miles, so I actually changed it about half way between intervals.
And yes, it's 26 years old
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On oil filters...best to use quality there. I once decided to test some filters by cutting them open. Quite a difference in the amount of filter inside the canister between the cheaper ones and the branded. One of the better cheaper brands was UFI. Unipart too.
Did the same with air filters once too. Same sort of findings.
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Cambelt if it has one, and, especially, OIL
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I do let my van idle for about 60 seconds after a run, was told it was to let the turbo cool down. Experts, is this right or wrong?Caraman wrote:
I agree. Judgement based on usage is key. I reckon my usage is as un-arduous as it can be. Just checked my servicing record. My first biennial oil change was after 5,238 miles and my second after 5,800 miles. I doubt my next due in 2025 will be much more than 6k miles. When I start the engine I immediately embark on a long non-urban journey (100 miles/2 hours +) which I do on average every month. When we break a journey, it's never long enough for the engine to cool down. I don't let the engine idle especially when its cold. When we arrive on pitch we generally stay for about 4 nights and don't use the van as a runabout. If we need water I bring it to the van rather than take the van to the water. The most our van weighs is about 3,300 kg and I don't thrash it. Average dual-carriageway speed 60 mph and the on-board computer tells me I'm averaging 33.9 MPG.
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Two ways of looking at that....one, yes, it makes sense as it allows the bearings to cool down, or rather, the oil in the bearingsrgermain wrote:I do let my van idle for about 60 seconds after a run, was told it was to let the turbo cool down. Experts, is this right or wrong?
Two, still yes, but a different point of view, when you reach your destination, you slow down, manoeuvre, park....all of which are cooler operations than actually driving, so in that respect probably no need to sit and idle..
That all being said, what's a minute between friends?
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Lots of contradictory stuff on the web, of course.
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Isn't there though.Cymro wrote:
Lots of contradictory stuff on the web, of course.
There are people I know who don't believe anything unless they have seen it on faecesbook or you-choob.
It can't hurt to let a turbo get a cool down, can it? To its normal operating temp any way, it's not going to get cooler than that until the engine is shut down.
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Also in these Stop/Start times, you don't really get a say in it. Hopefully they have thought of that with a temperature sensor somewhere!
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I had a Ducati 748.babian wrote:This all sounds like I'm reading a "Ducati" forum.
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In any case, delivery vans have a very rough life, being driven hard and then switched off repeatedly all day every day. So you would think they must have worked this all out, otherwise we'd have heard about it by now. Even so, after a long motorway drive I would still let it idle for a minute or two if stopping at the services. It can't hurt.
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