What mileage are you on buddy ?
I think that they are every 40k miles.......or 4 years, whichever comes first
As we all know, the manufacturer's service schedule is not an exact science, it's a guesstimate at best, because obviously the manufacturer can't predict the exact operating conditions for each vehicle.
BTW, my main concern when it comes to vehicles with missing or no service history isn't to do with engine damage as result of a late filter change, but with the fact that the car was being run on shoestring budget, which makes you wonder what other corners may have been cut (use of poor-quality suspension parts? Non-MB NOx sensors? Emulator for the front passenger seat occupancy sensor? Gutted DPF? Etc).
But this is only a consideration if selling the car.
Post your VIN and I can give you the OE part numbers. I always use Hengst for all the filters the last 10+ years with no issues. Changing oil and filter every <8k miles is better for the engine.
+1
This has been discussed many times. If you use the correct specification oil and filters then the normal manufacturer specified oil change intervals are not an issue regarding engine life unless you are operating the vehicle in very arduous conditions.
Has the car had a gearbox service buddy , it’s every 40k ideally on our om642’s
At 174,000 miles my derv ALFA still had the crosshatch marks on the bores.....I will admit to changing the oil more on time than miles....so it was only usually about 5000 miles old each time.
