Leeroy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 My car is due for a service and I'm not sure what it needs, before I go on I should say that I read and understood Lincolnbaggies excellent post about the service schedule viewtopic.php?f=17&t=32280 It's a late 2004 car with 70,000 miles on the clock. It's been serviced on the button since new and has had 7 services in 70,000 miles. These were performed on-time and run; 1. P1 2. P2 3. P1 4. P3 5. P1 6. P2 7. P2 - This should have been a P1 according to the schedule but it was the first service under my ownership and I wanted to drop a new air filter and plugs in. It ws done by DMS last August and covered engine oil, oil filter, air filter, plugs, brake oil. Nissan say that a P3 should be carried out after 8yrs/72,000 miles but as I understand it there isn't any difference between a P2 and a P3. As I did the plugs a year ago and haven't driven to the moon they don't need doing this time. I can't see in the Nissan service checklist whether gearbox and diff oil is necessary at any point. The other concern I have is that I'm not sure when the coolant was changed so I'll definitely get that one done. As my previous P2 service was effectively a Nissan P3 equivalent I think a P1 would be legit this time (plus a coolant change) - but I'm worried that future buyers might be put off if they don't see a P3 for this service. Sorry for 'another servicing question' but I just want to see what you guys think before spending out needlessly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnbaggie Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Personally I think a P1 and coolant change would be fine - you can show that the plugs, brake fluid, air filter etc were done last time, so I don't think any potential buyer would be put off. No point spending money on a P3 anyway, and a P2 will only replace your air filter in addition over and above a P1, and you did that last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Cool, thanks for the peace of mind lincolnbaggie. It's booked in with DMS down here for a P1 on steroids - additional coolant, gearbox & diff oil What area of Lincoln are you by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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