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Oil change
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I wouldn't let Krap-Fit, or any of their ilk, change the oil in our deep fat fryer.0
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I think my local kwik-fit charge £69 for an oil change. The cheapest way to do it IMO is to do it yourself. £20 for 5L of oil and <£10 for the filter.
Takes me about half an hour and costs less than £30. Drive car to warm it then jack it up (supporting properly), unscrew sump drain plug and let it empty into suitable container (halfords do these for about £7). Renew oil filter, fill up with new oil - job done.
No doubt there'll be replies saying it isn't worth the hassle and there may be places you can get it done for £50ish including oil and filter but personally, I'd rather have the extra £20-30 quid in my own pocket...0 -
No doubt there'll be replies saying it isn't worth the hassle and there may be places you can get it done for £50ish including oil and filter but personally, I'd rather have the extra £20-30 quid in my own pocket...
Me too - and the certain knowledge that it's been done properly using the right parts, tools, and skill.0 -
Personally I would also go the DIY route, at the moment at ECP you'll probably get the oil and filter for around £20 the pair.
However if you don't wish to go that route National Tyres have 10% discount coupon on their website, but you will need to input the car registration number to get a quote.0 -
The chains, eg kwik-fit, ATS, National, Halfords Autocentres etc are perfectly capable of doing a decent job of an oil change as long as you're prepared to resist the upselling on shockers, tyres, brakes etc, if you can't/don't fancy it yourself. Even better, your local independent garage if you have one.0
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I think my local kwik-fit charge £69 for an oil change. The cheapest way to do it IMO is to do it yourself. £20 for 5L of oil and <£10 for the filter.
Takes me about half an hour and costs less than £30. Drive car to warm it then jack it up (supporting properly), unscrew sump drain plug and let it empty into suitable container (halfords do these for about £7). Renew oil filter, fill up with new oil - job done.
No doubt there'll be replies saying it isn't worth the hassle and there may be places you can get it done for £50ish including oil and filter but personally, I'd rather have the extra £20-30 quid in my own pocket...
You forgot to add the price of a decent jack, axle stands, sump plug socket, filter housing socket if it's not a spin on type, and torque wrench onto that.0 -
nobbysn*ts wrote: »You forgot to add the price of a decent jack, axle stands, sump plug socket, filter housing socket if it's not a spin on type, and torque wrench onto that.
Indeed, but as I do my own servicing and maintenance every year and save a fortune, it's worth the investment.0 -
Cyberman60 wrote: »Indeed, but as I do my own servicing and maintenance every year and save a fortune, it's worth the investment.
Possibly the op doesn't have them already though.0 -
In the past I always did oil changes myself but don't have the a driveway to use now plus all my kit is in storage.
With National Tyres an oil and filter is about 32 quid with their 10% offer so I think I'll go for that, unless anyone knows of a better deal....?0 -
nobbysn*ts wrote: »Possibly the op doesn't have them already though.
Indeed, but 'investment' was the keyword. If you never do any work on your own car it's going to cost an absolute fortune in rip-offs over the years. Start off with oil changes and there's also a lot of satisfaction and further savings to be had in sorting out your own maintenance.0
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