Unsure of service intervals

[dt7734]

Hi everyone.

Looking for some advice of service intervals for my 2.0 Zed.

Last week I called Cheshire BM where I had my Zed serviced last year to book it in for an annual service.
They informed me that it doesn't need servicing till next year
Personally I like to change the engine oil and filter every year, but that's just me.
I've attached a pic of the service book showing the last two services and the service lights on the dash which I have no clue of what they mean lol.

Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[andyglym]

Hi everyone.

Looking for some advice of service intervals for my 2.0 Zed.

Last week I called Cheshire BM where I had my Zed serviced last year to book it in for an annual service.
They informed me that it doesn't need servicing till next year
Personally I like to change the engine oil and filter every year, but that's just me.
I've attached a pic of the service book showing the last two services and the service lights on the dash which I have no clue of what they mean lol.

Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

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Hi, the Dealer is correct, the green lights decrease the nearer you get to your Inspection. 5 x Green lights that extinguish one at a time, 1 x Amber then 1 x Red. That said, if you want them to do it then crack on, they'll also reset the service lights back to 5 x Green.

 

[DrWong]

The service lights are time/mileage based and the green segments go out with use. When the green segments are all gone and the orange/red ones on the right light up, the car is telling you it needs a service. The lights are reset after each service and the countdown begins again.

Somewhat conflicted here; on the one hand, fair play to the main dealer for not doing unnecessary work. On the other hand, I also like to change oil and filters annually regardless of miles, and I do a similar mileage, i.e. few thousand a year. I do the work myself though, so the only cost are the service items, which are cheap enough online. I do this before the MOT each year and reset the service indicator myself.

As yours has only done a couple thousand miles since it was last serviced, I think you'd be fine to wait a bit longer. But there's no harm in giving it fresh oil and filters, which is what I do every year regardless of miles.

 

[dt7734]

Thanks for the advice chaps
I'll drop the oil and fit a new filter myself and book in with Cheshire BM for a service next year.

Just out of interest which engine oil would you recommend for my 2.0L engine ?

 

[t-tony]

The thing is you can reset the lights without changing the oil and filter. An unscrupulous person, knowing the car was ready for a service could have (could've) reset the lights and done nothing and said its just been serviced.

Tony.

 

[Eddie-S]

I too change the oil and filter/s every year but leave the service lights until they show a service needed, then do the full service and reset the lights rather than reset after every oil change.