[formb]

How many of you regularly service your vehicles?

There have been quite a few posts on here recently about van woes. Remember that your van is likely suffering much abuse and what with carrying large amounts of water around, it's probably a good idea to service them every 6 months.

Not only do regular services reduce the chance of costly repair bills, they reduce the chance of down time when the van wont start.

Just a thought.

[stevenpaulmatthews]

every 12 months without fail

[glen parva]

every 10000 miles about 6/8 months

[SB Cleaning]

every 10000 miles about 6/8 months

Yep me too always have with any vehicle i have owned, look after them they will look after you

[ronaldo]

Right on the dot, and any problems between services are solved straight away.

NO VAN = NO MONEY

[formb]

I service mine every time it breaks down.



So...... weekly. 

[Paul Coleman]

How many of you regularly service your vehicles?

There have been quite a few posts on here recently about van woes. Remember that your van is likely suffering much abuse and what with carrying large amounts of water around, it's probably a good idea to service them every 6 months.

Not only do regular services reduce the chance of costly repair bills, they reduce the chance of down time when the van wont start.

Just a thought.

The service intervals on mine are 18,000 miles or every two years - whichever comes first.  In practice, it works out around every 17 - 20 months.  I'm going to delay mine slightly this time.  It's just about due now but there's an MOT in about 6 weeks so I will let it go over a bit to get everything done in one hit.

[Nameless Drudge]

If its motorway miles then you can get away with the recommended service interval but if its stop start driving then cut the intervals in half at least, especially if you have a turbo charger,these things like good oil circulating in them. And with newer type turbo diesel engines stick exactly to the specified oil.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

every week with a renault trafic 

[prestige cleaners]

9 months for me, helps with the fuel economy.

i manage about 600 miles out of a 80litre tank doing it like that (well when the light comes on, so its not the the full 80 litres, maybe 75?) . thats oil, filter, air filter, fuel filter, done myself.

[Frankybadboy]

every 6mths could put of to 12mths as i only do 3000miles a year.but for what it cost its every 6ths

[rah]

I totally abuse my Hiace, though i did do the odd oil change and replace timing belt as required and only once did it let me down recently when the Diff packed up!

I've just bought a new one and will be maintaining this as i hope to get 10 years + out of it, after all it is a Toyota

Rob.

[Johnny B]

Mine's due every 10,000 miles or 12 months. It's a tad  overdue for a service now, but will be done sometime in January (by me). The cambelt will be due the following time, which I will get my friendly garage to do.

John
 

[Richard Neal]

every week with a renault trafic 

I knew Gav would be on this one!!

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

dont you just love trafic vans 

[Richard Neal]

Cam belt is a must do service, i didnt on my old transit and blew the lump and wrote it off

[prestige cleaners]

What milage should you do it rich? mine must be coming up to 40k

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

didnt on my trafic cost my
nigh on 4k  

[Richard Neal]

What milage should you do it rich? mine must be coming up to 40k

Im sure it was every 60 K you should check with a dealer just to be sure, i got a sprinter after that as it has a chain rather than belt, no problems with lump but exhaust went 1k for a new one, handbrake cables nearly £200! they last for a good 200k miles then when parts start to wear out flippin expensive! got a Movano now, so far so good!! no its nothing like a trafic Gav!

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

bigger van better i think
vauxhall my m8s vivaro is sound though
its06 mine 03 bad move