Best place to get your car serviced is: .....

Quote from: ViniBest place to get your car serviced is: .....

im not sure but a better place to ask maybe here:
http://www.tekforums.co.uk/forums/show/8.page

effort :d

A local garage imo.  More especially so if there are any specialised ones in your area.

Im lucky to have one 10 mins down the road for me that are Renault Specialists.  I tried them out and they were very helpful and open.  Price was neither Fantastic or a rip-off, just good.

if its just a basic service do it yourself :\

Quote from: Beakerif its just a basic service do it yourself :\

My lights work
My brakes work
My car starts

is that a pass?

I work in IT, not mechanics.

Personally Id get a manual for your car, like a haynes manual, from ebay for about Ã,£5 and not Ã,£16 in halfrauds.

Do the simple things, to save money really and to learn new things. If you dont want to do that then, maybe a local garage, as a few people what garage theyd recomend.

I have confidence in the garage I used to work at, so Ill go there as my dad recomends a different one but I dont have confidence in them.

Quote from: ViniBest place to get your car serviced is: .....

By asking in the right place, thread moved

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Quote from: Beakerif its just a basic service do it yourself :\

My lights work
My brakes work
My car starts

is that a pass?

I work in IT, not mechanics.

i also work in IT, but if you can read a manual you can also service a car. :\

If its just oil, water, plugs and filters then its about an hours work.  

TBH, im sure I could learn how to do it.  But I feel a lot more comfortable letting a garage do the work than me tinkering under the bonnet.  Im sure thats teh case for many people.

Quote from: CypherTBH, im sure I could learn how to do it.  But I feel a lot more comfortable letting a garage do the work than me tinkering under the bonnet.  Im sure thats teh case for many people.

It certainly is. Not everyone wants to get caked in oil and filth and spend an hour pouring through a Haynes manual and trying to find the right tools for something that would take a genuine mechanic no time at all.

Ill check and top up, but Im less inclined to go twiddling more than that. If time is money, it can cost someone else their time and Ill put up the money.

Quote from: Clockd 0NeIt certainly is. Not everyone wants to get caked in oil and filth and spend an hour pouring through a Haynes manual and trying to find the right tools for something that would take a genuine mechanic no time at all.

Myself and Alan spent around 4 - 5 hrs last saturday doing exactly that and then we started work on my car

Quote from: Clockd 0NeIt certainly is. Not everyone wants to get caked in oil and filth and spend an hour pouring through a Haynes manual and trying to find the right tools for something that would take a genuine mechanic no time at all.

Ill check and top up, but Im less inclined to go twiddling more than that. If time is money, it can cost someone else their time and Ill put up the money.

huh?  basic service is no effort.  Plus if its the difference of Ã,£75 and Ã,£15 for changing my brake pads then ill do it myself.  Only thing i wont touch is a gerbox overhaul, because that takes specialist tooling and skills i dont have.  For almost everything else i have the tools.  Modern cars sometimes need a pro mechanic, but for general service parts and some major fixes there isnt any major problems if you have a spare afternoon and you arent doing anything.

it aint rocket science:

Stuff required:

Air Filter
Spark/glow plugs
Oil

The guy in Halfords will tell you exactly what Stuff to get for your car. (20minutes)

Tools:

Sump plug spanner
Plug Wrench
Jack
Oil catch pan

Method:

1) cover ground under engine with tarp/bin bags (saves messing up the driveway). (2mins)

2) Locate air filter box. Take cover off and swap old filter for new. (3mins)

3) Remove old sparkplugs. Fit new ones. Do one at a time so you dont mix the HT leads up. (10mins)

4) Warm engine up. Turn engine off. Place oil pan under the sump plug. (Jack car up if req). Take sump plug off. (5mins)

5) Clean end of sump plug while the oil drains away. Make cuppa tea. (5mins)

6) Refit sump plug & fill engine with oil. (5mins)

7) Dispose of used oil safely at local tip. (10mins)

Refitting is the reverse of the above.

Quote from: sdpit aint rocket science:

No one said it was.

Some people could lie under the car, or tinker under the bonnet all day. The rest of us just want to leave it to someone else.