The very next day we did a 1600 km road trip and the car performed without any fuss so I was a happy man.
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8600 Km since the last service and a 1600 Km trip upcoming I decided to get the service done to avoid any issues during the upcoming trip.
It did burn a hole in my pocket but again it’s been 5 years so a few things had to be replaced proactively to ensure the vehicle performs optimally.
Update – 4th Paid Service
- Odo Reading- 40296 Km
- Date of Service- 26th March, 24
- Charges- 14932 + 5000 Inr
Items changed
- Engine Oil (Shell 5W30)
- Air Filter
- Cabin Filter
- Brake Pads ( I asked them if they should be replaced and they were confident it will still have 4-5k life left. I still went ahead with the replacement as I had a 1600 Km trip just the very next day and plus the servicing was anyway getting done.)
- Battery (The Battery report which was generated said “Bad and Replace” with a 78% state of health and 89% charging. Since a bad battery could affect other components also I thought of replacing it with an Amaron FLO. The replacement was done from outside.
Observations
- There was again some battery acid leak which spilled onto the transmission and caused a white deposit which upon pointing was cleaned thoroughly.
- Got 5W30 filled from the drum under my supervision followed by replacement.
- The OBD scan was performed and I am assuming it went OK as I wasn’t there to see the results.
- For checking the battery health initially they used a Battery Tester and only upon insisting they performed a full battery check by using the machine.
- No Discount offered this time and the service alone without the Brake pad and Battery replacement would have cost me 10892 which I feel is higher.
- My Extended warranty expires in the next 3 months which means now I can get the vehicle serviced from outside as well provided they offer equivalent quality of service as the OEM consumables can be easily procured from MOBIS.
- This time I wanted to try Trident service centers but they don’t procure Shell Fully Synthetic oil so that was a bummer.
Overall the Brake pad replacement and battery replacement did add to my service cost by an additional 8k+(3812 for Brake pads and 5k for the battery) but considering the vehicle is almost 5 years old and 40k run I don’t mind it considering they anyways had to be replaced in near future. The very next day we did a 1600 Km trip and the vehicle performed without any fuss so I was a happy man.
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