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[tunnie]

well today and yesterday i serviced my dads 2.2, gave it an oil change, and put on a new Aux belt. Also changed the oil and filter in mine, fill up the washer fluid bottles generally poke around, give the breathers a good clean, so all set for the rest of the winter, did not shear any bolts  

Thats a first  

Decided to take the waste oil down the tip, never knew i built up so much, I had 11 x 5L bottles & a 30L drum! all full of old oil!

Thats 85L of waste oil  

Or around 17 oil changes  :-/

Can't remember last time i did it, must have had some other peoples oil in there too  :-/

[Markjay]

Well done...

But what about the air filter? pollen filter? fuel filter....? surely you don't believe in Vx's quoted 2-years service intervals?  

[tunnie]

Well done...

But what about the air filter? pollen filter? fuel filter....? surely you don't believe in Vx's quoted 2-years service intervals?  
 

Did not have any of that in the garage! so just used what i had.

I really should do both fuel filters on both mine and my dads, I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

[Markjay]

Well done...

But what about the air filter? pollen filter? fuel filter....? surely you don't believe in Vx's quoted 2-years service intervals?  
 

Did not have any of that in the garage! so just used what i had.

I really should do both fuel filters on both mine and my dads, I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

Not good.....

[tunnie]

Well done...

But what about the air filter? pollen filter? fuel filter....? surely you don't believe in Vx's quoted 2-years service intervals?  
 

Did not have any of that in the garage! so just used what i had.

I really should do both fuel filters on both mine and my dads, I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

Not good.....

out of interest what problems would it cause? low mpg? rough running?

[Markjay]

Well done...

But what about the air filter? pollen filter? fuel filter....? surely you don't believe in Vx's quoted 2-years service intervals?  
 

Did not have any of that in the garage! so just used what i had.

I really should do both fuel filters on both mine and my dads, I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

Not good.....

out of interest what problems would it cause? low mpg? rough running?

Low mpg... power loss... possible hesitation... if it is in a bad state it might affect the idle, but typically it is full-throttle behaviours that will suffer first.

[tunnie]

Well done...

But what about the air filter? pollen filter? fuel filter....? surely you don't believe in Vx's quoted 2-years service intervals?  
 

Did not have any of that in the garage! so just used what i had.

I really should do both fuel filters on both mine and my dads, I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

Not good.....

out of interest what problems would it cause? low mpg? rough running?

Low mpg... power loss... possible hesitation... if it is in a bad state it might affect the idle, but typically it is full-throttle behaviours that will suffer first.

better change it then!  

[tunnie]

in that case can someone get me a part number and price for 2.2 fuel filter, TIA  

[PaulW]

2.2 Petrol    25313359      £12.80 Retail      £9.05 Trade      £5.28 TC
2.2 Diesel    93185604     £13.90 Retail      £12.49 Trade     £8.68 TC

 

[tunnie]

2.2 Petrol    25313359      £12.80 Retail      £9.05 Trade      £5.28 TC
2.2 Diesel    93185604     £13.90 Retail      £12.49 Trade     £8.68 TC

 

Cheers  

Cheap as chips, should have done it earlier!

[Markjay]

..and get the clips (two per filter) while you are at it, just in case you break the old ones.

[Andy B]

..... I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

Phew! I'm not on my own then!  

[tunnie]

..and get the clips (two per filter) while you are at it, just in case you break the old ones.

will do (being 4+ years old bet they will!)

[tunnie]

..... I have never changed mine in 4 years of ownership  

Phew! I'm not on my own then!  

I'll report back if it made any change, at less than a tenner its worth a pop, tad over due too  

[hotel21]

Order the clips, but also check that they are not already included in the filter box when you collect.  Last two I bought had the clips in there already....