#1: Self Service. Author: Andreus84, Location: NorfolkPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:54 am ---- I am refusing to pay for a garage to service my car this year bearing in mind I can get Oil Filter, Cabin Filter, Fuel Filter, Oil etc for £90.
First Question:
The Fuel Filter is £30+ quid, how often do these need changing? I'm wondering if its something I can leave out.
Last Question (for now):
already answered by a quick search (http://206info.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=3761/highlight=service+counter.html)
Thanks in advance. Last edited by Andreus84 on Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:57 am; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: Self Service. Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:57 am ---- fuel filter in a black container in the engine bay.
90 quid for a self service is a lot of money.
#3: Re: Self Service. Author: Andreus84, Location: NorfolkPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:58 am ---- Oil is £30 - Fuel filter alone is £36 (hence looking to leave it out)
#4: Re: Self Service. Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:01 am ---- Don't worry about the fuel filter, if it doesn't have fuel problems, forget it.
£22 for oil, £7 oil filter, £10 spark plugs, £12 air filter, ~£55 and you're sorted.
Don't worry about the fuel filter, if it doesn't have fuel problems, forget it.
£22 for oil, £7 oil filter, £10 spark plugs, £12 air filter, ~£55 and you're sorted.
Where can I get all this?? I need to save as much money as Poss. (I dont have spark plugs - glow plugs for me)
#6: Re: Self Service. Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:06 am ---- I just pick my stuff up for halfords, admittedly that was trade prices as I've got a trade card, see if someone local to you has one and it'll save you heap loads. Batteries cost me about £35 instead of £60.
#7: Re: Self Service. Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:13 am ---- no need to change glow plug unless you can't start the car in winter.
oil from ebay or www.nielsencdg.co.uk; as cheap as chips, around 22-25 for 5L of oil.
pug dealer oil filter from ebay. normally around 7 quid.
i wash my air filter and just give the cabin filter a blow.
so yeah, under 30 quid for a quick serivice.
#8: Re: Self Service. Author: Andreus84, Location: NorfolkPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:15 am ---- Good stuff, cheers for the advice guys!
#9: Re: Self Service. Author: Antknee, Location: ManchesterPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:00 am ---- I got 5L castrol magnatec from costco a couple of weeks ago.... £12
I got 5L castrol magnatec from costco a couple of weeks ago.... £12
Nice, isnt that nomally £45-£50 though?
usually pretty expensive i think yeah! i thought it was a bargain so got some
I'd have baught the whole stock for that price lol
5l or 4l
what grade?
normally 1L is about 9quid lol, so bargain either way
#14: Re: Self Service. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:23 am ---- Also what about opie oil, think members get discount anyway, plus extra at moment.
£33 = 5l of oil and 1 oil filter
£21 = Fuel filter
didnt look at sparks or anythin else
#15: Re: Self Service. Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:25 am ---- Trade at halfords still works out cheaper I think.
#16: Re: Self Service. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:27 am ---- yeah it does, Lee got my a battery like you say and it cost me about £15 i think HA.
Good on him for letting me use it.
#17: Re: Self Service. Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:30 am ---- Yeah indeed, PM coming your way btw.
#18: Re: Self Service. Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:35 am ----
PugJH wrote:
yeah it does, Lee got my a battery like you say and it cost me about £15 i think HA.
Good on him for letting me use it.
It did work out pretty cheap on my trade card
#19: Re: Self Service. Author: mjrimmer, Location: davenportPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:25 am ---- You could always use eurocarparts, normally cheap and they have 25% for web orders for those that don't have a trade account.
Bosch fuel filter £7.02, gutman is a few pence more.
Pollen filter £5.94
Sparkplugs Bosch super £3.00 each
oilfilter £4.14 (Mann, gutman is cheaper)
5 Litres shell helix ultra 5w40 £38
If you need any brake parts theyre 30% off at the moment
These are all the service bits for my Gti 180 so I assume there will be some price difference between models.
I got 5L castrol magnatec from costco a couple of weeks ago.... £12
Nice, isnt that nomally £45-£50 though?
usually pretty expensive i think yeah! i thought it was a bargain so got some
though castrol magnatec is semi-syn?
#21: Re: Self Service. Author: fatboyslim, Location: Lincolnshire,Home of the RAFPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:54 pm ---- National Tyres do oil and filter for £30.60 using Magnatec
also on their site is a voucher for 10% off
National Tyres do oil and filter for £30.60 using Magnatec
also on their site is a voucher for 10% off
that is probably cheaper than DIY then
worth to give it a shot when i feel lazy
#23: Re: Self Service. Author: fatboyslim, Location: Lincolnshire,Home of the RAFPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:52 pm ----
Seabook wrote:
fatboyslim wrote:
National Tyres do oil and filter for £30.60 using Magnatec
also on their site is a voucher for 10% off
that is probably cheaper than DIY then
worth to give it a shot when i feel lazy
Sure is,noscrabbling around under the car,no dirty hands
no need to find somewhere to dispose of the old dirty oil
#24: Re: Self Service. Author: craigdmjv, Location: WiltshirePosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:41 am ---- what about euro car parts look online to see what the prices are and if there's one near you
#25: Re: Self Service. Author: Andreus84, Location: NorfolkPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:46 am ---- Europarts were quite expensive.,,
Found a trade place near to me - oil filter £7.12, air filter £6.41, cabin filter £5.68, 5L oil £21.53, all in stock.
^^ I'm happy with this
#26: Re: Self Service. Author: smiddies, Location: BrightonPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:05 am ---- The only problem with people doing your service, are you sure they done it right? Are the nuts tighten enough, did they use the right oil seal? after going round and checking after them, may aswell do it yourself just as peace of mind!
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