Land Rover's logbook is the floor — not the ceiling. We service to ZF, Hitachi, and OEM specifications, not just the dealer's calendar. The fluids and intervals the basic logbook leaves out are exactly the ones that kill these cars.
The Land Rover logbook is a marketing document as much as an engineering one. It tells you to change the engine oil and that's about it. The transmission, the transfer case, the diffs, the coolant, the brake fluid — none of them are in the basic logbook, and yet all of them have manufacturer-specified replacement intervals.
Done properly, a service is the cheapest insurance you'll ever buy. One scheduled coolant flush prevents a thermostat-housing crack. One transmission service prevents a $14,000 rebuild. We service to the manufacturer's actual specifications — not the warranty book.
Dealers will tell you the transmission, transfer case, and diff oils are sealed for life. That's because none of those services are in the warranty book — so they don't get billed, and you don't get told.
Transmission, transfer case, front diff, rear diff, coolant, brake fluid. Every one of those has an OEM-specified service interval — and we cover all of them in our service schedule, not just the engine oil.
Engine oil + filter, brake check, fluid top-up, multi-point inspection, scan tool fault check. The standard Land Rover service done to spec.
Everything in the basic service plus spark plugs (if petrol), air filter, cabin filter, fuel filter (diesel), and detailed underbody check.
ZF LifeGuardFluid + pan filter + adaptation reset. The interval the basic logbook leaves out — every 60–80,000 km.
Coolant flush with OEM coolant, pressure test, thermostat housing inspection. Every 4 years on these cars, not the marketing-driven number in the book.
Full system flush with OEM DOT 4. Brake fluid absorbs moisture and drops boil point — every 2 years, OEM spec.
Full system scan + visual + road test before you buy. We tell you what's been missed and what'll need doing in the first 12 months.
Range Rover
Range Rover Sport
Defender
Discovery
Velar & Evoque
FreelanderThese are the service items that aren't in the basic logbook — and the ones the dealer doesn't quote unless you specifically ask. Don't wait for the dash light.
Every 60–80,000 km per ZF. Not in the basic logbook. The most expensive thing you can skip on a Land Rover.
Every 4 years on these cars. Plastic thermostat housings crack when the coolant degrades — flush before it does.
Every 2 years per OEM. Brake fluid absorbs moisture and lowers the boil point — vital for any Land Rover towing or going off-road.
Every 60,000 km on most Land Rovers. Skipped, the ATC actuator burns out — common Sport / Discovery fault.
Every 60,000 km. Most Land Rovers never get their diffs serviced until something whines — by then, bearings are gone.
Every 30,000 km. Clogged filters cost fuel economy and turbo life — cheap to replace, expensive to ignore.
Every 90,000 km on the V8s. Misfires that show up as 'engine fault' codes are almost always plugs that needed doing 20k km ago.
Every 60,000 km. Skipped, dirty fuel kills injectors — one fuel filter saves a $4,000 injector job.
Full system scan, fluid sample inspection, brake measurement, tyre check. We find anything brewing before we service so you know what's coming.
OEM filters, OEM-spec fluids, factory torque settings. Every item on the schedule for your model and mileage — plus the items the basic logbook skips.
Service book stamped. Written report listing what was done, what was checked, and what's coming up. Photos of anything we've flagged.
"Booked online Sunday night, in the workshop Tuesday morning, out by Wednesday afternoon. Rocker cover gaskets and a coolant flush on the SDV6. Quoted me before the job, charged me what he quoted. Even called me to show me the old gasket and explain why it failed. First time I've trusted a mechanic in years."
Book a logbook service today and we'll cover the items the basic logbook leaves out — the ones that prevent the big bills three years from now.