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my mechanic will only charge me £20 labour to do it so i cant be arsed! il also have 2 buy a sump plug wrench thing.
so 1 litre will do me if its in the middle, whats the smallest amounts you cna buy it in???
my oil is a bit low at the momebnt so im just goign to top it up untill i get a service next week, so which oil should i use??? also how much would i need top it up if the dipstick is at medium level???
basically i dont think i bedded my mintex extreme in properly and now they arnt to great! have ui fucked them? or should a few weeks easy driving sort them out?
is this a difficult or expensive job??? and do i need any special tools like to fasten the clip that goes around the gaitor, it looks like some sort of crimp??? could i perhaps just use a jubilee clip??? also i need to drive to work 2morow, would it be ok to drive with a split in it????
how many litres do i need??? also should i use 1 of those supplements that "cleans" the engine b4 you take the old oil out???? the stuff you add to the old oil and run for 20 minutes b4 draining the oil out????
its a f**king joke how a garage does a s**t repair and it is seen as acceptable and they say oh well bring it back for another week, so now your without your car for more time! arrrrrrgh! insurance is a scam!
does any1 else think it would look mint if the wheels were sprayed the same colour as the car??? or is this not possible???
p.s. this car seriously tempts me to get rid of the hybrid and buy a gti! :)
do you have to make sure its all alligned or can you just weld it however? im gonna need to get my tracking done after anyway so i suppose it wont matter if it is a bit out!
yes mate tell me about it! i have spend £300 in the last week but i suppose that was for uprated brakes, but £100 of that was just labour on a wheel bearing change!
also my car is a thirsty f**ker on the optimax! its killing my overdraft! lol
i was actually thinking this morning of selling...