Hey guys,

I was reading in the manual that the X-Type comes with a free oil changes at 10-,20-,30-, and 40,000 mile intervals. Is this for new vehicles only or does it also include CPO vehicles (the manual didn't say)?

My vehicle is a 2004 with 25,000 miles (service needed at 34,000 miles). Would I get the free 30- and 40,000 oil changes? I'm unsure.

Thanks.

 

Must be a special offer only applicable to you...count yourself lucky

 

My Jag was owned for only 1200 miles previously before my name was on the title..Once I had everything x-fered over to me at JAG central, I enjoyed the every 10,000 mile courtesy treatment along with whatever else came due at those intervals....I never let them do my oil as they only would pay for non-synthetic..But Idid geta free oil filter every 10,000 miles ( I change my oil every 5,000 miles, so I got a free filter every other oil change)

Thats every 10,000 miles up to 40,000 miles or in four years, whichever comes first.

 

That only applies to certain years and under the original warranty, not select. And Jags coming out with a new V8 soon and special Castrol oil for 15k oil changes, I still do not agree with this, but who am I to say, I only fix them when they break

 

Those "free" oil changes are a bunch of baloney. If they're so concerned, they'd be doing them every 5,000 miles, not 10,000. The oil change costs the dealer peanuts, but it does get youbringing in your car so they can up sell you something or tinker around until they find a bigger problem. Change it yourself !

 

I don't know about the sabotage part..But believe it or not, a lot of mechanically inept people and old people buy these cars and the dealer is the only place they know..so those little service calls, is all they can depend on.

 

I am curious to know what you think about oil change intervals for the X? I do them roughly every 7 to 10k (68k on the car now) and use full synthetic - Mobil 1 or similar. Just wondering what a mechanic thinks....thanks!

 

Chris you can wait for a JAG tech's opinion and I value theirs a lot..But for my own piece of mind and a little old school mentality..I change mine Every 5000 miles with Castrol Syntec.

 

Well mine is 03 X Type 2.5L and I change the oil every 3,000 with Full Synthetic. I do this by myself but is 3,000 to early or can it go on for longer? Whats really recommended?

 

Thanks Dennis. I hear what you are saying, that was my normal procedure as well until a year or so ago. I drive probably 90% highway cruising, and the oil "looked" quite good when I was changing it at 5k (I know "looked" isn't something that can be measured). Due to the driving habits of the car, I stretched it out to 7k with the full synthetic. Rarely does it go longer than that. The oil change idiot light on my turbo Saab usually doesn't go off until 10 to 12k, fwiw.

With my Jeep ZJ that has a lift and big tires, which I use to tow frequently, I change it at 3k simply because that old school AMC straight 6 seems to have to work much harder than the Jaguar V-6 does.

Just curious what Brutal had come across since he would have a wide cross-section of experience. I seriously hope this doesn't turn the thread into the great "when to change the oil" arguement that has been had probably 50,000 times on this board and others.

 

Thanks. I got the answer I needed. I was askingif the free Jaguar oil change mentioned in the owner's manual included used vehicles, not necessarily the quality of the oil change.

Thanks again.

 

As long as it is still under the factory warranty in years and/or miles..you should still get the 10K check up/oil change free.

 

Thanks Dennis