i have a esseessee grande punto

i have had a letter today saying my car is due a service 36k
but i have only done 17k, last year i did a 18k service at 7k which cost me 210 pound and was told there is no low mileage service and i have to have it done it by year not mileage, i want to keep the warrenty

can anyone tell me if my dealer is talking bulls*** i think he is

I'm going to be in a similar boat soon, Carmen has done a whopping 5,500 miles but is almost due the 24k service..

Does the SS need to be treated differently with regards to who does the service?  Just asking as I've heard Abarth being awkward about warranty claims against the SS kit??

your due a 6000 mile oil and filter change, where does 24K come into it?

Age...  I know she doesn't officially need the 24k service as she's not done that many miles but I've always gone with the 'whatever is soonest' approach

There is no "whatever is soonest" with Abarth apart from an oil change.

thank you,
so ill just have a oil change and keep doing so untill 36k, is that everyone is saying 

Yeah, I almost paid for a service at 20k miles because the dealer said "you might aswell just get a 10k service to be safe" (wasnt an abarth dealer mind you, was a fiat dealer) I then looked it up and told him to shove it and I'll be back at 24k for an oil and filter change... Which I actually got done in Glasgows Abarth dealer quite recently

I'm going to be in a similar boat soon, Carmen has done a whopping 5,500 miles but is almost due the 24k service..

You don't need a service until you hit the appropriate mileage, but you MUST have the oil changed every 6,000 miles or 12 months (whichever arrives sooner) on an esseesse.

Does the SS need to be treated differently with regards to who does the service?

No, but you need to have followed the esseesse service schedules and it's beginning to sound like some of you are not having 6k oil changes as you're supposed to.

Quote from: x18pjr on April 07, 2011, 09:11:11 pm

i have had a letter today saying my car is due a service 36k
but i have only done 17k, last year i did a 18k service at 7k

Your esseesse needs an oil change every 6,000 miles.  Even the old, incorrect service books are clear on this point.

If you've only done 17k miles, then your next service will be the 18k mile service plus pollen filter and brake fluid (as I presume your car is now 2 years old), but you should have had two oil changes previous to this.

i had the 18k service this time last year, yes i have had it two years now, but when i tell the abarth dealer i need a oil change he then tells me if i do i lose my warrenty,

about the 6k miles, my dealer never said anything about it and i dont have a service booklet to check up its only on here and the net i found out about it,

well ill book it in for a oil and filter change
thank you for your time

I have phoned up Platts today, and asked them for a oiland filter change, they have told me that I need the 36k service because I have had it 2yrs I printed out the esseesse service sheet that is on this forum and they told me it's all wrong and I don't need to change the oil every 6k miles, I told the guy that other Abarth dealers have told me I do and the answer I got back was: "well the other dealers don't understand want Abarth have said"

That's my dealer for you I think he miss understands Abarth