Diagnostic Cost..Is this a rip off?

[Matthew_Trimby]

Hi guys

My motor should be getting looked at today by a guy my mechanic recommended,the guy said he charges £55 call out and up to an hour half work i think??..my motor is idling to high and the acceleration cuts in & out when driving along...so mechanic said get a diagnostic done! Sound ok to you or am i getting ripped off?? plus what does a diagnostic do?

[Manu]

plus what does a diagnostic do?

find out what the problem is.

[TupperZ]

could be air flow sensor if you wanted a quick diagnostic ;)

[Karlb1]

Can go to almost any garage and get a diagnostic done for £20.

[Manu]

and even that is expensive, considering it's £20 to plug a laptop in the car and read what the screen says.

[AnthonyMartin]

that is a rip off mate. costs £20 around here!

[Karlb1]

Yeah i know, literaly jutplug the laptop/code reader in the plug, read it and then ask for DA MONEEYSSSS
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[leeham987]

definately ripping you of mate, i've had it done a couple of times, both didn't find anything, so didn't charge me. BUt it would have only been £15-£20 if it had found something.

just go to a local garage and get diagnostics done, don't pay for call out charge.

[stevo67]

Sounds a high price to me mate,I had my car put on a diagnostics reader last week & they didn`t charge me a penny.Plus depending on what year your saxo is you can get a fault code scanner off ebay for around £20.00.

[SI80]

I have got the same car as you and i have just had mine done it cost me £20 as it is doing the same thing and it says that the step by step motor control circuit faulty so i ahve been told to get one of these Citroen Saxo 96-02 1.1 Idle Air Control Valve hope that this helps you out.

[saxova]

Buy a bluetooth code reader.. £25 And connect it up to your phone.. get a app and see all faults and delete.

Also show's loads of sensor info, air/fuel intake temp etc..

[Matthew_Trimby]

Cheers guys..yeah i rang garage before the guy was due to arrive..he said it was a rip off..was gonna ring and cancel but the guy arrived 30mins early and i told him straight up that it was too pricey and il go elsewhere to get it done cheaper...he wasnt happy and got in my face lol well lets say after coming to close and me saying get the fuck out off my face he got in his van and fucked off...was a right twat aswell tried to charge me £25 for the call out!!!! not my fault he arrived early..TWAT!:boxing:

[AnthonyMartin]

Cheers guys..yeah i rang garage before the guy was due to arrive..he said it was a rip off..was gonna ring and cancel but the guy arrived 30mins early and i told him straight up that it was too pricey and il go elsewhere to get it done cheaper...he wasnt happy and got in my face lol well lets say after coming to close and me saying get the fuck out off my face he got in his van and fucked off...was a right twat aswell tried to charge me £25 for the call out!!!! not my fault he arrived early..TWAT!:boxing:

nicely done mate! like most said, it costs about £20 :)

[saxo-parts]

we charge £20 for a diagnostic check, have to charge something as a)its a business and b)the diagnostic equipments got to be paid for lol, something some people tend to forget!

[stevo67]

we charge £20 for a diagnostic check, have to charge something as a)its a business and b)the diagnostic equipments got to be paid for lol, something some people tend to forget!

True when I had my car scanned the guy told me the Modus unit he was using cost £5k then £300.00 per month for the software updates.:drink:

[KrisB]

Hey... Hastings is pretty local to me. If you're able to get your car over to Horsham/Dorking then i'll hapilly take a look for £20.

I can read all engine trouble codes, ABS codes, Airbag codes, I can do live data and freezeframes etc.

[Matthew_Trimby]

Hey... Hastings is pretty local to me. If you're able to get your car over to Horsham/Dorking then i'll hapilly take a look for £20.

I can read all engine trouble codes, ABS codes, Airbag codes, I can do live data and freezeframes etc.

Cheers dude think il try my luck around here first but if i dont il be straight over to you!

[KrisB]

Okay no problem :)

[SI80]

I have just found this on here see if this is any help i am going try it. http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174710

[Matthew_Trimby]

I have just found this on here see if this is any help i am going try it. http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174710

Cheers dude i may have a go at it..not really mechnically minded and need to buy the tools aswell..pretty much a noob!

[opee]

as said; elm Bluetooth reader from eBay 20 quid and torque app off android market 3 quid. pays for itself again and again. app is supercool as well.

[tom_lloyd_4]

could be air flow sensor if you wanted a quick diagnostic ;)

obv know lots about saxos then as none of them were ever fited with a afm they all use map sensors :clapping:

[kennym1987]

obv know lots about saxos then as none of them were ever fited with a afm they all use map sensors :clapping:

sounds like your a pro! do you even know what an engine is? mass air flow meter and map sensor do the same job you idiot

edit - look it up before you reply please...