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When's my first oil change due?
In Jan/Feb you very kindly recommended a 1.8 petrol Yeti to cover our needs. We have just taken delivery as there was a 7 month wait - we selected a few extras.
My wife [her car] loves it so thank you very much.
I did manage to get a 12% discount so it cost £22000 rather than list price of £25000 but I used the net to get a price and then showed it to the dealer.
It will only be doing about 6000 miles per year and so the 2 year variable service is too long to wait for an oil change. This I have learned from you {thanks again} but do I wait 1 year or just 6 months to change it?
My wife [her car] loves it so thank you very much.
I did manage to get a 12% discount so it cost £22000 rather than list price of £25000 but I used the net to get a price and then showed it to the dealer.
It will only be doing about 6000 miles per year and so the 2 year variable service is too long to wait for an oil change. This I have learned from you {thanks again} but do I wait 1 year or just 6 months to change it?
Asked on 7 August 2012 by richard3
Answered by
Honest John
Change the oil after the first year. And watch the oil consumption carefully. Some of these engines have been using excessive oil and I think its because the owners have not revved the engines sufficiently to bed in the piston rings.
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