Anyone Work For Renualt?

[timboss]

alright people, aprently my car needs new spark plugs, its a clio 1.2 16v 2003, they said that its a common problem but usually gets changed a 35k instead of my 26k, they gave me a quote of £68 inc vat does this sound about right or am i getting ripped off? oh yeah its a renault garage doing this by the way, the plugs are only about a £5 each meaning the labour is £48 for half an hours work!?!?!

EH!?!?!?!

thanks for the help/comments!!!

 

[MATT BLACK]

Job takes 20 mins to do if you know your stuff - plugs cane be bought for £2.25 each

 

[V1NNY]

easy job to do yourself

 

[Martin_172]

10 min job, think i payed £10 for a set of NGK's or there about

 

[16v_jon]

Its a 14mm socket but it needs to be a thin one to fit down the holes... make sure you get one as a regular one will get stuck

 

[MATT BLACK]

10 min job, think i payed £10 for a set of NGK's or there about

If you can take an inlet manifold off and fit a set of plugs in 10 mins and replace the manifold and surrounding ancileries you are a top man

You want a job ??

 

[timboss]

so what do i have to do ?? i can buy a thin socket thingy from halfords, the sale in on at the min.

do i take off the engine cover off then take the top of the engine off and hey pretso?!?!?

 

[TomTom]

Tim, turn the ignition off, remove the plastic engine cover, slowly pull/work the coils and leads out, and you can see the top of the plugs. Don't over tighten them too much, and don't crossthread them start them first.

10 min job, think i payed £10 for a set of NGK's or there about

If you can take an inlet manifold off and fit a set of plugs in 10 mins and replace the manifold and surrounding ancileries you are a top man

You want a job ??

Matt you don't mean that for a 1.2 surely?

 

[timboss]

i take it the coils and wires are explsed when i take the plastic cover off ?

do you mean hand turn the plugs in first then tighten with tool?

thanks very much Tom RT, hopefully this will go to plan and save me money rather than costing me....

 

[timboss]

bump

 

[TomTom]

Yeah lower then in with a magnet/pin nosed pliers. Then put the socket on with the extension and go as far as you can with that. You can't go wrong as the tubes are that small it holds the socket dead straight anyway.

Yes, the coils & leads will be exposed when you remove the engine cover.

 

[kingy100]

i use to work for them they will rip u off best as try go in all technical that will s**t them up i seen it happen

 

[Martin_172]

10 min job, think i payed £10 for a set of NGK's or there about

If you can take an inlet manifold off and fit a set of plugs in 10 mins and replace the manifold and surrounding ancileries you are a top man

You want a job ??

you dont have to take the maifold off to replace the plugs?

14mm socket to undo the plugs then used a thin snap-on torch which has a magnet on the end to pull them out lol