Busy servicing Ro today
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Decided to have a service today, went for Mobil 10-40 semi synthetic, jacked car up and suprised how easy it is to change oil and filter on these cars, filter and drain plug dead easy to get to.
Also air filter changed which is just three screws and a jubilee clip to loosen off, you can see it was quite dirty in the photo.
Also while under the bonnet I checked on the clutch fluid I changed a couple of weeks ago, it was quite dark and murky, sucked out the fluid and cleaned out the dark muck in the bottom of the pot and filled back up with new fluid, and will keep an eye on it.
Also air filter changed which is just three screws and a jubilee clip to loosen off, you can see it was quite dirty in the photo.
Also while under the bonnet I checked on the clutch fluid I changed a couple of weeks ago, it was quite dark and murky, sucked out the fluid and cleaned out the dark muck in the bottom of the pot and filled back up with new fluid, and will keep an eye on it.
Edited by snowwolf on Friday 11th December 19:09
snowwolf said:
Dirty air filter[url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]Swapped standard filter for a K&N
Take it out blow down with air line and stick it back in
Not sure that's the correct way to clean a K&N filter, check the instructions as compressed air and a K&N don't sound right. Normally you soak/spray both sides with the cleaning fluid, then rinse under low pressure water from the clean (engine) side, let it dry then oil on the dirty (atmoshere) side. I am sure air would damage the element between the gauze's. Not too much oil or it will block it.
delmeekc said:
Not sure that's the correct way to clean a K&N filter, check the instructions as compressed air and a K&N don't sound right. Normally you soak/spray both sides with the cleaning fluid, then rinse under low pressure water from the clean (engine) side, let it dry then oil on the dirty (atmoshere) side. I am sure air would damage the element between the gauze's. Not too much oil or it will block it.
WHS!snowwolf said:
Dirty air filter[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]That's what my filter looked like after Vaux had given the car a full 'service'. Money well spent....Not.
sneakygloworm said:
snowwolf said:
Dirty air filter[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]That's what my filter looked like after Vaux had given the car a full 'service'. Money well spent....Not.
Depending on what service you had, the air filter isnt always changed. ie 10K, 30K 50K but even services like 20K,40K,60K etc will have it replaced and, but the fuel filter only at 40k and 80k etc
You much have had it booked in for a 10,30 or 50k service.
essexhsv said:
sneakygloworm said:
snowwolf said:
Dirty air filter[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]That's what my filter looked like after Vaux had given the car a full 'service'. Money well spent....Not.
Depending on what service you had, the air filter isnt always changed. ie 10K, 30K 50K but even services like 20K,40K,60K etc will have it replaced and, but the fuel filter only at 40k and 80k etc
You much have had it booked in for a 10,30 or 50k service.
You're right. it was 50k. I had only just bought it and took it in to vaux so they could give it the works. Just assumed it was changed at all major services. I was really peeved at the time coz i'm sure either they had told me they would change it or I had asked them too. Either way it didn't happen. Maybe they checked and decided at that mileage it was okay to leave.
I would have thought they would have done the filter if you had asked them to do a full service, but by the time it gets to the workshop things can get forgotten, did they charge you for a full service?
I will be doing all of my servicing but I will not be able to have my book dealer stamped, but to me that is so easily forged anyway, a whole pile of receipts of parts changed and dates on them from where you bought the service parts from is more convincing, in my opinion if I was buying a secondhand car I would trust a pile of receipts than a garage or dealer stamp.
I will be doing all of my servicing but I will not be able to have my book dealer stamped, but to me that is so easily forged anyway, a whole pile of receipts of parts changed and dates on them from where you bought the service parts from is more convincing, in my opinion if I was buying a secondhand car I would trust a pile of receipts than a garage or dealer stamp.
snowwolf said:
I would have thought they would have done the filter if you had asked them to do a full service, but by the time it gets to the workshop things can get forgotten, did they charge you for a full service?
I will be doing all of my servicing but I will not be able to have my book dealer stamped, but to me that is so easily forged anyway, a whole pile of receipts of parts changed and dates on them from where you bought the service parts from is more convincing, in my opinion if I was buying a secondhand car I would trust a pile of receipts than a garage or dealer stamp.
I will be doing all of my servicing but I will not be able to have my book dealer stamped, but to me that is so easily forged anyway, a whole pile of receipts of parts changed and dates on them from where you bought the service parts from is more convincing, in my opinion if I was buying a secondhand car I would trust a pile of receipts than a garage or dealer stamp.
They charged me.....Wait for it....400 quid! I wish I had known about monkfish at that time. Rocklandboy went to the same garage and was told the same story as me - "you're car is unroadworthy!". I posted a list on here ages ago for the work they wanted to do. It amounted to 4000 quid! At the time i thought i'd bought a lemon but took it to another vaux garage and they said only minor work. 35 quid. Never had a problem with it since.(touch wood). My service is coming up soon. I would like to do my own but i prefer the professional touch so it'll go to Monkfish.
sneakygloworm said:
essexhsv said:
sneakygloworm said:
snowwolf said:
Dirty air filter[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/v/9kYif3Lu.jpg[/url]That's what my filter looked like after Vaux had given the car a full 'service'. Money well spent....Not.
Depending on what service you had, the air filter isnt always changed. ie 10K, 30K 50K but even services like 20K,40K,60K etc will have it replaced and, but the fuel filter only at 40k and 80k etc
You much have had it booked in for a 10,30 or 50k service.
You're right. it was 50k. I had only just bought it and took it in to vaux so they could give it the works. Just assumed it was changed at all major services. I was really peeved at the time coz i'm sure either they had told me they would change it or I had asked them too. Either way it didn't happen. Maybe they checked and decided at that mileage it was okay to leave.
The main reason is a 10,30,50,70 etc service can only take 0.7 its mainly and oil change and a quick look over and take less than a hour.
But if you want all the stuff replaced you have to book it in for a 40k service.
sneakygloworm said:
An hour! I was sitting in the waiting room from 11.30am to nearly 5pm. BORED!!!! I reckon they put it up on the ramp then buggered off!
Sometimes, they think that by keeping people waiting longer, they can charge more as it looks like they have been working on it all of the time. I bet yours didn't even get put on the ramp until about 3pm.... ARAF said:
sneakygloworm said:
An hour! I was sitting in the waiting room from 11.30am to nearly 5pm. BORED!!!! I reckon they put it up on the ramp then buggered off!
Sometimes, they think that by keeping people waiting longer, they can charge more as it looks like they have been working on it all of the time. I bet yours didn't even get put on the ramp until about 3pm....
Probly right. There was an r8 for sale there and I must have gone out and looked over it about 4 times before somebody actually spoke to me about my car. I felt they spent most of there time just concocting stories between sales staff and mechanics to eek money out of me.
snowwolf said:
sneakygloworm said:
An hour! I was sitting in the waiting room from 11.30am to nearly 5pm. BORED!!!! I reckon they put it up on the ramp then buggered off!
What did they check/service on your car?
Good question! I suppose it was an oil change and windscreen wash fluid.
Plugs! I remember coz they were about 20 quid each! I think that was the bulk of the payment. errrm. oil filter. Brake fluid. Definately not clutch fluid coz I found out about clutch issues a few months later and fluid was jet black by then. I think that was about it.sneakygloworm said:
ARAF said:
sneakygloworm said:
An hour! I was sitting in the waiting room from 11.30am to nearly 5pm. BORED!!!! I reckon they put it up on the ramp then buggered off!
Sometimes, they think that by keeping people waiting longer, they can charge more as it looks like they have been working on it all of the time. I bet yours didn't even get put on the ramp until about 3pm....[/quote] Typical dealer service tbh we have a lot of customers that are pick of the stealers having them over particuly vx ones since the local dealer went belly up (greens) its how i first came across a ro in the flesh and we now look after a couple.[/quote]
Yeah i Know what you mean. Fair do's to my local dealer (not the one where i serviced the car) they have been quite good to me and have charged fairly. They have only recently completed training for these cars so some things still flummox them. BUT they will tell me if they can't do or don't want to risk something. Fair play in any pro trade. I'd rather that than some cocky mechanic dissapearing up his own a-hole coz he didn't know when to let someone else do the job.
Yeah i Know what you mean. Fair do's to my local dealer (not the one where i serviced the car) they have been quite good to me and have charged fairly. They have only recently completed training for these cars so some things still flummox them. BUT they will tell me if they can't do or don't want to risk something. Fair play in any pro trade. I'd rather that than some cocky mechanic dissapearing up his own a-hole coz he didn't know when to let someone else do the job.
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