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[griffin]

Hi Guys

Just want your opinion. Need to change the oil on the miggy has'nt been changed for 12 months.

Can't do it myself as I have'nt the tools or the room or the experience for that matter.

Had the car MOT'd (passed woohoo!!!) today at my local Kwik-Fit and they quoted me £40 using Mobil 1 oil. Now I can't even buy the oil for that price?

Any experience of using Kwik-Fit or any horror stories to be aware of.

Thanks in advance

 

[unlucky mark mv6]

Hi Guys

Just want your opinion. Need to change the oil on the miggy has'nt been changed for 12 months.

Can't do it myself as I have'nt the tools or the room or the experience for that matter.

Had the car MOT'd (passed woohoo!!!) today at my local Kwik-Fit and they quoted me £40 using Mobil 1 oil. Now I can't even buy the oil for that price?Any experience of using Kwik-Fit or any horror stories to be aware of.

Thanks in advance

 

Exactly mate,just watch they are not telling you its mobil 1,it could be oil from kwiksave as far as you know. :-/

[griffin]

Thanks mate thats my concern.

[unlucky mark mv6]

Thanks mate thats my concern.

Call their bluff and ask if you can watch ,and see the empty container.Most places i know like that buy the big drums of morrisons oil,just dont want no one getting ripped off,especially by kwik fit,wouldent take my car there.

[tunnie]

Have a read of this..... (v6 is much the same, just takes 5.5L instead of 5L)

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1157034829

It really is a doddle, costs me around £10 to change my oil with GM filter and oil.

[unlucky mark mv6]

Have a read of this..... (v6 is much the same, just takes 5.5L instead of 5L)

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1157034829

It really is a doddle, costs me around £10 to change my oil with GM filter and oil.

And i find the gm oil is quite good,i tend to tip some engine flush in for a couple of days prior to oil change to loosen any crud.

[griffin]

Thanks Tunnie

I have considered diy but I've the paper filter and I heard noghtmare storied about trying to open the alloy canister and knowing my diy skills it's bound to go wrong I cant even saw in a straight line trust me.

 

[griffin]

£10?  Vauxhall quoted me £85 just for the oil!!!

 

[tunnie]

£10?  Vauxhall quoted me £85 just for the oil!!!

 

On Trade club 20L of oil is £35+vat, i bought a box of 20 oil filters last year, which worked out at about £1.03 each. 

[griffin]

Well not the end of the world if it does go wrong I suppose.

 

[tunnie]

Well not the end of the world if it does go wrong I suppose.

 

Maybe drop a PM to Entwood, he is in your area i think. That oil change guide was the first work i did on a car, never done anything before, this forum taught me loads 

Its also very, very satisfying when its done yourself. 

[griffin]

Oh trust me I'd love to be able to do it. Question can you hire trolley jacks?

[unlucky mark mv6]

Well not the end of the world if it does go wrong I suppose.

 

Like mine did,ended buying a new one cap from vx for £20,all because the idiot whoever done it before tightened it up too much.

[tunnie]

Oh trust me I'd love to be able to do it. Question can you hire trolley jacks?

Possible, i did have a cheapo one, then bought a 'proffesional' 3 ton low one, cost me about £60.

Even if you buy the jack, its still cheaper than what Vaux quoted, then 2/3 changes down the line you are quids in.

Due to my millage, i change my oil every 4-6 weeks.

[mathewst]

Due to my millage, i change my oil every 4-6 weeks.

Tunnie how many miles do you do then on a monthly basis?