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Servicing you're own car.

  • 27-07-2009 9:23am
    #1
    2rs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭


    I have a Mitsubishi Colt which needs a servicing ... badly! I cant really afford to pay for a service so I am looking for advice on what the minimum is that I can do myself.

    The car passed the NCT this year but it is 2 1/2 years since I serviced it last:eek:

    Do many people out there service their own cars?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,349 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    2rs wrote: »
    I have a Mitsubishi Colt which needs a servicing ... badly! I cant really afford to pay for a service so I am looking for advice on what the minimum is that I can do myself.

    The car passed the NCT this year but it is 2 1/2 years since I serviced it last:eek:

    Do many people out there service their own cars?

    yes, loads of us!

    have a look at this thread : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055422868&highlight=SERVICE

    oil - 30-40 euro
    oil filter - 12 euro
    air filter - 15 euro
    sparkplugs - 30 euro

    total - about 100 euro at a guess.


  • #3
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    yep, do it myself as well.....

    cheaper then giving it to a dealer,
    you know its done.
    and you learn more about your car, very helpful....


  • #4
    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,238 ✭✭✭vincenzolorenzo


    Basic service (change filters/plugs) is no hassle at all. Garages charge through the nose for a simple job. Have a look at the servicing thread. There's nothing too difficult about it at all


  • #5
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    I do aswell. I'll do brakes too.

    I'll leave bigger jobs, such as clutches and timing belts to a mechanic. I probably could do them myself, although I wouldn't trust myself!


  • #6
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Thankfully I've a company car so I don't need to look after that. However, my wife's car is mine (I let her think she owns it!) and I look after it myself. Oil, plugs, filters, brakes. There's nothing you can't do yourself with the right knowledge and equipment. T/belt due next service and I'll do that too.

    Get yourself a Haynes manual for the car and see what your willing to take on. If you've the right aptitude for mechanical stuff you might surprise yourself and save a fair few Euros at the same time.

    Go for it.
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  • #7
    Nforce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    crosstownk wrote: »
    There's nothing you can't do yourself with the right knowledge and equipment.

    Exactly.........though no point tackling it if all you have is a set of LIDL screwdrivers and a farmer's toolbox (vicegrips).:D;)
    Make sure to dispose of the old oil to a recycling centre and try not to get it on your hands as its carcinogenic.


  • #8
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    Nforce wrote: »
    try not to get it on your hands as its carcinogenic.

    Only over a VERY long period of time.


  • #9
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Lidl have some good car toolkits at the moment. I'd get some if I wasn't going away for a while. My brother won't let me service his Bora - and he's too scared to do it himself!


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