Oil change

nobbysn*ts

Cyberman60 wrote: »

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.

Post #10 seems to answer that.

Retrogamer

If you buy the oil and the filter yourself then ask how much Kwikfit etc will charge to change it some will give you a good deal, same with some garages.

My old boss used to do the above with the local Kwikfit and they charged him £10 for the trouble. This was a few years ago though.

Strider590

It won't be an easy job on a Peugeot.......

They were one of the first manufacturers to start making their cars a nightmare to work on for the home mechanic. If I remember correctly the sump plug needs a torx or star headed wrench in quite a large size.

The oil filter might also be buried underneath the inlet manifold and the spark plugs are usually at the back of the engine (which leans backwards).

Retrogamer

Strider590 wrote: »

It won't be an easy job on a Peugeot.......

They were one of the first manufacturers to start making their cars a nightmare to work on for the home mechanic. If I remember correctly the sump plug needs a torx or star headed wrench in quite a large size.

The oil filter might also be buried underneath the inlet manifold and the spark plugs are usually at the back of the engine (which leans backwards).

Not sure about that model, but i used to be able to do an oil change on my 106 1.5 diesel in less than 10 minutes from start to finish. I had a low level tub to drain the oil into so i never even need to jack the car up.
Gearbox oil change and glow plug change were the easiest i've ever came across on a car as well.
Air filter was the only nightmare funny enough

C_Mababejive

Is it really necessary to buy the manuf branded oil filter i.e honda,vw,etc or are they repackaged MANN filters and similar?

Retrogamer

As long as the oil filter is made by a company of good rep, i wouldn't be fussed if it was OEM or not.

Most of the ones i've bought from dealerships never have the logo of the manufacturer or name on them (Seat, Peugeot etc) but even if they did i'd wager they were made by another company then rebranded.

Avoid cheap, unbranded ones (lots on ebay) like the plague though. Heard of them breaking up prematurely and blocking oil journals.

Iceweasel

Check with National Tyres.

They use the correct grade of Castrol oil and I think either Mann or Mahle filters and do the job while you wait and watch for pretty much the same price as you can buy the oil and filter for in the likes of Halfords.

http://www.national.co.uk/oil-vehicle-search.aspx

Put your reg number into the above page for an instant quote - but don't forget to download and print off the 10% off voucher here:

http://www.national.co.uk/special-offers.aspx

londonTiger

Cyberman60 wrote: »

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.

rip off? £60 for oil change is fairly reasonable, decent oil and filter costs £30.

If you're DIY inclined then go for it (I do DIY service), but it's not for everyone and the first time you do it - it takes a decent time to do the change.

sumply plug was done up too right - need to get an adapter for a breaker bar to put a 3/8" socket in. Bought adapters for a tenner. Bought a drive on ramp for £175 from ramps4 cars. Found that removing the oil filter when the car was on the ramp was real messy as the oil filter was more horizontal with the front end up - made a right mess of the floor in the public roads - spend ages cleaning it up.

Probably broke even on the expnditure after 3-4 oil changes. But now I can do it right and in good time.

londonTiger

not forgetting the drive to the oil bank afterwards. add 30 mins for a round trip.

Joe_Horner

Assuming Pug 496 is a typo for 405, they're a pretty easy change. No need to jack up to reach the drain plug, and pleny of room to get a tray under to drain into.

Filter is reasonably accessible on the front of the engine - a few pipes in the way but you can get to it easily enough wih a cheap "chain" type filer wrench and it doesn't dribble badly when undone.