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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.
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Last edited by Andreus84 on Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:57 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:57 am |
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fuel filter in a black container in the engine bay.
90 quid for a self service is a lot of money.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:58 am |
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Oil is £30 - Fuel filter alone is £36 (hence looking to leave it out)
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:01 am |
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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.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:03 am |
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| Seb wrote: |
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)
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:06 am |
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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.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:13 am |
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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.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:15 am |
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Good stuff, cheers for the advice guys!
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:00 am |
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I got 5L castrol magnatec from costco a couple of weeks ago.... £12
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:02 am |
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| Antknee wrote: |
| I got 5L castrol magnatec from costco a couple of weeks ago.... £12 |
Nice, isnt that nomally £45-£50 though?
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:57 am |
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| Big_Rich180 wrote: |
| Antknee wrote: |
| 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 
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:04 am |
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| Antknee wrote: |
| Big_Rich180 wrote: |
| Antknee wrote: |
| 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
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:16 am |
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| Big_Rich180 wrote: |
| Antknee wrote: |
| Big_Rich180 wrote: |
| Antknee wrote: |
| 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
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:23 am |
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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
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:25 am |
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Trade at halfords still works out cheaper I think.
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