Cost Of A Service

[searcher]

Well the Bamma is 1000 miles off the next service which will be at 38,000 miles.

I would of done it myself but took out a warranty when i bought it so need to have it done pukka so to speak.

Just wondering if any of you guys had an idea as to how much im gonna get ripped off for on a 40,000 mile service.

Ill phone Seat as it has Seat stamps so far but i dont think ill like what theyre gonna tell me.

 

 

 

Adrian..

[jkspoff]

Ford now do a 'value service' for

[searcher]

Ford now do a 'value service' for

[davewill]

My 40,000 mile service was

 

[searcher]

Ok thanks for that.

Looks like its

[mumof4]

thought 40k service was a major service??

[searcher]

thought 40k service was a major service??

NO dont say that

Where you been hun? Very quiet lately

[davewill]

40k not a mojor service on mine as its the 2006 Mkii model, which means that the Cam Belt does not need replacing :)

 

This is at 60,000 on mine

 

Cheers

[simonashley]

I've just purchased a 2001 galaxy with 82k on the clock and the service history is very sketchy so its going in for a major service, my local ford dealer has quoted me

[searcher]

I asked at my local independant garage today whom i trust 100% and they seem to think its only a small service with a pollen filter at a cost of

[seatkid]

According to Warranty Direct, labour rates for mechanics nationwide have increased 11.3 percent since the summer of 2006 to

[searcher]

Blimey SK you dug that old one out :)

I had it done at the local independant garage after, IIRC it was about

[malcolm.dobell]

you really do need to check out the issue of the cambelt if yours is a PD diesel.

 

Up to a point in 2003, following a spate of premature failures, the recommended mileage for changing the belts was reduced from 60000 miles to 40000 miles. Later ones reverted to 60000 miles. I'm pretty sure you will find references to this by searching the technical help forum. I don't often succeed with searches, but many other kind folk know the ins and outs of searches and can probably turn up references.

 

many folk have the water pump and an idler changed at the same time as the cambelt. It's several

[searcher]

I had the belt and tensioner etc changed at 28000 miles due to the fact the car was four years old.

Thanks anyway.