Dunno what oil they use other than it's semi-synth, but put it this way - it's what I fed my legendary tubby with!teamster1975 wrote:What sort of oil do they use for £20?!
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<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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That's good enough for me!mjb wrote:Dunno what oil they use other than it's semi-synth, but put it this way - it's what I fed my legendary tubby with!teamster1975 wrote:What sort of oil do they use for £20?!
Edit: Thinking that through, how on earth can they do it for £20?! A gallon of decent oil costs about £25, the filter was £7, labour on top of that, disposal of old oil!

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1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there

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Re: Autoglym California Water Blade - very good...
It costs you £25/gallon for oil, I doubt they go to Halfrauds for theirs ;) And you can get filters for pennies at factors...teamster1975 wrote:how on earth can they do it for £20?! A gallon of decent oil costs about £25, the filter was £7, labour on top of that, disposal of old oil!
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Of course you're right, I worded that slightly wrong; I meant how much it would cost me to do it. You can't go wrong at £20!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there

1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
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yep, I let Hi-Q tyre services do mine for years, they use castrol magnatec from commercial barrels. If I get all the bits it will cost me around £19, so for £20 they can do it, I don't get covered in oil and they dispose of the horrible waste stuff 

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Well I'm a convert then! Pity I bought the filter now!muffindell wrote:yep, I let Hi-Q tyre services do mine for years, they use castrol magnatec from commercial barrels. If I get all the bits it will cost me around £19, so for £20 they can do it, I don't get covered in oil and they dispose of the horrible waste stuff
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there

1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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Perfect timing, just comming up for my tubby's oil change. £20 sounds good to me
. I take it this is for all engines, even the old 2.0L turbo?
Will have to have a wonder over to National Tyres next time I get five mins without something else going wrong on the old girl

Will have to have a wonder over to National Tyres next time I get five mins without something else going wrong on the old girl

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Do they do a postal service?
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You're gonna have to take a driving holiday back to old blighty Stevesteve_earwig wrote:Do they do a postal service?

1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there

1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
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It's a long way to go to save a few quid and a bit of a mess.
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We're gonna have to sort out a get together one of these days, it'd be nice to put a face to people I chat to on here! I've met James, that's about it!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there

1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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I've met 4 of you, one I've known for ages (neildavies), two I met at the meet last year (captain jack and puggy) and one I met a couple of weeks back (darrenwall).
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Well if we can organise a meet this year Ill be along!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there

1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"