JohnnyUK Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Asked for a price while getting a tyre for the fiesta... £123 for oil & filter.. 9litres... They were surprised! of mobil 0-40. Think I will invest in a larger drain pan and stick to diy. I thought the mobil 1 was 5-40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfprorich Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 5-40 is fine and what I use, several brands will do. 10l drain pain and DIY ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I had an MoT and oil/filter change at Kwik Fit on my 986 a couple years ago for £95. No drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I DIY. Costs about 45 quid for decent oil & filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Its the Mobil 3000 that's 5W40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 14 hours ago, Jason986S said: I had an MoT and oil/filter change at Kwik Fit on my 986 a couple years ago for £95. No drama. Yeah and look what happened to your car.. Must have been kwik fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, mike597 said: Yeah and look what happened to your car.. Must have been kwik fit That was my immediate thought on a response - but I resisted - so cruel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_ly Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, mike597 said: Yeah and look what happened to your car.. Must have been kwik fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, rowbos said: That was my immediate thought on a response - but I resisted - so cruel! He set himself up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 I walked right into that one balls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 21/02/2018 at 11:00 AM, mike597 said: Yeah and look what happened to your car.. Must have been kwik fit My thoughts too, just don’t know what cr*p oil they use, my experience its bulk shyate, unless you supply your own and then stand over them while they do it, I wouldn’t trust them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just now, the baron said: My thoughts too, just don’t know what cr*p oil they use, my experience its bulk shyate, unless you supply your own and then stand over them while they do it, I wouldn’t trust them When they changed the oil on mine they used crappy Mobil one in litre bottles and a Mann filter..charged me £45 for the privilege, feckers I couldn't even buy the oil alone for that. What a rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, mike597 said: When they changed the oil on mine they used crappy Mobil one in litre bottles and a Mann filter..charged me £45 for the privilege, feckers I couldn't even buy the oil alone for that. What a rip off. I think you were lucky, when i ventured into KF with another car they used oil out of a huge barrel and just pumped it in via a tube type set up, god knows what oil was in there. If my local KF did what yours did I would have no hesitation, as you say you cant by the oil and filter for anywhere close to what they charge you. How long ago was that though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 37 minutes ago, the baron said: I think you were lucky, when i ventured into KF with another car they used oil out of a huge barrel and just pumped it in via a tube type set up, god knows what oil was in there. If my local KF did what yours did I would have no hesitation, as you say you cant by the oil and filter for anywhere close to what they charge you. How long ago was that though ? It was a while ago now admittedly back when it was costed at a price you simply couldn't even buy the oil for, the 9 litres required wasn't then factored in by them so I'd imagine they were making a loss on it and not even able to up sell other services at the time. We've had a few lively debates about this in the past and I think it's fair to say some people's experiences have been dreadful and others quite agreeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 If you have a normal car that uses a common oil then it tends to come from their bulk barrel. If you need what they call 'specialist oil' then they order it in the plastic cans. Had his for both my AMG and Boxster when doing interim oil changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardjjs Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 On 20/02/2018 at 7:37 PM, JohnnyUK said: Asked for a price while getting a tyre for the fiesta... £123 for oil & filter.. 9litres... They were surprised! of mobil 0-40. Think I will invest in a larger drain pan and stick to diy. I thought the mobil 1 was 5-40? I bought mine from Euro Car PartsLots of special Offers with 35% offered at present and 50 % sometimes I use Shell Helix Special 25.00 from Euro for 5 liresGo and chat the guy up at the counter he can often give you better pricesREally depends on how long you are going to keep itIve had no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyUK Posted March 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 It’s a girl on the counter in Chester! ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy555 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 On 20/02/2018 at 7:37 PM, JohnnyUK said: Asked for a price while getting a tyre for the fiesta... £123 for oil & filter.. 9litres... They were surprised! of mobil 0-40. Think I will invest in a larger drain pan and stick to diy. I thought the mobil 1 was 5-40? I can totally recommend this style of drain pan https://www.screwfix.com/p/laser-oil-drain-pan-16ltr/23458 Big capacity, large opening to catch all the drips, so damned easy to pour old oil into canisters for taking to the tip. There are some cheaper versions on Amazon, which I also bought for coolant capture, but it didn't feel quite as good quality as the Screwfix one, although it's good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk188 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 I can recommend the same drain pan from EBay with no problems https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=16+oil+drain+pan+tray&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
986 Davie Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 17 hours ago, pgk188 said: I can recommend the same drain pan from EBay with no problems https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=16+oil+drain+pan+tray&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15 Exactly what im looking for, ordered, no more of the basin overflowing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk188 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, 986 Davie said: Exactly what im looking for, ordered, no more of the basin overflowing... Great, happy to oblige! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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