hey guys im new here so dont flame me too bad...

im due for my service A service.. have about 4200 on my car now.. I call the dealership and they tell me that my computer was prob never re-set and that i dont need my first service until about 13,000 miles.. so can you guys help me out to tell me if i really need the service A or should i wait till the later service..

thanks

 

My dealer (I understand most, also) allowed me to bring in my car once a year, at about 9,000 miles since the last service. The Mobil One oil can go beyond 10K, but concensus here is to question if it's good for the oil filter.

If you have only 4200 miles total since new, you don't need your A-service now. I would start making a list of those little quality problems youwant fixed under warranty, so you can submit this at the same time youhave your A-service done.

 

Service A is suppose to be around 10K miles. Before that one there is a 3000 miles service.

 

please get this straight,
the 3,000 Courtesy Check is just that, a check.

NOT SERVICE, unless you request it / need it, and thus pay for it.

 

Just change your own oil @ around 6000-9000 miles and reset your service A reminder. Save you around $150, but don't skip service B.

 

On the MY05 there is a time limit of approximately 13 month on the FSS. Its not like the MY04 and pre. Depending on when your vehicle was built, when you bought it, etc the timer could very well claim that time is up and the service is needed. Whether or not it is actually needed is a question for another topic/thread.

 

My car also complained four months early that I needed Service A. The clock was set at the factory, and it took four months before I took the car off the lot. The service Bob told me that I could wait a bit since I had only 9,000 miles on the car, but the factory wants the oil changed at least once a year.

He further explained that the products of combustion in the oil get removed, and that some of the Mobil 1 components get weak with time and useage. My unanswered question is does the oil have a shelf life, or does it start to wear when first exposed to products of combustion in the engine?

I deceided to have it done, just in case there is a warranty issue later, the factory cannot claim a missed service interval. A call to MBUSA was not instructive, except to tell me to follow the service reminders in the car.

@ Amdeutsch: You missed my flag!

 

bought my car in july 2004 now it has 6100 miles, but my service advisor said to come back at 10k its been a 1yr & 2mos i dont know how to reset service reminder so it show its been 89 days past my service i just recently just started driving the car 3 mos ago everyday just to put some miles on it

 

Is it a "must" to go to the dealer for our service A? I have a mechanic buddy that said he would do it for me. I trust him but im not sure if he will cover everything in a Service A. It would save me a atleast 150. SHould i do it? What is changed in a Service A? I searched and found nothing.....

 

I spoke to my service rep and she said that Service A doesn't happen til 13k miles and my computer wasn't reset at delivery so it needed to be reset so it doesn't show it needs Service A at 4700 miles. It only takes a half hour to reset it (according to her) and I don't need an appointment sO I'm going in on Thursday to get it done.

 

RTFM unless you got one of those weird ones that doesn't list it.

 

Or you can join "owners online" and I know I was able to print out information from the website about what they do for "Service A" and "Service B". I don't know if anything has changed at all, but that's just an alternate option.

 

I posted a huge long list of what is covered on Service A and Service B.

look for it !