Budget servicing - Saxperience

OllieVigar · 16th June 2013, 18:54

Alright so i need to service my car and like every one else im on a budget. I know as for oil you get what you paid for. So i was wondering if any one could tell me what products i should use and not that expensive. Would be great if you could provide links etc too.

The car is a 1.1 forte 2001 3 plug ecu.

wadoryu · 16th June 2013, 18:59

Oil get anything within the correct specs. If you still need it, I can get a trade price for a kit and clutch if needed? Sorry it's been one hell of a busy weekend.

Ps wrong section

LSOfreak · 16th June 2013, 19:06

just get the cheapest oil you can find of the correct spec

OllieVigar · 16th June 2013, 19:13

Sorry if its in the wrong section, saw car care and though boom, caring for my car! Yeahh still need a clutch, i was waiting for you to get a quote for me.

wadoryu · 16th June 2013, 19:22

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Originally Posted by OllieVigar

Sorry if its in the wrong section, saw car care and though boom, caring for my car! Yeahh still need a clutch, i was waiting for you to get a quote for me.

Pm me your number and ill sort it when I'm at work tomorrow man

smiith · 16th June 2013, 20:47

To be fair, i went and bought things on friday, Including antifreeze so i can bleed the cooling system.. £35 for oil, antifreeze, oil filter, fuel filter, and thermostat.. Got plugs to buy still.. But £35 is nothing, for 10k or so of driving..

OllieVigar · 16th June 2013, 20:57

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Originally Posted by smiith

To be fair, i went and bought things on friday, Including antifreeze so i can bleed the cooling system.. £35 for oil, antifreeze, oil filter, fuel filter, and thermostat.. Got plugs to buy still.. But £35 is nothing, for 10k or so of driving..

Where did you get all that from mate? Any chance you can send me a link? How much are plugs? Recently had a new radiator so don't need coolant or anti freeze

smiith · 17th June 2013, 10:24

That was from my local motor factors.. Not sure on plugs, varies from car to car, I'm sure i got them for my saxo years ago for about a tenner for all 4.. I have a 306 now, so i will be finding out today

smiith · 17th June 2013, 13:35

Went to motor factors, 4 plugs for my 306 came to £10.18

kmak577 · 17th June 2013, 14:58

check a website called eurocarparts out. They are cheap and they always have some kind of money off offer going.

Prickle^p · 17th June 2013, 15:57

cheapest of everything for a 1.1.

local motorfactors will sort you cheap enough.

eeyore · 17th June 2013, 16:16

Euro car parts are pretty good if you use service25 as a promo code you will get 25% off also try a gp clutches in rochdale for a clutch. He sells remanufactured clutches and posts out last one I got was 40 quid for full kit including new bearing etc.

OllieVigar · 17th June 2013, 20:06

Ok I've got a list of of products for my service, can you let me k ow if I'm going wrong with any of these products?

Tripple QX fully synthetic 5w40 oil - 5 litres
Beru spark plugs
Guttmann oil filters
Stp oil flush

All this came to £27.46. To me this sounds really cheap as I know people pay about £100 for a garage to do it.

Prickle^p · 17th June 2013, 20:07

Yeah labour knocks the prices up

Tom5190 · 17th June 2013, 20:12

Remember a service isnt just changing them parts! About 2/3 of servicing time is all the other stuff.

OllieVigar · 17th June 2013, 20:14

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Originally Posted by Tom5190

Remember a service isnt just changing them parts! About 2/3 of servicing time is all the other stuff.

What else am I missing? I know i gotta get gear box oil as well? Air filter is all good so don't need one of those.

Chris_O · 17th June 2013, 20:17

Yeh add the gear oil to that list if it hasn't been done for a while and you're good to go, just check other stuff like brakes and bushes etc while you're at it

Tom5190 · 17th June 2013, 20:22

Should really be doing stuff like greasing all hinges etc, a full check of the car, as in what would be done in an mot, is it due a brake fluid renewal? If so that needs to be done.