Can dealers check records of previous services?

[.Simon]

Hi All,

I've had the 182 for nearly a month now, I've had the Cambelt changed already, when I questioned whether the Aux belt needed changing, the reply was that they would do it if it was needed . . . obviously they thought it didn't need changing!

Now, the car is on 44k - I do have all of the receipts for any work that has been done but for some reason a couple are missing . . .

I really need to find out if this was done, if it had been done it would have been at Lookers Chelmsford . . . is there anyway they can check back through the service records of my car to find out if it's been done?

Simon.

 

[caister]

Yeah but only if its been done at there dealership.

 

[.Simon]

Ok, so If I go to Lookers Renault in Chelmsford, they should be able to check the records by registration?

 

[172.com]

Ring the dealers that did the service, they should be able to tell you. Might try to charge you, mind.

 

[AlexS]

Ring Lookers, any main dealer timing belt change includes the aux belt so it should have been done.

 

[.Simon]

Cheers Alex.

I rung them up, they could only find a record of one service, even though there are 3 stamps in the book!

They said the aux belt hadn't been done, so I've booked it in at a place near me called Frenchcarnection. They've quoted me around £70 max for it to be done, Renault were asking £320!

I'm going to just get it done, for my peace of mind!

 

[Yellow Dave]

£70 sounds a bit cheap to me, where are these guys from? It's a bit of a pain to do the aux belts.

and to be honest, Chelmsford Lookeers have never been overly helpful. Tried telling me 182's came with 17" tyres as standard. lol

 

[.Simon]

Based in Rayleigh, I've used them before and have been reccomended by a few people off of here.

They said it shouldn't take long, and would be done whilst I wait. I'm not sure if they've given me a bit of a discount because they didn't change it when they done the cam belt?

He said it should only take 30 minutes . . .?

Simon.

 

[caister]

its a good price seeing the belt and tensiors are well over 100

 

[Gal]

£70 sounds a bit cheap to me, where are these guys from? It's a bit of a pain to do the aux belts.

and to be honest, Chelmsford Lookeers have never been overly helpful. Tried telling me 182's came with 17" tyres as standard. lol

Hmm I use them for all normal stuff, Brakes, Suspension etc and there spot on.

I steer away from the engine side - Not because there crap but because there prices seem to be a bit up the wall.

I asked about cambelt and Aux Kit and they quoted £230 for the job. Seems far to cheap to be correct I'm not sure if they think 172 are the same as a 1.2.

Maybe wrong and they may be that cheap but I'm on my way to portsmouth for rentech to do the engine side.

French Car-Nection everything else

 

[Russ_16v]

If its just the aux belt then £70 is cheap but do able, this will not include the aux belt tensioner though, as that is £100 on its own, and if it needs changing you really do need it done, so just check the condition with them

 

[diggs04]

Oh! You guys reckon lookers chelmsford aint that good? I was going to book my cambelt and aux belt to be done there. As i live in chelmsford.

Your quote sounds a bargin OP, you say they are good there?

 

[Gal]

Oh! You guys reckon lookers chelmsford aint that good? I was going to book my cambelt and aux belt to be done there. As i live in chelmsford.

Your quote sounds a bargin OP, you say they are good there?

They are good there, Brilliant service - Like I say the prices just don't make much sense so if you phone up for a quote just ask them to confirm its the 2.0 16v and not the 1.2 16v.

Just moved recently to a brand new workshop as well. If your coming from Chelmsford A130 then A127 take the Rayleigh weir turn off and your about 2 minutes from them.

Highly recommended for normal servicing. Cambelt and Aux belt I'm having done at Rentech.

 

[.Simon]

They do seem to be good, and honest too - the final cost of the cambelt change come to less than they originally quoted for!

I'll keep a lookout for the tensioners, I guess they would tell me if they needed doing!

I'm not too sure about servicing and prices though, however I will certainly enquire about it!