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21-02-11, 08:58 PM

Have just been reading through a couple of the threads on valve clearances and servicing and its brought a question to my mind. I bought my SV about 5 months ago. It has close to 17000 miles on it now, and came with all the past MOTs, its service record book fully stamped up aside from one stamp in 2009.

The MOT records and mileage recorded in the service records at each service indicate that it must have hit 14500 miles around about June 2008 (the stamp in the service record for June 2008 shows 14548 miles). And 15000 miles must have been hit somewhere between then and it's MOT the following year in July 2009 (as the MOT shows 16000 miles).

The stamps after 14500 miles are George White Swindon at 14548 miles in June 2008, and Mike Wheeler Witney Oxon at 16389 in August 2010.

There aren't any receipts or invoices for either of these services, aside from the stamp in the service book. Given that the 14500/15000 is supposed to be the big service where they do all the valve clearances etc, do you think it's likely this would have been done at either of those services?

Can dealers stamp the record for just doing a basic service such as oil, filter and fluids even though the Suzuki service schedule says to do x,y and z. For them to put a stamp do they need to have followed the Suzuki schedule and checked everything Suzuki say to check at 14500/15000 miles?

Cheers!

21-02-11, 08:58 PM	#1
skithepowder Guest Posts: n/a	Service record stamps - meaning what? Have just been reading through a couple of the threads on valve clearances and servicing and its brought a question to my mind. I bought my SV about 5 months ago. It has close to 17000 miles on it now, and came with all the past MOTs, its service record book fully stamped up aside from one stamp in 2009. The MOT records and mileage recorded in the service records at each service indicate that it must have hit 14500 miles around about June 2008 (the stamp in the service record for June 2008 shows 14548 miles). And 15000 miles must have been hit somewhere between then and it's MOT the following year in July 2009 (as the MOT shows 16000 miles). The stamps after 14500 miles are George White Swindon at 14548 miles in June 2008, and Mike Wheeler Witney Oxon at 16389 in August 2010. There aren't any receipts or invoices for either of these services, aside from the stamp in the service book. Given that the 14500/15000 is supposed to be the big service where they do all the valve clearances etc, do you think it's likely this would have been done at either of those services? Can dealers stamp the record for just doing a basic service such as oil, filter and fluids even though the Suzuki service schedule says to do x,y and z. For them to put a stamp do they need to have followed the Suzuki schedule and checked everything Suzuki say to check at 14500/15000 miles? Cheers!