Service next month.

[Tom24]

Gonna book my ISF in for its service next month but not sure as to which it needs. 

Its currently on 50k miles and is a 2008 model.

From the service history the last few are as follows;

2013: 50k service £177+vat and £93+vat parts/consumables.

2014: 40k service £258+vat and £194+vat parts/consumables.

2015: 50k service £128+vat and £118+vat parts/consumables.

2016: 60k service £479+vat and £267+vat parts/consumables. 

Also, any decent deals on engine oil at the moment? 

[Tom24]

Spark plugs were done last year alongside air filter, as far as I can see air filter is done every other year. 

[Verbout]

Your mileage at the service points doesn't make sense, or am I missing something?

Looks like it's an intermediate service next. Supposedly the cheaper one.

The service list is in your manual I believe.

[steveledzep]

I'd agree, intermediate this time.  Last one was major with plugs.

[Tom24]

23 minutes ago, Verbout said:

Your mileage at the service points doesn't make sense, or am I missing something?

Looks like it's an intermediate service next. Supposedly the cheaper one.

The service list is in your manual I believe.

That's just the service interval mileage that they quote on the paperwork. They list the sevices on mileage instead of time assuming you cover 10k a year, but mine had covered about half that.

[Tom24]

According to the Lexus website the servicing prices are as follows;

20k £445

40k £495

60k £745

80k £495

100k £595

with a £275 intermediate at 10, 30, 50, 70, 90k etc

 

[Verbout]

23 minutes ago, Tom24 said:

That's just the service interval mileage that they quote on the paperwork. They list the sevices on mileage instead of time assuming you cover 10k a year, but mine had covered about half that.

Ah, makes no sense at all but I recall seeing that system before now you've mentioned it.  

[Verbout]

20 minutes ago, Tom24 said:

According to the Lexus website the servicing prices are as follows;

20k £445

40k £495

60k £745

80k £495

100k £595

with a £275 intermediate at 10, 30, 50, 70, 90k etc

 

Ask for an intermediate.

That adds up to a lot of money......glad I do my own......:phew:

[Corrado]

Intermediate is next but the servicing still doesn't appear correct to me. 

2014 should have been the 60k (or 6 year service) including spark plugs and 2015 the 70k and so on. It looks like the 40k service has been repeated because the 60k is the big one with plugs but it's time or mileage (10k or 1 year intervals - whichever comes first) not just mileage. Probably won't make much difference though - it's a Lexus after all! 

[AlanS]

1 hour ago, Verbout said:

Ask for an intermediate.

That adds up to a lot of money......glad I do my own......:phew:

Absolutely agree!! Especially all they do is basic oil and filter change plus a quick check over for the intermediate service, not to mention the 60K service is just an additional spark plugs and that's £700 plus, way too much money for what it's worth. 

I may go down the independent specialist route from my next service on.

 

[Tom24]

They also do Lexus Essential Care from £155....website has the following description.

 

If your car is over five years old, Lexus Essential Care offers a reduced cost alternative to Lexus full servicing and maintains the safety and roadworthiness of your vehicle. Competitively priced, your car will always be fitted with Lexus genuine parts by expertly trained technicians

[rayaans]

40 minutes ago, Tom24 said:

They also do Lexus Essential Care from £155....website has the following description.

 

If your car is over five years old, Lexus Essential Care offers a reduced cost alternative to Lexus full servicing and maintains the safety and roadworthiness of your vehicle. Competitively priced, your car will always be fitted with Lexus genuine parts by expertly trained technicians

The servicing doesn't look right to me either. Shouldn't matter whether its a low mileage for its age car or not but the 60k should be done at 6 years of age regardless of whether the car is at 40k or 60k at that point in time. 

In 2017 you would require the 90k Intermediate service if everything was done properly before at £275. 

You can do essential servicing but some dealers don't stamp the book and give you a certificate instead. However, some will stamp the book and write "Lexus Essential Servicing" in the box as well. Others have a completely different stamp for it!

[Tom24]

What engine oil is everyone using?

Just browsing the internet now and for around £50 I can get 10 litres of the following 5W 30 fully synthetic;

Gulf Formula FS

Motul 8100 Eco-Nergy

Shell Helix HX7 AF

Fuchs Titan GT1 Pro Flex XTL

Mobil Super 3000 X1 FE, Miller Oils Nanodrive EE Longlife Eco & Castro Magnatec Stop-Start are £60-65.....Mobil 1 ESP is £75. 

[Big Rat]

@Tom24 Tom looked at my service records and all mine bar one have the Shell you mentioned, mines a 59 plate had its 40k service done in January when the mileage was 35.5k, came to just over £400.00, for your info.

🐁

[Jgtcracer]

Always used Fuchs Titan in the GTR and was good but heard good things about miller oils also.

If the dealer uses shell however then can't go wrong with it

[Tom24]

All booked in at Lexus Coventry...rang around the Midlands dealers and they offered the best price of £199 including MOT if I supply my own oil. 

The bloke I spoke to recommended the Shell stuff as that's what they use. 

[Verbout]

I use GM Dexos 2, 5W 30, fully synthetic on all the families cars.

Buy it for about £65 for a box of 4 x 5 litres at a  local Vauxhall specialist.