NW service advice. 5 years old. 60k on the clock

[jared01]

Hello,

I have a 2012 Pajero with full log books which i bought with 44K on the clock. That time it just had the 60K service done.

I am now up to 60K on the clock. I changed the engine oil and filter at 51.5K


I am thinking about just doing the 60K service again but not doing the brake fluid again and keep servicing it as per kms.

I use the car to tow a caravan on average about twice a month.


I would like your opinion in regards to whether or not I should also get the differential oil and automatic transmission fluid changed too and if so are these expensive things to get done?

Sometimes there is a little resistance or there is a small bump when taking the car out of park and back into drive (I made sure I engaged the handbrake first, so the car is stopped by the brake not gears). So based on this it may be worth changing the transmission fluid?

Also do our pajeros have "rear differential LSD" or "front and rear differential (conventional)" as described in the service book (page attached)?

So I am thinking

Engine oil and filter (Castrol Magnatec Professional Diesel 15w40)
Genuine oil filter
Genuine fuel filter

Optional
"rear differential" LSD or "front and rear differential" oil
Automatic transmission fluid
Engine Air filter if dirty


Thanks for the feedback

[jared01]

Another question. How can I tell which transmission I have. Looks like there are a few variants which I believe are V5A5A and V5AWF

[jared01]

Decided I will get the following done.

Engine Oil and filter change
Air filter
Fuel filter
Rear diff oil change

Will likely also do the transmission oil as the car is 5 years old now and it will cost another $170 so might be a worthwhile addition.

[zoom]

If this is you last service under warranty I suggest you have a professional inspection and hope any faulty items found may be covered under warranty

[Joe_Pajero]

I agree with the last post - if it is the last service under warranty then get it inspected and done properly.

Your question regarding the diffs - if you have a rear diff lock then you will not have the LSD in the rear - the front will always be an open diff. Conversely, if you don't have a rear diff lock then the rear diff will be an LSD and you should make sure that the correct oil is used when changing it.

Transmission oil - if the car spends a lot of its klms towing then that will put the transmission under stress and it would be a good idea to change the fluid.

[pauld]

I didn't think they were putting LSDs in since NPs without traction control.....?

[jared01]

This will be my first service since I have owned the car and the warranty ran out about 3 weeks ago.

Already had an end of warranty of inspection by an independent mechanic and no major issues were found.

It is a bit of over servicing but I will go with the items listed above and go from there.

Thanks for the feedback.


Out of interest, how much oil is involved with a transmission oil change and is there a filter to be replaced?