Hello All,

Looking at the Passport to Service manual provided with my car, it schedules everything on a 10,000 mile. However, I have heard it is best to drop to 7500 miles, 5000 miles, and even some maintenance at 3000 miles. My jag now has over 127000 miles. It runs very well, however, it does have a few issues: broken headlight mount, seat wear, etc. However, I need advice on what maintenance schedule I should go with.

I would like to hear from other 2003 S-Type Jag drivers on what schedule they follow.

It would also be nice to hear from those 2003 S-Type drivers with severe mileage and what issues they started to run into.

Thanks for your time

 

You can get some ideas here - https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...es-here-40522/

 

I'd like to see the source of data and actual substantiation for the wholesale reduction in service intervals. Where do these numbers come from? Hard experience? Pulled out of the blue? Makes the owner 'feel better' but the car couldn't care less?

Colour me cynical.

 

I'd stick with 10K miles BUT there are things which are wear/service items yet are not in the schedule. Plenty of things need oil/grease/etc (door hinges, hood catches, there are actually many others if you think) or changing (e.g. is the autobox oil in the schedule?!). Wear - every moving part but some really matter. Chains, guides, tensioners are hopefully in the schedule.

In many cases the wear items are only changed when they fail (coils, for example. or wheel bearings). Not a terrible idea but can leave you at the road side.

Then there's corrosion (mainly rust), whose severity largely depends on where you live but which can to a fair extent be prevented if you wish (kinda late at your car's age & mileage).

 

chromedragon this may help as well: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...tenance-49309/

 

My wife doesn't drive much... so, I'm doing oil change on 8,000km intervals (~5000miles).

 

My only thing to add on is the oil changes. I hate the 10k suggestion. O.k. I know the oil will last that long, but what about the filter? That just scares me. Do you really want reduced oil flow, or take the chance of a bit a metal running ramped through your system for 10k miles? Even if I'm speaking out of my ***, for peace of mind, every 3k miles since I was 14 years old.

 

6,000-mile oil-and-filter change intervals has always worked for me. You don't run the sludge risk that 10,000 miles may do, and you don't throw out still-good oil at 3,000 miles....

 

Changing oil at 3k intervals to me is a waste of money. Many manufacturers recommend at least 5k if not 7500 or 10k. My work cars are nowhere near Jag quality and 5k intervals have never caused a problem.

 

I also do 5-6k mile oil changes, but I run Amsoil which is supposedly good for one year or 25k miles.