dannymccann
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Occasionally get those 'deals' going round for £20 all inclusive oil drop and filter changes, anyone know of one atm? Before you say 'do it yourself' id rather not, its too important to fuck up and I dont have the time.
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DaveyLC
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You cant really fuck up an oil change mate 
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Warren G
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but thoes boys are cowboys
unbelieveable what they do to cars, and when they come to us, we have to fix there mess!!!!
£20 how would they make anymoney!seriouly i wont even do it that cheap!
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dannymccann
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I could fuck up an oil change 
I didnt mean Nationwide the actual chain, i meant is there a nationwide chain of garages (kwik fit etc) that are running one of these promos atm?
edit - This is on my 2.0DTi Astra btw, not a corsa
edit 2 - to change oil I assume you need to prop the car up? If you do I dont have a driveway and the road its parked on is far from straight, free of bumps and slopes downhill
[Edited on 16-11-2008 by dannymccann]
[Edited on 16-11-2008 by dannymccann]
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
but thoes boys are cowboys
unbelieveable what they do to cars, and when they come to us, we have to fix there mess!!!!
£20 how would they make anymoney!seriouly i wont even do it that cheap!
going to cost that in parts really depending on car...and it doesnt take a lot of time to be fair
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Daveskater
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It would be easier if it was up on axle stands or something, it depends on where the sump shape and where the oil filter is.
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dannymccann
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Just watched this
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-change-the-oil-in-your-car
Looks well simple, I might even give it a go tbh, im a right girl when it comes to getting dirty
Would need to buy some bits though like stands and jack....is it really as simple as they reckon it to be in that video?
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richc
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Mate. Its just undo sump plug. Let oil fall. Screw oil filter off, screw another on. Fill it up.
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pow
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It's fairly easy tbh
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dannymccann
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Its the expense of buying bits of stuff though like the jack and what not, cos ive got nowhere to store it, no garage not even a shed
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Colin
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I got a national tyre & exhaust cheap deal oil & filter change once & 4 weeks late I had a fucked engine!!
Dont scrimp on oil is what I learned!!
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Steve X16XE
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Danny, you'll need to buy a 36mm socket to get the plastic casing off the oil filter. It's a paper one, not metal. You'll need to move the inlet hose, the one that goes into the engine at the front.
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av it
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
Mate. Its just undo sump plug. Let oil fall. Screw oil filter off, screw another on. Fill it up.
and i hope you mean put the plug back in BEFORE filling it back up lol
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Graham88
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Ahhhh I remember shitting myself before doing my first oil change on a car
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dannymccann
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Thanks for the input guys, im going to u2u Steve on the issue as he had the exact same engine as me As its not a corsa i wont carry on in here
edit - wheres the best palce to buy oil from? Im looking for Castrol Edge (gold bottle) and Halfrauds is properly overpriced, considering Im going to need 5 ish litres and they only sell it in 4 litre pots now
Vauxhall still do bulk buy?
Link
[Edited on 17-11-2008 by dannymccann]
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av it
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oil from a motor factors much cheaper than halfrauds
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sand-eel
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I went to hi-q and it cost £34 for an oil and filter change with casterol GTX magnatec.
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sand-eel
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^^^that wasn't a deal though, just the normal charge.
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Joe
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You will need a touch more than 5 litres if you are tackling it yourself.
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
£20 how would they make anymoney!seriouly i wont even do it that cheap!
Because they'll then say you need 4 new tyres, disks and pads, new fuel tank and whatever else there is under the car that you can't see and average joe knows nothing about...
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pow
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I had to buy a hub nut socket (36mm) and a half inch to 3/8 drive ratchet converter
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Kurt
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I reckon even Matt L could do his own oil changes.
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S@M
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its at least 20 quid for a half decent tub of oil......
they must use proper crap
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by S@M
its at least 20 quid for a half decent tub of oil......
they must use proper crap
They'll obviously get trade prices, and will buy their oil in bulk and in massive drums
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dannymccann
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£20 was a couple of years ago and since then the price of oil went haywire but has come back down again, although now Ive looked at the price of buying engine oil I can see maybe its not the best option.
Motor factors = something like Linco?
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