oil change

[Russ.]

hi, does this sound like a good price to everyone...

castrol magnatec oil
filter
labour

for £30?

ta, russ

 

[Timmay]

not bad to be honest IMO

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Sounds very cheap to me .

 

[Dan Page]

cheap that is mate.

 

[thedoc]

oil is about £30 for 5 litres in shops.. about £5 for the filter.
that seems cheap.

 

[Russ.]

was £28 in the end. bargain i feel, i thought it seemed cheap as well tbh was expecting in the region of £50. ahhh well car seems a little nippier now although that could just be my imagination

dan - went to hi-q in stafford if thats any use to you in the future (if i remember rightly ur a cannock lad?)

 

[Dan Page]

cheers mate but i always do mine myself
i think places like that can do it so cheap because they buy like the big drums of it instead of a lil bottle.
where are you from then russ?

 

[Russ.]

yeah that was my thinking dan on the drums of oil, was going to do it myself as well but seen as it would cost the same i cudnt be arsed lol

im from stone, you ever go to hendsford hills?

 

[Dan Page]

not recently but used to alot (take it you mean the raceway on a sunday)?

 

[kully]

defo not a bad deal ................... paid nearly 40 notes for the oil itself if i can remember

 

[Russ.]

not recently but used to alot (take it you mean the raceway on a sunday)?

yeah thats the one, i tend to go down on bank holz for the banger racing lol

 

[edde]

Not bad but thats cheap oil. I pay more and DIY it but I use expensive oil.

 

[G_F]

Magnatec is shite oil, get some fully synthetic oil. Magnatec will brake down too quickly for the service interval on your car.

 

[Russ.]

was planning on changing every 6months? will magnatec not do for that?

 

[Middo]

i use elf excellium 5w/40 from holdcrofts. 25quid + fit and sump plug for 7quid. then adrian wilson in leek do the oil change, supply and fit plugs, and forte engine treatment for 25quid.

have this done every 9k to keep it running nice.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^ Whats the engine treatment you use for exactly ?

 

[Sami]

Thought magnatec makes your engine sound crap? or is that just on valvers?

 

[donsrno1]

Thought magnatec makes your engine sound crap? or is that just on valvers?

Just valvers afaik mate.

 

[Russ.]

Thought magnatec makes your engine sound crap? or is that just on valvers?

lol cant make a 1.2 sound any worse lets be honest...so im not too worried about that

 

[Middo]

^^^ Whats the engine treatment you use for exactly ?

forte engine flush. gets all the crap out and makes it run nice and smooth.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

forte engine flush. gets all the crap out and makes it run nice and smooth.

^^^ I was wonderin if it was that . I asked Guy from opieoils about flushing the engine before i change my oil and this was his reply :

Andy,

Thanks for the pm.

Dont bother with a flush, they can do more harm then good.

Just drain and replace, the synthetic will do all the cleaning thats needed over the next oil change.

Cheers

Guy.

 

[Middo]

i've never had a problem with the engine flush. seems to run nice after its been done so why not lol

 

[G_F]

It can take away the base coat of oil after a change, so for the first few seconds, metal is rubbing on metal.

Thats what i read in autoexpress.

Just made mine louder, wont be using it again.