Hey, i'm finally getting my Car service done tommrow :bowrofl: :D :) :P :dancin: , after wait 2 long to get it done, hopefully after i get back, no more problems, i just hope my fuel wasting goes down i hope, i'm getting my service @ Tyreworks In Dandenong, $80 for it
Thanks Erik

what you getting done? oil change, new oil filter, air filter, fuel filter? or spark plugs radiator etc?

']what you getting done? oil change, new oil filter, air filter, fuel filter? or spark plugs radiator etc? i'll tell u now
car service as fellows

Oil
Filter
Safety Check
Check Air Cleaner
Check All Fluid Levels
Instect Front & Rear Susspension
Lubricate Clutch Cable
Wiper Blades
Coolant Top Up
Pressure Test Cooling System
Inspect Brakes
Grease Front End
Check & Adject Fan Belts
Inspect Battery
Check All Tyres
Inspect Exhust System
Inspect Fuel Lines
Check Diff Oil
Check Tranmission Oil
Full Mechnical Report
Road Test

When's the last time you have it serviced? Cos that list is pretty much a minor service plus lots of nothing imo. $80 is fine for that but if it's been as long as you're implying maybe you should be doing more?
Ah well hopefully they check everything well and if anything needs to be done, you'll know about it.

i'll tell u now
car service as fellows

Oil
Filter
Safety Check
Check Air Cleaner
Check All Fluid Levels
Instect Front & Rear Susspension
Lubricate Clutch Cable
Wiper Blades
Coolant Top Up
Pressure Test Cooling System
Inspect Brakes
Grease Front End
Check & Adject Fan Belts
Inspect Battery
Check All Tyres
Inspect Exhust System
Inspect Fuel Lines
Check Diff Oil
Check Tranmission Oil
Full Mechnical Report
Road Test

as Madxi said.. Youre getting a minor service done.

All they are doing is checking things.. not replacing them, dont expect alot from that $80 service other than a list of things that need fixing/replacing...

yea man, if you havent serviced it in a while you might wanna get other things done, like spark plugs and stuff..

unless you wanna do that yourself.. save alot.

you know Rapid Tune in Knox charges $66 to replace the spark plugs?! OMFG

yeah, unfortunately ppl advertise services that seem cheap with nothing really being done.

RULE OF THUMB: look out for lots of words like "check" "inspect" "top-up" and similar. These effectively mean they have a look, which may take 1 minute, and thats it.

how many k's has it been since u did a service? or a major service for that matter???

your 80 bux is going to get 10 min check over 5 min test drive and a change of engine oil and oil filter worth ...wait for it.....

oil ....they pay netween $1 to $2 per liter so about 5 to 10 bux at the most

oil filter cost $5

if your lucky a sump plug washer

wiper blades les than $4

so it would cost them between 14 to19 bux worth of parts

10 to 15 min check over and 5 to 10 min to change oil , oil filter , wiper blades
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they charge you aprox $20 for oil
$10 for filter
about $10 for wiper blades
and 1 hr lab at about $50

I thought labour was at about $75 an hour magnus? Or is it just generally cheaper in your area?

I thought labour was at about $75 an hour magnus? Or is it just generally cheaper in your area?


BETWEEN 66 TO 99 PER HOUR MOST PLACES
IT DONT TAKE 1 HR TO DO A MINOR SERVICE

close this tread now

HAHAHAHA Owned, i thought you'd reply with something different :P

the checking and inspecting of sstuff in serving is a bit bs imo thats why i usualy jsut get my mechanic to change the oils, then ask them if theeres anything wrong iwth other things that dont feel right to me.

major Problems, with my Car , what i will have to fix in the next few months
- cv joins- $180
-Tyres all 4 of em= $260
-ingition cable= $100
-brakes = $160 - after 5000km
- exhust = $75

***, i know my cars was running bad but this is the worest, i feel like not driving at all now

depending on what needs to be done with the brakes, you might be able to get that done yourself.. or someone who knows for cheaper.

cv joints.. if they arent making a noise while you turn, you can get away with putting that off for a while. the seals might be damaged, so the mechanic would have reccomended a replacement.

tyres.. yea.. gotta have those.. youll find a set of 4 x 14" tyres on ebay for under $100.. or even under $50!

its not so bad

depending on what needs to be done with the brakes, you might be able to get that done yourself.. or someone who knows for cheaper.

cv joints.. if they arent making a noise while you turn, you can get away with putting that off for a while. the seals might be damaged, so the mechanic would have reccomended a replacement.

tyres.. yea.. gotta have those.. youll find a set of 4 x 14" tyres on ebay for under $100.. or even under $50!

its not so bad
CV JOINS, I HAVE TO DO STAIGHT WAY, IF I DON'T ITS IT GETS DAMAGE THATS $1000 dAMAGED:rant:

CV JOINS, I HAVE TO DO STAIGHT WAY, IF I DON'T ITS IT GETS DAMAGE THATS $1000 dAMAGED:rant:


fair enough..

well when i eventually replced mine, i picked up a pair of drive shafts from a place in dandening for $70 and you should be able to find someone who will put them in for about $40 each sice.. save you Some money.


Also- do a search and see what other people have said about leaving CV joints for a while.

Thats cheap, cost me $600 for 2 new shafts with CV joints in a Ford Laser :(

Thats cheap, cost me $600 for 2 new shafts with CV joints in a Ford Laser :(
:redface: yeesh

:redface: yeesh estimated quote, but yeah

so, i have finally found out my fuel wasting problem,

ingition cable
exhust Thanks Jellico, for pointing that out @ the last cruise, so hopefully when i get these 2 fixed my fuel wasting will stop.

major Problems, with my Car , what i will have to fix in the next few months
- cv joins- $180
-Tyres all 4 of em= $260
-ingition cable= $100
-brakes = $160
- exhust = $75

***, i know my cars was running bad but this is the worest, i feel like not driving at all now

hey there not major problems there things you got to do with all cars when they wear out.

hey there not major problems there things you got to do with all cars when they wear out. true, well i'm getting pubuished for not servicing my car for a year

so, i have finally found out my fuel wasting problem,

ingition cable
exhust Thanks Jellico, for pointing that out @ the last cruise, so hopefully when i get these 2 fixed my fuel wasting will stop.

hmmm...i dunno bout this - i have stufd ignition leads myself, and am waiting till i have a freaking day off work next week to change them and the rear sparkies etc, and i've been doing runs out to ballarat and geelong, and it doesnt seem to have affected my fuel consumption much if any. u just don;t get the p;ower and smoothness.

also, with the CV joints, on my previous car (daihatsu charade - god bless her soul:D ) my CV's were going for a while, and my mechanic told me to leave em till they start clicking when i turn, coz i was a cash-strapped student at the time. So i did, and when they did start making horrible noises i had em replaced, cost me $400 new and fitted.
So my experience would say don't stress too much about it at the mo - mechanics say a lot of things to get u to spend money.

I personally rekon the o2 Sensor is half of your fuel problems, if the exhuast is stuffed i'd say so is the sensor.
Replaced the o2 in the Commodore and she did more than double the k's to a tank!

I personally rekon the o2 Sensor is half of your fuel problems, if the exhuast is stuffed i'd say so is the sensor.
Replaced the o2 in the Commodore and she did more than double the k's to a tank! once i get it back i'll be ganna driving around block just hope once i've fixed everything
on the list, my car goes back to normal

Since when does an ignition lead cost $100 ?

What exactly is "Grease Front End" anyway?

4 front tyres for 260? thats a bit cheap isnt it? not retreads..

also what will happen if you leave the cv's and ignore the clicking noise? i heard it jsut affecs your steering nothing major?

Since when does an ignition lead cost $100 ? 32$ sorry , ingition cables kit $32, sorry miss quouted

4 front tyres for 260? thats a bit cheap isnt it? not retreads..

also what will happen if you leave the cv's and ignore the clicking noise? i heard it jsut affecs your steering nothing major?front ty[pres will calease and $1000 damage to fix it

true, well i'm getting punished for not servicing my car for a year

exactly..

So hopefully youll service your car regularly in future.

4 front tyres for 260? thats a bit cheap isnt it? not retreads..

also what will happen if you leave the cv's and ignore the clicking noise? i heard it jsut affecs your steering nothing major?

set of 4 completly new tyres

exactly..

So hopefully youll service your car regularly in future. i'll be doing lots replacing now

exhust manifold (rear exhust)
new tyres : font and rear
rear brake pads @ 5000km

ps - need some sugust to get new typres prices and alll

man for $260 bucks you wont be getting anything flash.
i though my 17"s shouldnt cost much...
for 235/45 x 4 tyres that set me back just under $490.........on closer inspction it was a brand called "clear".


so i wouldnt expect anything great for $260 even for 14"s
if i was you i'd go wreckers (if thats close) and set some tyres off a car there

']man for $260 bucks you wont be getting anything flash.
i though my 17"s shouldnt cost much...
for 235/45 x 4 tyres that set me back just under $490.........on closer inspction it was a brand called "clear".


so i wouldnt expect anything great for $260 even for 14"s
if i was you i'd go wreckers (if thats close) and set some tyres off a car there


i'm not looking to get facy tyres and all that, just brand new tyres, ie replacemnts, i'm ganna go to the tyre factory tommow,i just wanna get 14s,

The tyre factory are the best i reccommend them anyday.
And i think you've been led on a bit of a goose chase with $100 ignition leads and $1000 damage from a clicking CV :shock:

The tyre factory are the best i reccommend them anyday.
And i think you've been led on a bit of a goose chase with $100 ignition leads and $1000 damage from a clicking CV :shock:, no , no , no, if i don't fix it cv leads soon, and somethiong else getts damaged it will cost $1000 to fix it

yeah sorry about that hey pual go on msn i need ur help

BETWEEN 66 TO 99 PER HOUR MOST PLACES
IT DONT TAKE 1 HR TO DO A MINOR SERVICE

Oh yeah I realised that...I just thought you meant that 60 was the average hourly rate.

Cheers for that, I thought 75 was about right.

normily the closer to the city the more you pay if you go out of the city labour is less

this is beause the lease on the building near or in the city cost a lot more than the outer suburbs

i just went for a drove before and see how the perfornace went, everything has improvment apart from my exhust which i hoprfully replace tommoww

Replace it with something Phat :)

u sure u wanna go just cheap tyres? go to $100 per wheel, so all up $400, should get u some decent 14" tyres. just think for a second, winter is around the corner, dont u want good rubber and a better stopping distance rather than ****house stopping distance coz of cheapass rubber? would be safer and cheaper in the long run in the event of a fender bender, or ur tyres not gripping round a corner.

some things u can skimp on, but i wouldnt go cheapass rubber because this is one of the main things (if not the most important thing) that decides whether u live or die in an accident! or the driver of the other car...
so do us all a favour and spend $100 per tyre on sum bridgestones or something, so we dont hafta say 'i told ya so' later on wen u tell us about ur **** handling in the wet.

oh, and rac gets a discount at tyre places, as do uni guilds and stuff...may not be much but can make a diff :)

u sure u wanna go just cheap tyres? go to $100 per wheel, so all up $400, should get u some decent 14" tyres. just think for a second, winter is around the corner, dont u want good rubber and a better stopping distance rather than ****house stopping distance coz of cheapass rubber? would be safer and cheaper in the long run in the event of a fender bender, or ur tyres not gripping round a corner.

some things u can skimp on, but i wouldnt go cheapass rubber because this is one of the main things (if not the most important thing) that decides whether u live or die in an accident! or the driver of the other car...
so do us all a favour and spend $100 per tyre on sum bridgestones or something, so we dont hafta say 'i told ya so' later on wen u tell us about ur **** handling in the wet.

oh, and rac gets a discount at tyre places, as do uni guilds and stuff...may not be much

but can make a diff :)

thanks bro for ur advice, today i will be looking around, one thing i know i will be buying Brand New TYRES, if i have 2 spend 400$ on a set i will, because i've replace my tyres 2 much often in the past and yes in long run it will save me money and my life in the wet season,

i have a discount aswell from Mitz Wrecker In Dandenong,just show this stamp when i go to TYRE factory laster on, i'm just wondering , how much my exhust is ganna cost to fix, because when i was driving last night/yesterday when i got it back it sounded like it was stuggling, didn't sound 2 good, apart from the 4 things that i have to replace the rest of cars perfornace has been improved, just hope it stays that way, as Bain said, hopefully this year i take more care of servicing it more often, i was in shock when my dad told , how many problems with my car,

normily the closer to the city the more you pay if you go out of the city labour is less

this is beause the lease on the building near or in the city cost a lot more than the outer suburbs

yeah but there are a lot of other factors to consider too.
my mechanic is in collingwood - (inner city), and he charges $66 an hour for labour.
partly because they do a lot of business, and he's a reasonable bloke too:D :D wouldn't go ANYWHERE else. An honest mechanic is worth his/her weight in gold i say

i have some good news, i have replacced my Inigition lead kit for my Car, i brought Bosch Inigition lead kit for $26.81 a high performance 1, insead of $100 thanks for be a racv member :D , i have my cables installed now, my exhust is fixed, now all i have to do to find some new tyres to put on, as stated in http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32595 tread, then my last thing i have to do is replace my front & rear Brakes
Thanks

Following List that Have Been Fixed

cv Joins
ingition Leads
ExhustNext To Be Done

New Tyres * 4 : Bridgestone Supercat
Air Filter
Brakes: Front & Rear