Why don't garages????

knightstyle

Tell you which oil they have used when they service your car???
You need to know so you top up with the same!!!

C_Mababejive

Do your own..then you will know that its been changed and whats been used.

skiddlydiddly

Just ask or assume its Harry Ramsden's finest.

Kilty_2

Any garage I've ever used (main dealer) gave me a full invoice detailing the oil etc in full. My last car also had a section for them to fill in the oil type used when completing the service record in the book.

skiddlydiddly wrote: »

Just ask or assume its Harry Ramsden's finest.

:rotfl:

anotherbaldrick

It doesn't have to be the same oil, just to the manufacturers approved spec.

C_Mababejive

They just have it in a big blue barrel.....

Inactive

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Do your own..then you will know that its been changed and whats been used.

I don't do my own oil changes, but I do buy the oil and filter and get my local garage to change it, I wait and watch while he does it so that I know he has used my good quality oil and filter.

No dirty oil/filter to dispose of, that's his problem.

mcjordi

i do my own oil and filter change.. except once when the sump nut was rounded off.. paid the garage £6 to remove it and replace the filter and oil i supplied..

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Inactive wrote: »

I don't do my own oil changes, but I do buy the oil and filter and get my local garage to change it, I wait and watch while he does it so that I know he has used my good quality oil and filter.

No dirty oil/filter to dispose of, that's his problem.

not a problem to most garages as they have oil burner heaters to burn it off, and a press to squash the oil filters.

garages without that facility have containers to fill so that they can be collected for dipsosal.

i specify oil grade and make valvoline usually, castrol if i'm feeling generous to my car. i buy either FRAM or K&N oil filters.

every six months will fuel treatment, change the fuel filter every 12-18 months.

thescouselander

I once asked a garage what oil they used and the mechanic said "I don't know - it just comes out of a big drum over there" I then asked how he knew it was suitable for my car and he said they put the same oil in all petrol fuelled cars and they have had no problems. I then went away and returned with my own oil so knew what was going in there.

I suspect many other garages are in the same position - they just buy a massive drum of oil wholesale but they don't really know whats in there and that's why they don't tell you.

bengalknights

My local garage always always states on the invoice what has gone in as well as providing a topup bottle incase i need to ever use it.