Great service in Tallaght

beccaboom

Hey , just posting to tell every one about the service my car got in M and J motors in Cookstown industrial estate, done and all in 3 hours ........... i previously posted looking for recommendations and this is mine

mondeo

I've never heard of them... But good for you if it worked out for you.

StompToWork

Price?

Gary ITR

Tell us more, what did you have done? How much did you pay?

beccaboom

it was €90 for a full service , and he told me he would ring if I needed extras done .............. didn't though .

Yawns

Did he have big windows by any chance?

beccaboom

thats a random question , he was in one of the units .......

jaffa20

beccaboom wrote: »

it was €90 for a full service , and he told me he would ring if I needed extras done .............. didn't though .

What's a full service? Normally for €90 you'd only get oil and filter. Maybe a few checks.

beccaboom

sparks, oil change, air filter changed, wheels balanced, brakes greased as i didnt need new brake pads, all levels checked and topped up, had brake adjusted , bulbs and belts checked.

-Chris-

That's a lot of work for €90

beccaboom

and he put my hub caps back on ......... thats why i posted it really was very good service

nogoodnamesleft

beccaboom wrote: »

sparks, oil change, air filter changed, wheels balanced, brakes greased as i didnt need new brake pads, all levels checked and topped up, had brake adjusted , bulbs and belts checked.

He applied grease to your brakes????? :eek:

What is the make and model of your car?

beccaboom

Ha , now Im no mechanic !!! it could have been some thing else Its an 06 Micra

-Corkie-

nogoodnamesleft wrote: »

He applied grease to your brakes????? :eek:

What is the make and model of your car?

LOl...:D:D

Plug

beccaboom wrote: »

sparks, oil change, air filter changed, wheels balanced, brakes greased as i didnt need new brake pads, all levels checked and topped up, had brake adjusted , bulbs and belts checked.

Parts alone would nearly cost that much. Are you sure you don't know them?

Tragedy

nogoodnamesleft wrote: »

He applied grease to your brakes????? :eek:

What is the make and model of your car?

Don't be facetious, it's good practice to put copper grease on the back of break pads.

kildare.17hmr

Plug wrote: »

Parts alone would nearly cost that much. Are you sure you don't know them?

I got a service kit from work for my mates hyundai coupe, oil, oil filter, air filter, plugs and an engine flush. €46. i reckon you should change where you shop for parts:p

Knock out a few of them quick services a day and ya will make a nice few quid and have lots of happy customers

Plug

Tragedy wrote: »

Don't be facetious, it's good practice to put copper grease on the back of break pads.

True.

If your car is 30 years old:P

kildare.17hmr

Plug wrote: »

True.

If your car is 30 years old:P

everytime you change them

Plug

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

I got a service kit from work for my mates hyundai coupe, oil, oil filter, air filter, plugs and an engine flush. €46. i reckon you should change where you shop for parts:p

Knock out a few of them quick services a day and ya will make a nice few quid and have lots of happy customers

I go to top part. Cheap oil there is about €23 for 5 litres, they can be pricey enough for a motor factors I suppose.

Tragedy

3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 year old cars in my family and all have suffered from brake squeal cured by using a dab of copper grease on the back of the pads where they're in contact with the piston.

Plug

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

everytime you change them

Old wives tale tbh, I never bother and never get sequels.

tmcw

Tragedy wrote: »

3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 year old cars in my family and all have suffered from brake squeal cured by using a dab of copper grease on the back of the pads where they're in contact with the piston.

Is that the type of squeal that disappears when you touch slightly on the brakes, or start to turn a slight bend?

kildare.17hmr

Plug wrote: »

Old wives tale tbh, I never bother and never get sequels.

we use it everytime to make sure ya get no squeals, an extra 5 seconds while doing the brakes. differant strokes......

Tragedy

tmcw wrote: »

Is that the type of squeal that disappears when you touch slightly on the brakes, or start to turn a slight bend?

It's squealing when you lightly use the brakes, cured every single time by using copper grease as the mechanic who put them on didn't bother.

Plug, are you trying to put your foot in your mouth?

tmcw

Tragedy wrote: »

It's squealing when you lightly use the brakes, cured every single time by using copper grease as the mechanic who put them on didn't bother.

Ah, right. Mine squeal sometimes when driving, but the squeal goes away if I touch the brakes, or turn the steering wheel slightly. Must be something slightly different.

Always thought it sounded like was something was dry, needed a bit of lubrication.

beccaboom

nope it was a recommendation from a friend , she works in the builidng accross from them and they put a sandwich board out at the entrance to her building , service from €90 , the best I had gotton before that was€99 in Rathcoole

nogoodnamesleft

Tragedy wrote: »

Don't be facetious, it's good practice to put copper grease on the back of break pads.

On older makes of cars you would be correct in order to reduce brake squeal until such time the brakes have time to bed in.

However some replacement brake pads have special type of adhesive backing material which bonds to the outside caliper from the heat dissipated from the friction of the braking process.

There is a big difference between copper grease and ordinary grease!

Tragedy

That's true, haven't come across any of the self bonding ones as of yet though!