Full service?

[potatopete]

I rang my local Shitroen garage end of last week, cos my car is due for a full service. The garage manager quoted me £130 for oil and filter change and then a check of the brake lines.....I thought "WTF?"

I had told him I didnt need a new air filter cos its K&N and is cleanable.

However, he didnt even mention spark plugs...!

And how is it a full service?

Anyone know exactly what a Full Service (a proper one) involves? I'll be doing most or all of it myself, and I'm pretty sure it involves more than oil and filter and a quick look at the brake lines.

Any help repped.......

[stiffler69]

oil, oil filter, spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter, check all belts for tension, check brakes, brake lines, hand brake cable

[craig180]

sounds like a lube service to me. Should be about £40

Full service entails, plugs, oil, filters, full health check

[AXVTR2]

Oil and filter change
Air Filter change
Spark Plugs change
Anti-freeze Change
Cambelt if due
brake fluid change
gearbox oil change
fuel filter change

I do know as a car mechanic

[GroomGTI]

New oil
spark plugs
oil filter + fuel filter
Toping water level up
Screen wash/ Antie freeze
check brake fluid etc..

[stiffler69]

I just got my 206 service and all in all it cost me £50 thats buying everything that was everything i mentioned above and as stated its good to check water levels on your coolent aswell although this is something that should be done at least once a month

[Mark51]

the pug and cit dealers only change the plugs on a service if you pay extra and request they do.

[potatopete]

Cheers for all your answers!

[craig180]

Have you not thought about servicing it yourself? It's not all that difficult and works out a damn sight cheaper!

[potatopete]

Have you not thought about servicing it yourself? It's not all that difficult and works out a damn sight cheaper!

Yeah, I will be doing most if not all of it. Bloody ripoff garages!

[AdamH]

if you do 6 month services you dont need to replace it all, all the time etc


oil and filter is obvious

check plugs for condition

etc etc


you dont have to do oil and fitler and cam belt at same time either

its up to the owner to do..

many people regard a service as a oil and filter change and usualyl a air filter and thats it

not many people actually replace the fuel filter and plugs everytime since theirs no need to

antifreeze every 2 years

[STU_412T]

its a peice of cake to do on saxo's as u say just need 2 clean air filter oil filter change is a 20min job, even if you don't know what ur doin you will only spend an hour max to do the mini service. plugs, if they r just carbon'd up just clean them up with a wire brush. if u need anymore help pm me and ill do my best to help.