Car repair quotation nightmare

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QQQ wrote: »

That's what I do. But for oil replacement you need at least two normally unavailable things: two-post lift and a dirty bucker for old oil.
And where do you dispose an old oil by the way?

I cheat, 2 wheels on the kerb, 2 on ramps, lots or clearance. my old oil gets dropped into a double black bag inside a washing up bowl, then disposed of correctly at the local tip

alanwjones

Do you have a National Tyres depot nearby, they do free checks, see
http://www.national.co.uk/safetychecks.asp

Millionaire

QQQ wrote: »

That's what I do. But for oil replacement you need at least two normally unavailable things: two-post lift and a dirty bucker for old oil.
And where do you dispose an old oil by the way?

Well I don't have problems as my one of my friends is a mechanic and has his own garage thus I use his set set of ramps. You don't need anything special for the drained oil, but he has the proper container for disposing the oil.

I even get discount on the parts as he buys them for me.:D

But like I said find a local mechanic who may just do what you want instead of going for a service plan and charging you more.

deanos

National Tyres are about the cheapest for an oil change, much cheaper than doing it yourself and you keep your hands clean

Book online and get an extra 10% off prices

http://www.national.co.uk/order_oil.asp

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that looks a very good price @ national (cheaper than oil and filter diy), wonder how much extra they'd charge for an extra 3ltrs or so?

deanos

I dunno, 10 litres is quite a lot for an oil change ?

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2.9 ltr merc diesel engine...lots of oil...

deanos

Ouch !

I think 7 litres will cover the majority of cars tho

spud17

I dunno, 10 litres is quite a lot for an oil change ?

Chicken feed, my old tractor used to take 20+ in the engine and 113 in the back axle/hydraulic system.

Happy days, :j

deanos

Dont think National change tractor oil tho :rotfl: