Just had the first service and when I checked the oil after 20 miles it was black!When I had a Disco 3 the oil was a gold colour for thousands of miles.Do you think they skipped an oil change?Anyone else noticed the oil colour after a service? Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

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Does no one mark the oil filter before the service anymore Or is it only me  08 FL2 SE TD4 manual,Santorini Black, Factory fitted Black Tinted Glass, Anti-Tesco Trolly Side Protection, bebe confort axiss carseats & Cargo barrier to stop twin's buggy & junk coming through. NO Sweets Crisps or Drinks inside.
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Alona wrote:

Does no one mark the oil filter before the service anymore Or is it only me

Ok Then,

So how do we really know if its been done

Also for those people that are using their own oil, How do you know they used it, and not just used the normal LR stuff

Is it just trust 08 FL2 SE TD4 manual,Santorini Black, Factory fitted Black Tinted Glass, Anti-Tesco Trolly Side Protection, bebe confort axiss carseats & Cargo barrier to stop twin's buggy & junk coming through. NO Sweets Crisps or Drinks inside.
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Alona wrote:

Ok Then,

So how do we really know if its been done

Also for those people that are using their own oil, How do you know they used it, and not just used the normal LR stuff

Is it just trust

You are right - you don't know if they have used the oil that you have provided.

That's another reason why I change the oil & filter myself

waaxh03 wrote:

From what I have read on this site they only change the filter element and not the filter housing.

waaxh03

Don't quite understand, how would you change the element without the housing?

Isn't the filter a typical modern all-in-one where the element and body are a single unit?

Last time I encountered a seperate filter body and element was on a 1959 Austin A35

Or have I got the wrong end of the thread (no pun intended)

As for the issue of trust, not sure how you deal with that. I've certainly been on the receiving end of malpractice in the past where plugs, points, filters etc have not been changed as promised (and paid for) but I would have hoped our dealers were a step on from that. Stornoway Grey GS ... What a fine motor ... but not any more ... ... psst look at my gallery!
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avtur wrote:

waaxh03 wrote:

From what I have read on this site they only change the filter element and not the filter housing.

waaxh03

Don't quite understand, how would you change the element without the housing?

Isn't the filter a typical modern all-in-one where the element and body are a single unit?

Last time I encountered a seperate filter body and element was on a 1959 Austin A35

Or have I got the wrong end of the thread (no pun intended)

As for the issue of trust, not sure how you deal with that. I've certainly been on the receiving end of malpractice in the past where plugs, points, filters etc have not been changed as promised (and paid for) but I would have hoped our dealers were a step on from that.

No, the Freely 2 oil filter is an old fashioned plain filter which fits into the outer (black plastic) housing. The top is screwed on to the housing.

YF

I had the same query...my FR2 done 6.5k miles and went in for a service - came back oil looked the same to me (dark boriwn). They forgot to stamp the service book which made me suspicious and cjheck the oil (otherwise would not have). Not convicned they change it - can't prove it

What about the "engine oil quick test kit" offered by "technolit" - would it work to proof the oil exchange being done? They offer a special paper test, which indicates the grade of contamination/defilement/staining (which one is the right english word?) of the oil as well as it's gasoline and water content - just 15-30 minutes after pooring one drop of motor oil on the paper. Hence it should be reliable for judging whether the oil is 100km or 10.000 km old, isn't it.

Did anybody work with this?
Yamaha-Fan, as the oil expert - do you have experience with this fast oil check kit ?

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bilen123 wrote:

I had the same query...my FR2 done 6.5k miles and went in for a service - came back oil looked the same to me (dark boriwn). They forgot to stamp the service book which made me suspicious and cjheck the oil (otherwise would not have). Not convicned they change it - can't prove it