Motorhome first service
Hi all, my 2017 Peugeot 2.0 euro 6 (Elddis Autoquest 196) is due it’s first service. Only covered just over 8,000 miles and will be 2 years old in May. This will be her first service as it’s 2 year or 24000 miles whichever comes first.
What im asking is should this service be a major or minor service. My local Peugeot dealer recommends a major service as it’s now 2 years old at a cost of £395. Not sure what this price is like for a major service.
Im thinking probably best with the major service as the next service due would be 4 years old.
I would appreciate your thoughts on which service and if this price sounds about right.
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Our van is a year older than yours and happens to be a Fiat but its the same van, but slightly different engine. At 2 years old it had its first service, it was around £400 and at 3 years old its first MOT. I look at it this way, our VW car gets a service every year and its about £200 or so but the van is done every other and its £400 or thereabouts. Both are minimum £200 per year in the end... Its just the price you have to pay whilst vehicles are in warranty and to avail yourself of any main dealer updates etc.
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Ours is a 2017 Euro6 2litre 160 Pug and we’ve just booked it in for its first (2 year) service.
Despite previously being told by our local Pug commercial dealership that the first service would cost around £350, on booking it in they weighed up its low mileage and other factors and, in line with Pug’s recommendations, decreed the minor service which is basically an oil change would suffice. £230 quoted.
I’m happy to go with that as the van has a 2 year servicing schedule so this should only be a minor service being the first one and this is the Peugeot dealership recommending it. Also, as an aside, it uses long life oil so, contrary to my long held belief, an interim annual oil change shouldn’t be necessary.
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As as an after thought, because I cannot edit the post above.
2 years is about the time for a brake fluid change, and possiblibly a AirCon gas check.
you need to stagger the more costly items as you will have a cam belt change coming up in 3 years. If you still have the mohome.
rgds
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A brake fluid check, Tony, but not necessarily a change.
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Thanks,
The reason reason I mentioned it, is that a lot of items in the cab area are initiated at the time of construction, fluids, battery, etc. All could be a couple of years old by the time , the converted Motorhome is finished and is sold and registered as new vehicle.
There is thread running on the MMM site that may be of interest to contributers.
not sure if cutnpaste works on my iPad
Rgds
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Cheers, Tony.
Some of it sounds like a garage trying to make a profit, some there is justification for.
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Thanks all for your replies. I’ve decided to get a major service although my mileage is only 8000. The next service will be when she will be 4 years and I think that’s too far away to wait for the major service.
I think for a major service £395 seems about the going rate from a Peugeot dealer.
Not sure about the alko chassis as I thought it was the Peugeot chassis that would be used but I stand to be corrected 🤔.
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I wrote to Peugeot. Their official advice is:
Every 2 years or 30,000 miles in normal operation: Systematic Operations, plus, Brake Fluid.
Not sure what “systematic operations” means but I guess normal routine service.
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Are you sure that the vehicle has a cambelt rather than a timing chain?
Even if it has a cambelt I am sure that the Peugeot recommendation is not for it to be changed after 5 years. DougA will be able to check this in his service schedule book.
(My 2008 Peugeot has a chain but even if it had a cambelt the recommended change was at 10 years or 112,500 miles/
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I think that you are right in following the Peugeot servicing schedule. After all, you probably have another year's warranty on the base vehicle and in order for that to apply you need to have the van serviced according to the manufacturer's schedule.
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But mine is having a minor service in line with the manufacturer's schedule!
The schedule is for guidance of the dealership and allows for variations depending on individual circumstances according to my dealer who wouldn’t turn down the chance of making a few extra quid if he could justify it.
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It's all on the Peugeot website as accessed by the dealer, apparently. Seems there are various options and the dealer selected one for us based on type of use and mileage.
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Peugeot warranty is a bit of a nuisance. Firstly, servicing is supposed to be done by a Peugeot garage. You can go elsewhere and ask for a “Peugeot service”. It may cost more and if there are warranty issues the van MUST go to an approved Peugeot garage for the repairs.
When I had to have a wing mirror replaced to fix a faulty exterior temperature reading I had to travel an hour each way to get it fixed despite trying to argue the case with Peugeot UK. My nearest dealers were unable to accommodate motorhomes in their workshops and wouldn’t do the work outside.
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