Full service

[Stay Puft]

Hi guys,

Time to get the 172 serviced.. (never had a car serviced..!)

How much should I be looking at for a full service roughly, just so I know what's a good price and what isn't.

Last service was cambelt etc.

Thanks.

 

[Amos91]

About £130 for 12K service: Oil, oil filter, air filter & pollen filter

 

[Stay Puft]

full service, so spark plugs etc etc?

 

[Tommo.]

You've never had a car serviced?!

To give you an idea, i've just done the below;

Oil
Oil filter
Air filter
Cabin filter
Type D coolant
Thermostat
Spark plugs
Gearbox oil

All of the above were genuine parts and I think it came in at just under £150, with a further £144 for labour (3 hours @ £40 + VAT per hour).

 

[Stefan.]

Phone Rentech up.

 

[Chi]

Buy some tools and have a go yourself. . Plenty of threads im sure.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

About £60 if you do it yourself.

It's really easy

 

[Stay Puft]

So £235 is a pretty good price.

Thanks for the help all.

 

[Chi]

Depends what is getting done for £235 tbh

 

[Stay Puft]

''service with plugs, coolant, brake fluid, oil/filter and air/pollen filters, this includes all the usual service check''

 

[Stay Puft]

or.. If I were to give it a go...

Can anyone list the tools needed for the whole job? (I have no tools whatsoever, and I'm not too capable with a spanner but may give it ago).

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Oil filter removal tool (chain)
Sump plug removal tool
Socket set
Oil drain bottle so you don't make a mess
Funnel
Torque wrench

I did mine not long ago, never done it before but I was fine!

 

[Chi]

lots of videos on youtube

 

[Dan@SJM]

Tbh a service isn't just changing fluids/ filters, it's a check over and a diagnostics.

 

[Stay Puft]

Hmm.. looks relatively easy for my simple brain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ojpsPHCrk

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

As Dan says, it's good for someone who knows what they are doing to have a good look over your car.

They may find something like a cracked/broken spring or similar that you'd other wise miss just dropping/changing the oil on your drive

 

[Stay Puft]

I might get Rentech to do it then, just as it has racked up a few miles since its last service so a trained eye will be better.