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being new to cars lol just wondered what i should be paying for servicing on my 2l hdi, its not due for a bit yet but i thought i may get it done anyhow as i have no recent service history so a service and quick check over may be the order of the day, once i find a decent garage

Why not have a go at doing it yourself? Learn a bit about your car and save yourself LOADS of money in the long run Most intermediate servicing tasks really don't require much along the lines of tools

Have a crack yourself, a few (really) basic tools, a little time, and a haynes manual for guidance (if you feel you need a little confidence booster), and you'll soon discover its seriously easy to do a service on your car, plus you'll save a packet.

This weekend I did the engine oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, pollen filter and all the wiper blades. The parts cost less than £70 for everything, and it took less than 2 hours to do (I know this is a bit long for a job like this, but I was doing it for the first time, and unfamiliar with the engine). Next time I could do it in less than an hour.

If you fancy a crack, just go somewhere reputable for your spares, like GSF or another local Autofactors.

stewby wrote:being new to cars lol just wondered what i should be paying for servicing on my 2l hdi, its not due for a bit yet but i thought i may get it done anyhow as i have no recent service history so a service and quick check over may be the order of the day, once i find a decent garage

if you drive it down to me [that will get the engine oil nice and warm] buy the parts il do it for you and show you how

Top man Omega ! I was thinking the same but it's a tad far

One of the good things about doing it yourself is that you can let the old oil drain out for *ages* whereas a garage won't really have the time for that. I even used to 'tip' my car around with the jack to get more out of the sump

Similarly you can guarantee that the filters have been changed as some garages are so busy they can miss things by mistake.

If you don't want to touch it then these things are top of the list:

Oil change every 10,000 miles or 12 months
Diesel Filter every 20,000 miles or 2 years (if it's diesel) 40,000 for petrol perhaps?
Spark plugs every 36,000?
Air filter every 20,000 or 12 months
Pollen Filter every 12 months regardless
Cambelt every 96,000 (HDi) or 5 years Petrol cambelt every 72K? / 4years?
Get the coolant changed and flushed and a new thermostat fitted - this will last 4 years.

That should be enough for now

Welly wrote:Similarly you can guarantee that the filters have been changed as some garages are so busy they can miss things by mistake.

"mistake"... yeah... I'm pretty sure my coupe still had its factory-fitted pollen filter in it when I bought it, despite the 10 years of main dealer service stamps

mjb wrote:

Welly wrote:Similarly you can guarantee that the filters have been changed as some garages are so busy they can miss things by mistake.

"mistake"... yeah... I'm pretty sure my coupe still had its factory-fitted pollen filter in it when I bought it, despite the 10 years of main dealer service stamps

I was trying to be polite to our friend Jasper

Welly wrote:

mjb wrote:

Welly wrote:Similarly you can guarantee that the filters have been changed as some garages are so busy they can miss things by mistake.

"mistake"... yeah... I'm pretty sure my coupe still had its factory-fitted pollen filter in it when I bought it, despite the 10 years of main dealer service stamps

I was trying to be polite to our friend Jasper

Thanks for that Welly, but my mistakes always cost me money and are more serious than forgetting to fit filters (how can you forget to fit a filter?)If you are doing a major service with all the filters changed, then you have them all when you start and none when you finish

I usually do things like messing with clutch bearings when I should leave well alone and breaking little plastic bits of injection leak off pipes that cost £109 to replace

if you drive it down to me [that will get the engine oil nice and warm] buy the parts il do it for you and show you how[/quote]



be careful mate, i may take you up on that one mate lol, no seriously cheers mate thats a very kind offer but at the moment work commitments mean i have very little time of my own thats why i would like to get it checked over as i have only just bought it

the offers there if you need it

omega wrote:the offers there if you need it

What you like at decorating?

omega wrote:the offers there if you need it

Any good at valeting?

Bundy wrote:

omega wrote:the offers there if you need it

Any good at valeting?

no sorry




but check out closed petrol stations where you will find plenty of dark skinned men who will help you out for a few quid!!!!

hope this helps