mclaren Independent specialist

Thorney Motorsport has been servicing and maintaining McLarens for 9 years, they are the largest McLaren Independent in the World. They have retained the same staff and management to give you the ultimate depth of knowledge of the cars. Their servicing and maintenance routine is based on what the vehicle needs rather than a fixed ‘tick box’ list of items to be changed. Function Factory Racing is a certified official Thorney Motorsport McLaren Independent Specialist. 

McLaren Certified

OEM Based Training

Southwest Location

Servicing McLarens Nation Wide

Parts Specialist 

Purchase McLaren OEM 

OEM McLaren Service

The McLaren official service sheets give us two lists of parts; one list compromising of parts and what mileage they need replacing at and one with parts to replace depending on age. We rarely see a McLaren that actually ‘needs’ these parts replacing or has got to the mileage that they require replacing so we undertake a condition based servicing where we replace only those items that need to be replaced.

The Honest Way

We have created a service schedule that is determined by what the vehicle needs that is determined by age and usage. There are no ‘major’ or ‘minor’ services, we prefer to be more transparent and detail exactly what is included and what is needed at the correct times. This ensures your vehicle is serviced within accordance with McLaren’s requirements (ensures warranty compliance) and also gives you peace of mind that you are looking after your vehicle properly. 

This consists of a full McLaren health check. A Bumper to bumper check of the entire vehicle. Throughout this check, we note and photograph all issues and report back to the customer. All fluid levels are checked/topped up. This includes full engine oil and filters replacement – we only use genuine McLaren filters and McLaren specification Motul oil. Once the work is complete the car is test driven and fluid levels then re-checked.

Service Items

Please note that all items below are McLaren genuine parts unless otherwise stated.

Wiper blade.
Listed on every service sheet but 90% of the time the blades are in perfect condition.

Cabin Filter
An item to be checked and replaced when required. For vehicles that do little mileage, we find these to not need replacing.

Air filters
These are an item that is mileage and age-specific. We recommend air filters to be replaced every 2 years.

Park brake pads
McLaren brake pads are recommended to be replaced every 20,000 miles but we replace them on condition.

Carbon-Ceramic or Steel Disc

Brake fluid change
McLaren recommended every 2/3 years which is a little vague, we advise more frequent replacement for vehicles going on track or before or after long tours. We also recommend a more frequent replacement for cars that have sat for long periods, brake fluid is hydroscopic (it absorbs water from the atmosphere) so a long period of storage means the fluid can deteriorate. We only use high-quality Motul spec DOT 5.1 fluid or RBF 700.

Clutch Oil & Filter

Recommended to be done every 20,000 miles. We use the McLaren spec FFL-4 Clutch oil.

Gearbox Oil and filter
Recommend to be done every 40,000 miles.

Intake sound generator
Recommended to be replaced every service. This is an expensive item to replace if the vehicle is not driven many miles, we inspect the item and replace it if there is any sign of wear.

MP4-12C & 650S Coupe 
MP4-12C Spider
650S Spider 
675LT Spider 
675LT Coupe 
570S& 570GT  

Coolant
We recommend the coolant be replaced every 2 to 3 years. When having a coolant change carried out we recommend a full hose clip replacement as they are prone to failure.