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santoshlv426

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Some advice needed. My V8 is coming up for the 9 year service. I see on the service schedule that the two belts need changing - the supercharger and aux belt. The car has 32000km's.

Do the belts need to be changed at this low mileage or can it be postponed ?
what is the cost of these belts and if anyone has had this service done recently, what was the cost.
I've read that these belts are normally part of the 10 year service so why, I'm wondering, is it showing up on the 9 year schedule.
 
Supercharger and accessory belts are 9yrs.

In UK a 9yr service at main dealer is approx £1,500.

Unsure whether they deteriorate with age as well as mileage.
 
Can't speak on the V8 but I had to replace both belts in my V6S a few years earlier than the schedule stated.

When I purchased the car, it had only done about 26,000 miles (~42000kms) in 6.5 years and because the previous owner only did ~800 miles in the previous year, the belts developed a really loud squeak that got worse over time.

The suspected reason was due to the low mileage, combined with the car being parked outside and exposed to the elements. At the time of replacement, the belts would have been about 8 years old too.

The total cost to replace the belts was just under £500 at a Jaguar Specialist (Tom Lenthall Ltd). I did this separately from the annual service, so presumably doing this as part of the annual service would be roughly £800-1000 at a specialist.
 
thanks guys - any more tips would be appreciated. If I have to do it this year, than I'm thinking of doing the annual service when due and the belts later in the year.
 
Without doubt the rubber content will deteriorate with age, not merely mileage. Whilst breakage is not an engine destroyer, like a timing belt going, it's not worth the risk of a failure, nor the inevitable missed service item questions at resale time.

I believe the V8 is the same as the V6 with failing water pumps so it's a good opportunity to check it out at the same time. They are known to weep or leak and so are often swapped as most of the labour is already done for the belt changes. Did thin on mine at the time.
 
I have been having the same discussion with my local dealer.
The prices quoted to me were higher than above as they wanted to replace a number of the pulleys at the same time, 2.4hrs labour with circa £90 in belts but also £250 in pulleys.
 
Got a Quote from the local JLR dealer for the full service and it's around 400 GBP (equivaent) - R8000.
Appreciate the advice. Seem like the next 10 year service is also a big one.
The auto fluid and rear diff oil needs replacing.
 
santoshlv426 said:
Got a Quote from the local JLR dealer for the full service and it's around 400 GBP (equivaent) - R8000.
Appreciate the advice. Seem like the next 10 year service is also a big one.
The auto fluid and rear diff oil needs replacing.
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At a JLR dealer it will be around £1,100 plus VAT if mine was anything to go by!
 
Again, I spoke to my local Jaguar dealer on the 160k/10year service.
Came in at 4.1hrs labour, just under £600 for gearbox oil and the gearbox oil pan (no idea why you would replace that) at £340 meaning all in £1650! OK so the dealer is in Europe not UK but my goodness how do manufacturers justify this level of pricing which actively encourages the lack of maintenance on their vehicles.
I will be getting mine done at a UK specialist as it ain't that hard!
 
santoshlv426 said:
Why does an oil pan need replacing.
Here's the list I have for the 10 year. Nothing about oil pans
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Because the transmission filter is integral to the pan itself
 
With regards to the Jaguar online booking tool just a a heads up as I was genuinely quite shocked to the variance between garages.

I was of the (misguided) belief that it was a fixed price menu. However on searching across 4 or 5 different dealers across the country, I got a variance for the 8 year service (v6) from £575 right up to £960!

It obviously pays to shop around official dealers as others have indicated. The most expensive being Group 1 which have unfortunately now taken over Inchcape Guildford - so I won’t be going back there anymore…..
 
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