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[Wayne]

Just booked my car in as i desperately need the work doing

this is what its gonna cost

£380 - Cambelt Change and Water Pump Change
£121 - Rocker Gaskets changed and Breather System checked
(did check the above Breathers on Saturday and it looked fairly clean according to LFF64)

total - £501 including VAT, parts and labour

i was wondering if you guys could write me a list of what else they could do while they are doing all this?
is there anything i should tell the mechanic that you guys think they wont do when they should?
(eg: Rocker Gaskets, Breather System, Cambelt etc etc)
if so, im writing it all down and going to speak to the mechanic(s) on the day and NOT to the Receptionist!

(apparently some of you dont trust any mechanics?)

do you know if i will get all this work completed with a "guarantee or warranty"?
im not quite sure these days? aftr all, its a Main VX Dealer

im obviously going to need a coolant change, yet again?
and they must change the spark plugs aswell? (as they are covered in oil from gaskets?)
is it worth me asking them to supply NEW HT Leads also?

i also forgot to tell them that they may aswell do the fan belt aswell

anything i miss?

[IrmscherKris]

this is what its gonna cost

£380 - Cambelt Change and Water Pump Change
£121 - Rocker Gaskets and Breather System sorted

total - £501 including VAT, parts and labour

 

You should ask on here if anyone can do it cheaper - plenty of people who know more about the Omega here than VX.

[Wayne]

ok - if anyone can do all the above, let me know  

i have to get it done "mid-week"

[Markie]

us...not trust receptionist, mechanics or Vauxhall  

[Wayne]

Just sat here weighing up what Vauxhall need to do my car
i want to make sure they know all this, ha ha ha

in reference to the Rocker Gaskets that are being done
i take it that i need all of the following

brand new set of HT Leads?
(just ordered some off Ebay, the Bosch ones for £44.99)

6 x Decent Spark Plugs, (already got the Bosch ones all ready)

and all of this (as already detailed by Mark  on maintenance guide )

 

Rocker gaskets: 90511451, one set per bank (£25+ Vat retail)

O-rings: 90411826, 8 per bank (13p+ VAT retail)

Gasket, Inlet bridge to head: 90501652, 2 off  

Gasket, Inlet to Inlet bridge: 90501653, 3 off

Gasket, Inlet to Plenum O rings: 9118135, 6 off

Sealent, Black (not the Green stuff!): 90485251, 1 off

did i miss anything?

[Taxi_Driver]

Are those prices Masterfit or Vx dealer prices??

Make sure they're Masterfit prices  

[Wayne]

forgot to say, i still havent done my oil change yet!
i asked them to do it and they said £90 so i said "kiss my ass" in a nice way of course  

does it matter after all of the above work is done if i leave my oil change until next week?

[Markie]

and not to put a spanner in the works...if you ordered the Bosch from ebayer powersparks dont hold out for them arriving in time, they eventually cancelled my order as they were unable to fulfill it after 10days  

[Wayne]

not sure what you mean buddy?

all i know is im taking it to Vauxhall Dealer here in Wallingford Oxford
its called Gurneys

here it is
http://www.gurneys.co.uk/

[Taxi_Driver]

forgot to say, i still havent done my oil change yet!
i asked them to do it and they said £90 so i said "kiss my ass" in a nice way of course  

does it matter after all of the above work is done if i leave my oil change until next week?

Thats a vx service price......not masterfit.....make sure your other quotes are masterfit  

[Wayne]

damm !!

i did order from them people called POWERSPARKS

shit !

WHAT DO I DO NOW?

if i take my car to have all that work doing, they are gonna change the HT leads and it will cost me a fortune buying from Vauxhall!

ideas?

[Wayne]

vauxhall or masterfit?

im confused? what do you mean buddy?

whats Masterfit?

are the prices rubbish then? or a bit too cheap or too expensive?

[Taxi_Driver]

not sure what you mean buddy?

all i know is im taking it to Vauxhall Dealer here in Wallingford Oxford
its called Gurneys

here it is
http://www.gurneys.co.uk/

Just checked the wesite......they advertise Masterfit......so should give you masterfit prices if you ask for them......if you just phone up and ask for service dept, you will get put thro to vx service desk......you need to ask for masterfit service.

Again make sure you been quoted masterfit prices.......that oil change price certainly isnt.....

[Wayne]

as far as im aware, at Gurneys in Benson, they do all the work out the back in their huge compound garage area

i thought it was all Vauxhall?

will masterfit prices be MORE expensive?

[Dazzler]

Masterfit prices are cheaper than main Vauxhall. they are still all part of Vauxhall but were set up to work on Vauxhalls that were over 3 years old, and so lowered the prices in order to try and stay competetive with other garages.
So basically you still get Vauxhall parts and mechanics but for less money.