#1: DIY mini-service? Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:32 pm ---- How easy/hard is it? I'm interested in the coolant more than anything
I've been quoted £99 (level 1) or £189 (level 2) for a service which is basically changing oil, air filter, spark plugs, then topping up coolant and brake fluid etc. I imagine having new coolant would cost more. I changed my oil only recently and I can put a new air filter myself really, spark plugs wont need doing. The brake fluid is on the minimum bar, do I need a specific grade to top up with?
My expansion tank is like this (ignore the drawn on green bits) the radiator is tiny I know, just the way this TU3 variant is
Yet this 1.4 with the same engine as mine has a clean looking green coolant in the expansion tank
Should I change the coolant? If so what tools will I need and how hard is it?
I hate to ask questions but I did a search on changing coolant on here and all the pictures are expired
Thanks
#2: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:42 pm ---- Is the coolent brown or scummy?
#3: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Ste, Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info CodePosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:45 pm ---- My tank looks like yours, any nearly every 206 I've ever seen does too lol, they go quite crappy looking tbf, The green one also looks over-filled to me.
Anyway, the green one probably had a recent change, so the colour is still fresh as it hasnt been around the system much.
Just check the coolent level with a tester, if it's got the right mix in I cant really see the colour been too much of a problem.
#4: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:46 pm ---- Its just like in the picture of my engine bay at the top, the bottle is murky and the coolant is brown, but the car runs nicely so I wouldn't imagine any head gasket failure
Cheers Ste, I'll get a little tester then Is there a specific grade brake fluid I need to use when I top up?
#5: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: mattievrs, Location: LeicesterPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:32 pm ---- brake fluid would be dot4 i would think.
#6: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:47 am ----
Andrewxps wrote:
Yet this 1.4 with the same engine as mine
Thats the later TU3 lump with fly by wire throttle, air filter is different on those to the ones fitted to earlier cars, make sure you by the correct parts
#7: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: JE_180, Location: WiltshirePosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:05 am ---- £189, christ, I bought everything myself and did it for around £70
#8: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Ste, Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info CodePosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:35 am ----
JE_180 wrote:
£189, christ, I bought everything myself and did it for around £70
+1 lol
#9: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: ma.langan, Location: Leyland, LancashirePosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:02 am ---- cost me £90 to do everything on my hdi; new oil, new oil filter, new coolant, new brake oil, new fuel filter, bottle of redex, new gear box oil, new air filter, new pollen filter. runs smooth as new now, and not that it matters knocked 1.4 seconds off my 0-60mph
#10: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:14 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Andrewxps wrote:
Yet this 1.4 with the same engine as mine
Thats the later TU3 lump with fly by wire throttle, air filter is different on those to the ones fitted to earlier cars, make sure you by the correct parts
Yep same 'induction kit' at the 16v 1.4 Very interesting that its fly by wire, were the JPs different?
And yeah thats what I thought, I can save my money doing it myself and then only have to pay them for the big stuff like cambelt etc
#11: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:30 am ----
Andrewxps wrote:
Yep same 'induction kit' at the 16v 1.4 Very interesting that its fly by wire, were the JPs different?
My TU3JP has a lovely throttle cable
I hate fly by wire throttles on cars
#12: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:45 am ---- I had a look at the coolant today too, with one of those testers. I think mine was faulty though because it didn't have a 'float' in it like the package said it should
Nonetheless the coolant is green, its just the bottle that is discoloured thats all. No mayo on the oil cap so it's all good
Just a nice paper filter will do for the time being
Is there anything I should look out for with fly-by-wire?
#13: Re: DIY mini-service? Author: Danny1, Location: ManchesterPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:00 am ---- pretty much £200 for a service is ridiculous on a 206....
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Is there a specific grade brake fluid I need to use when I top up?
