|
Author
|
Message |
|
|
 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:09 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 23, 2011
Posts: 4
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Plymouth
|
 |
Hi there,
I was just wondering if people service their cars at home. Having just been stung on the MOT front I was thinking of just investigating doing the service myself to save what little money I have left.
I'm a bit of a car novice so have no idea how often filters or glow plugs need changing etc.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:15 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 12, 2011
Posts: 457
Trade Rating: +7
Location: Hertfordshire
|
|
Change the oil, oil filter, air filter, pollen filter. Check all other fluid levels such as coolant, brake fluid and screen wash 
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:59 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 13077
Trade Rating: +65
Location: England
|
|
Oil
Oil filter
Air filter
Fuel filter
Pollen filter
Gearbox oil
Brake fluid
Coolant
Check brakes, pas, oil hinges and locks
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:03 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 23, 2011
Posts: 4
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Plymouth
|
|
What about glow plugs?
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:05 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 20, 2011
Posts: 271
Trade Rating: +4
Location: worcestershire
|
|
Glow plugs arent very common every 60k or unless one fails i think
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:34 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2720
Trade Rating: +6
Location: UK
|
|
Whats the mileage? You might want to think about the cambelt and waterpump too.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:46 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 23, 2011
Posts: 4
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Plymouth
|
|
Thanks for the help!
Its 120k and a Y reg.
Ramigojag: the car really jolts when starting if I don't let the glowplugs warm up which is very different to other people's identical cars that I have been in.
Basically I will potentially have from Easter until Sep to work on my car and want to save money where possible.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:00 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 29, 2011
Posts: 44
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Weymouth/Leamington Spa
|
|
Just change the glow plugs if you want buddy! You obviously want to so there's no point waiting for someone to say do it! It's your car, you're not going to do any harm by changing them! Unless you feck it up, of course! 
I need to service mine! You might find with oil changes that it's cheaper to take it somewhere, I know national tyres do and oil and filter change using Castrol Magnetec for £30 which would be more expensive to do at home, unless you have a cheap source of parts and fluids
| | |
|
|
|
|
 | |  |
| Peugeot 206 HDI LX 2.0L (2002) | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
|
|
Membership:
Latest: 
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 17130
Online Now [58]:
Visitors: 57
Members: 0
Staff Online Now:
Page Views:
General
Forums Home
Forum FAQ
Search
