servicing

1. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

   #1 27th May 2008, 10:16

   1st of all.. sorry if this is in the wrong section
   
   im looking in to getting my car serviced.. only bought it 2 months ago, but i plan on keeping it for a couple of years, so maybe its best to have a service and make sure everythings in working order?
   
   how much do you reckon it would cost from a local trusted garage, and what do they actually do on a service?
2. bakkipouch Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Lincoln Posts: 1423 furio

   #2 27th May 2008, 10:21

   phone them lol
3. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

   #3 27th May 2008, 10:22

   lol good point..
   
   u reckon its worth doing though?
   
   i just wanted a rough estimate of price and what they do before i phone tbh
4. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

   #4 27th May 2008, 11:37

   do it yourself its ot hard to do, oil filter and new oil, fuel filter, airfilter, and new spark plugs,
   
   thats all they will do most likely anyway
5. fossie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2004 Spennymoor, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3742 Saxo MK2 VTS

   #5 27th May 2008, 11:40

   Yeah was gonna say just do it yourself, its not hard to do at all...
   Obviously wont get a stamp in the book if you do it yourself but depends if you wanna keep the history up to date!
6. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

   #6 27th May 2008, 11:54

   nah im not worried bout service history.. 10 year old car lol.. just plan on keeping it running smooth as plan on keeping it till i save up enough for a pretty good car in a few years.
   
   do parts cost a lot to do it myself?
7. RCD-Performance Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Southampton Posts: 2278

   #7 27th May 2008, 12:02

   Well the parts cost around the same ammount as a garage would charge you.....but the labours free lol.
8. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

   #8 27th May 2008, 12:04

   fair enough.. i mite do it my self then
   
   anything else you reckon i should do other then: oil filter, new oil, fuel filter, airfilter, and new spark plugs?
9. VtsTom Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 Spalding-ish Posts: 2512 Mk4 Anniversary golf. 106 Quiksallye

   #9 27th May 2008, 12:04

   I just did a service on a mk1 vtr, got all my parts from a motor factor called Exhausts Unlimited,
   
   5 litres of 10w/40 oil - £9.99
   Oil filter £ 6.99
   Fuel filter £6.99
   4 NGK spark plugs £7.96
   Alternator Belt £11
   Cambelt and tensioner £45
   Anti roll bar drop links £20
   Total £107.93
   
   Took me the best part of a day todo. But with the cambelt your looking at a garage charging in the region of £250 with parts
10. RCD-Performance Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Southampton Posts: 2278

    #10 27th May 2008, 12:06

    £250 for a cam belt on a saxo! That's a bit much.
    
    We only charge £80 plus parts, normally around £130 in total.
11. fossie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2004 Spennymoor, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3742 Saxo MK2 VTS

    #11 27th May 2008, 12:08

    Yeah around the same up here, for a VTS cambelt i was quoted aorund £150 all in!!
12. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #12 27th May 2008, 12:10

    ouch.. sounds like it could hurt the pocket if i take it to a garage lol
    
    give it a go myself!
    
    cars not in bad running condition.. but would just like to keep it in good order
13. DomVTR Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Lenham, Maidstone Posts: 974 1992 Nissan 200sx S13

    #13 27th May 2008, 12:13

    got my cambelt done for less than £100 i think lol!! i done a service on my old VTR a little while ago changed everything apart from cambelt (as it had already been done) cost me around £100 on parts and took me a few hours to do was done by the afternoon easy!
14. VtsTom Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 Spalding-ish Posts: 2512 Mk4 Anniversary golf. 106 Quiksallye

    #14 27th May 2008, 12:14

    £250 for a full service including cam belt and usualy pads and discs
15. DomVTR Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Lenham, Maidstone Posts: 974 1992 Nissan 200sx S13

    #15 27th May 2008, 12:20

    weres that my local garage said it would cost me £600 for all that?
16. DomVTR Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Lenham, Maidstone Posts: 974 1992 Nissan 200sx S13

    #16 27th May 2008, 12:20

    thats why i ended up doing it myself lol
17. VtsTom Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 Spalding-ish Posts: 2512 Mk4 Anniversary golf. 106 Quiksallye

    #17 27th May 2008, 12:25

    ........£600? wow
18. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #18 27th May 2008, 12:50

    DIY mate, stuff only costs about 30 or 40 quid and its probablies about a 2 hour job max
19. DomVTR Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Lenham, Maidstone Posts: 974 1992 Nissan 200sx S13

    #19 27th May 2008, 12:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by VtsTom ........£600? wow

    yea that was my local citroen
20. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #20 27th May 2008, 13:07

    oh actual citroen garage.. thats prbs why.. dealers allways charge more lol
    
    think ill give it a go myself.. not really engine minded, my dad knows a bit tho.. so i mite get him to help
    
    is it a hard job for someone whos not greatly in the know?
21. jae-jae Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2007 Weston Super Mare Posts: 102 posi blue Vts

    #21 27th May 2008, 13:24

    pretty straight forward mate.. definately worth doing it yourself as its far cheaper...
    
    just make sure when your putting the new spark plugs in, u screw them in with your hand first, then tighten with socket, but dont over tighten them.. this'll stop you cross-threading them.
    
    let me know how u get on pal.
22. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #22 27th May 2008, 13:51

    cheers for your help guys.. will be having a go throughout the week..
    
    spark plugs were my big concern.. got a slight missfire and i know the plugs havnt been changed in ages, so i hope this is the cause of the problem
    
    its nothing major though
23. RCD-Performance Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Southampton Posts: 2278

    #23 27th May 2008, 14:47

    Good luck mate, dont rush and you'll get it done no problem
24. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #24 27th May 2008, 17:04

    cheers rdc.. as i say my old mans picked up a fair bit about motors in his time, so im sure we'll get it done no worries.
    
    gotta give out some rep for all your help guys