Car on PCH with variable service. Serviced last December at 24 months as expected. When's the next service due? I'd thought at 48 months providing I'm driving nicely. Car says it wants a service in December.

 

(My previous PCH cars have been on 24 month contracts and I've not had to service. This one is on a 36 month deal and I only expected one service. I've got a Covid extension for another year and I thought I'd only need an MOT and get away without a second service.)

Sorry, should have posted in Mk 3 sub forum. If it matters!

1 hour ago, glasgow said:

variable service

This is "timed" on oil condition and type of driving. If you've been doing lots of short trips then the oil will "wear" faster than if you were doing, say, 150 mile motorway tags at ~70mph. Knowing the mileage since the last service would help here.

The car might well say it wants a SERVICE or INSPECTION SERVICE, because someone has left or put it dues for a SERVICE one year ago.

 

Saying it needs a OIL SERVICE is a different thing.      The service last year should have had Long Life Oil used and that is good for 18,000-20,000 mikes / 24 months.

 

But then the car really needs checked or any Warranty Work done while in Warranty,  it needs a MOT anyway at 3 years.

 

If the Dealership Employee has left the car needing an INSPECTION SERVICE and not an OIL CHANGE service then get them to sort that out. 

On 28/11/2021 at 14:53, KenONeill said:

Knowing the mileage since the last service would help here.

 

I'd have to get the paperwork out but it can't be much over 5,000 to 8,000. Mostly motorway & A road miles.

 

On 28/11/2021 at 16:30, roottoot said:

The car might well say it wants a SERVICE or INSPECTION SERVICE, because someone has left or put it dues for a SERVICE one year ago.

 

Saying it needs a OIL SERVICE is a different thing. 

 It had an oil change "inspection service" last year. Now the car says "inspection" due in x days. Then, looking in the main display it says "inspection" due in x days or 12500 miles and (something like ) oil service due in 380 odd days or 12500 miles.

 

So now I've delved deeper its not wanting its oil changed, just looking at. It's now over three years old so the warranty will have expired. It passed an MOT!

 

As I say, it's a lease car and going back next year. I'm not going to spend 'just in case' or as if it were a car I was planning to keep for a couple more years.

 

(sorry for delayed reply, must  turn alerts on...)

1 hour ago, glasgow said:

I'm not going to spend 'just in case' or as if it were a car I was planning to keep for a couple more years.

Well, ignore it then unless you're sufficiently OCD to spend out on a service tool just to cancel the alert.