Car Hire Yellow Spanner
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Car Hire Yellow Spanner
Help ! Hired a Renault Clio car, yellow spanner "realizar revsion" 10 dias is illuminated. We have hired until end October I contacted hire company who said it is ok. Contact them if it says red stop !! Unfortunately I do not speak Spanish does this mean it needs servicing ? We are 90 km from Malaga so dont want to be fobbed off if we drive down there.
Many thanks
Many thanks
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
Hi,
Yellow spanner = service OK to drive
Yellow spanner = service OK to drive
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
Hi Enrique thanks for your response. Our concern is hiring until end October if it is not serviced. 13,000 kms on the clock it could need a full service. Living in the camp don't want red stop to appear !
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Far too often a car is serviced but the service interval software not updated. At least this is better than them just resetting the interval but doing no service! If there is no owners' service book in the car (never is) you could ask them when it was last done, and what service?
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Often the service will only be oil and filter and as it's only done 13k kms I wouldn't worry too much.
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
Hi,
Normall service intervals 18000 miles/ two years
If it anoys you having it on , Google reset yellow service light.
Just a case of scrolling through the display and holding button until service interval flashes, hold and it will reset.
Normall service intervals 18000 miles/ two years
If it anoys you having it on , Google reset yellow service light.
Just a case of scrolling through the display and holding button until service interval flashes, hold and it will reset.
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
Strange that though an amber, traditionally a warning, indicating all well. Particularly from the nation that gave the Aviation World the concept of a dark cockpit, no lights all is well.
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I doubt the car hire companies get the cars serviced anyway. Our last problem was a catalytic converter failing - now that is fun. NOT!
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Nothing to worry about. You could run it for years and it would not break down. The only thing is the oil will be thin and not do its job as well but thats not your problem.
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Oil change at 18,000 miles? No-one interested in engine life on this one, then...
I do hope it wasn't a diesel !
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18000 is the norm now. 18000 or 2 years on Nissan Commercials. Mercedes and BMW similar for there cars. The new oils are very good these days.
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
My new SEAT is 30000km or two years before its first service. OK, the oil costs about €50 but it saves on service charges over time.
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You won't find many experienced car mechanics doing this on their own cars, irrespective of how expensive an oil is used.
Like many other things, a case of "fine for other people, but not good enough for me".
Like many other things, a case of "fine for other people, but not good enough for me".
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
It doesn’t affect me as after 2 years it will only have done about 14000km.
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
My Porsche Boxter was every 20,000 miles. Got a Jaguar now and they insist on an annual service.
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Re: Car Hire Yellow Spanner
Thanks for your advice. We exchanged the car yesterday
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