SDV8 with saying up to 50k miles on it year 16/18 what are the fluids that have probably not been changed as yet by the Dealers so ignoring the engine oil and brake fluid.I would like to change everything when I first purchase a car .tia.
Also what else should definitely be checked on these?

Engine
Coolant
Transmission
Transfer case
Front differential
Rear differential
Brake fluid
Power steering
Sway bar
Blinker fluid
Air filter
Cabin filter

Essentially, the same as all vehicles.🙂 Dan. 🇨🇦 2013 L405 5.0 SCV8

the service sheets will say what fluids would have had to be replaced and at what service intervals ...theres a link in the wiki for these.. ... - .- -.




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Thanks all .I will check

I did not know that Bora20 was a comedian, till now....... 'Blinker Fluid' slid into the middle of the list, must be very rare and expensive stuff

If it's full dealer history then as has been said elsewhere don't forget you are playing the dealer service lottery so just because it should have been changed, doesn't mean it actually was, the only way to know is do it yourself.... or stand and watch it being done..  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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Merchy wrote:

I did not know that Bora20 was a comedian, till now....... 'Blinker Fluid' slid into the middle of the list, must be very rare and expensive stuff

I change mine every service it's not that expensive if you buy it in gallons...

A very well known failing in BMW's

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 Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Haylands wrote:

If it's full dealer history then as has been said elsewhere don't forget you are playing the dealer service lottery so just because it should have been changed, doesn't mean it actually was, the only way to know is do it yourself.... or stand and watch it being done..

Exactly this Haylands, i have seen full service history with no mention of any fluid changes except engine oil and brake fluid
certainly never seen Blinker fluid changed i thought that was sealed for life?

Cant find the info in Wiki either.

Nice one Halylands May I add that round our way, most Audi drivers seem to be in desperate need of a gallon or two

PS - You are spot on with your comments, either do it yourself or see the proof !!!

Well, all I can say is that if it's on the invoice, then it will have been changed.
It won't go on the invoice unless it's been issued
The other tech's in the workshop will quickly 'shop' any tech cutting corners on service - if for no other reason that they're 'saving' time that they'll make bonus on without doing anything for it. It also quickly becomes evident when the workshop controller or master tech does the 10% QA checks against the service schedule.

I've worked in various dealerships, including JLR and the above has been consistent across them all.

Items being incorrectly diagnosed, missed or incorrectly fitted during repair work are another issue entirely, usually down to service tech's being given work above their comfort level, but not always.

There is no power steering fluid on the L405. Kev

2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

I appreciate there will be a lot of very conscientious people working for main dealers but my experience leads me to believe they do omit things...

My 5.0 S/C L322 had been in the dealer for a "full" service about a thousand miles before I bought it...

I've been doing my own services for over 40 years so I know what oil looks like.... When I changed the oil just after purchase there is absolutely no way that oil had done a thousand miles, it was far too thick and very very black, looked like used oil from a diesel that had done 10,000 miles, an easy corner to cut with no dipstick to pull to check the oil has been changed..

Maybe it was a one off but who knows... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

I believe another factor comes into play. Members of this site tend to be shall we say very demanding when it comes to maintenance, They will want certain oils to be changed which may not be included within certain service schedules, so differences of opinion will occur.

Everyone forms opinions in part based upon their experiences, obviously I can't comment on your experience but I can understand how you got to your conclusion, neither of us will ever know the facts though.

From a dealers PoV, if there is something on a service schedule they have the opportunity to sell, they'll do their best to sell it, Service plans are a good case in point - the exact service schedule has to be followed otherwise the insurance co. will refuse the claim in it's entirety. The audit trail within the DMS is exposed to the service plan provider (and some fleet co's.) so it's easy to see if the correct items have been booked to, and issued on the job. Clearly, that doesn't mean they have been used/fitted, there may occasionally be a lazy b'stard who misses a pollen filter etc. but the rest of the collective in the workshop usually do a good job of policing compliance with the service schedules. It's also quite a closed pool of employees, if you've messed up at one dealer, the chances of getting into another without it being known, or found out about shortly after are vanishingly small.