#1: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: GeorgeCoburn, Location: PlymouthPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:09 pm ---- 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.
#2: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: lmilligan, Location: HertfordshirePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:15 pm ---- Change the oil, oil filter, air filter, pollen filter. Check all other fluid levels such as coolant, brake fluid and screen wash
#3: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:59 pm ---- Oil
Oil filter
Air filter
Fuel filter
Pollen filter
Gearbox oil
Brake fluid
Coolant
Check brakes, pas, oil hinges and locks
#4: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: GeorgeCoburn, Location: PlymouthPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:03 pm ---- What about glow plugs?
#5: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: ramigojag, Location: worcestershirePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:05 pm ---- Glow plugs arent very common every 60k or unless one fails i think
#6: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: Steve206, Location: UKPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:34 pm ---- Whats the mileage? You might want to think about the cambelt and waterpump too.
#7: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: GeorgeCoburn, Location: PlymouthPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:46 pm ---- 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.
#8: Re: Servicing a 2001 2.0 hdi Author: propaintballa, Location: Weymouth/Leamington SpaPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:00 pm ---- 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
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