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Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off. |
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off."
The one and only time I ever used them... They repaired a puncture and didn't put the wheel back on properly... 2 days later driving along the road... wheel comes right off the car. Never gone near them again!  |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off."
I have no choice for tyres sadly as the fleet contract is with them.
I don't pay - but it's a piss take when your dealer finds a tear in a tyre during an MOT, has a rack full of new treads on site - but has to wait a day and a half for 'Kwik Fit Mobile' to deliver one - even though the local branch is 500m away from the dealership!
I guess pushing a round wheel up the road or chucking one in your boot is too much these days!
Fuckers!! 
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off."
As one who used to be a mechanic I totally agree.
Went there once and we saw one guy literally tell a foreign lady that the squeaks coming from the brakes, were entirely because the brakes need stripping regularly in heavy rain!!
Along with the other peeps in the waiting room - none of us could believe what we were witnessing.
Shocking.
They'll rip you a peach if they can. |
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off.
The one and only time I ever used them... They repaired a puncture and didn't put the wheel back on properly... 2 days later driving along the road... wheel comes right off the car. Never gone near them again! "
A mate of mine bought his car to me after having the rear shoes replaced by a Quick Shit garage. I was horrified to find that they'd smashed the drums with a steel hammer to release them and badly cracked them, failed to fit a new spring kit and completely missing a leaking brake cylinder. All that is basic mechanics and his car was given back to himin a shockingly dangerous state.
I've also been told stories of cars failing MOT tests because their special machine detected play in the steering column lock! No such machine exists and its not even part of the MOT!
The whole franchise wants shutting down... |
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I must be partly lucky,I use them for mots,as there only 39 pounds,but they said at one time I needed new discs,pads ,on the rear,and pads on the front,quoted a price of getting towards 900 pounds,shopped around and mr clutch changed all discs and pads for less than half the price. |
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A mate of mine bought his car to me after having the rear shoes replaced by a Quick Shit garage. I was horrified to find that they'd smashed the drums with a steel hammer to release them and badly cracked them, failed to fit a new spring kit and completely missing a leaking brake cylinder. All that is basic mechanics and his car was given back to himin a shockingly dangerous state.
I've also been told stories of cars failing MOT tests because their special machine detected play in the steering column lock! No such machine exists and its not even part of the MOT!
The whole franchise wants shutting down..."
Holy shit!!!
Now that IS dangerous!
Idiots |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As a tester myself I'd give the following advice to motorists:
1. Find a reputable garage you trust, esp by word of mouth if possible.
2. As you can charge up to £54.85 for an initial MOT be wary of the really cut price MOT's - they have to make money from somewhere.
3. If it fails on anything less than 'bits' like light bulbs I always give them the option to see it for themselves on the ramp or get it repaired elsewhere as long as it's done properly.
4. As any tester knows the MOT test is a bit of a joke in parts and testers have their own little quirks - a car actually has to be quite bad to fail.
5. If in doubt about the outcome you are under no obligation to have any work done. Tell them when you book it in. ALSO THEY CANNOT STOP YOU FROM TAKING THE VEHICLE AWAY no matter what it fails on.
6. Personally the most expensive repair we've ever done to get a car through an MOT was £400 inc VAT. I don't understand how people fall for bills bigger than that.
Anything else let me know and I'll do my best to answer. |
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"I must be partly lucky,I use them for mots,as there only 39 pounds,but they said at one time I needed new discs,pads ,on the rear,and pads on the front,quoted a price of getting towards 900 pounds,shopped around and mr clutch changed all discs and pads for less than half the price."
This is a common play on words - they'll say the brakes are 'worn' - of course they are they wear from the moment you set off when it's new - the real question is are they worn to excess or completely fecked? |
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off."
aaaaaaaaaa are local kwik fit on Gloucester are bloddy ace
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Think they thought I was stupid when they quoted me £165 for a tyre once . . .
I maybe be female but . . . .
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That depends on what tyre it is and size - most normal quality tyres probably £60 - £100 fitted and balanced but if it was a sports tyre of an Audi or similar then easily up to that price.
(a full set of tyres for a Bugatti circa £20,000  |
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off.aaaaaaaaaa are local kwik fit on Gloucester are bloddy ace "
I think they've cleaned up their act after being exposed. |
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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago
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twice my local quick fit have helped me out,once when my battery was flat,and once when I locked my keys in the car,they had to drive me and the dog two miles back to the car,they didn't charge me a penny |
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"Never, ever, ever take your car to Quick Shit for an MOT or even to change a bulb. They're famous for inventing problems, poor workmanship and generally ripping people off.aaaaaaaaaa are local kwik fit on Gloucester are bloddy ace "
I got scammed there many years ago when I first started driving, I wan incredibly naieve I went in for new tyre and came out with new tyres, brakes and exhaust all paid for on my new quick fit credit card! Never ever again on principle as the car had been M.O.T'd 2 weeks before and only had a recomendation to change the tyres. |
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"Think they thought I was stupid when they quoted me £165 for a tyre once . . .
I maybe be female but . . . .
That depends on what tyre it is and size - most normal quality tyres probably £60 - £100 fitted and balanced but if it was a sports tyre of an Audi or similar then easily up to that price.
(a full set of tyres for a Bugatti circa £20,000 "
I maybe female but . . . 'He' knows a thing or 2 about cars and was a phone call away
They were definitely trying it on. .
I didn't even need a new tyre!  |
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Used the same garage now for over 10 years, they're great and I get them loads of custom from recommendations. They only charge me £35 for an MOT (others pay a bit more) and I can take a car in and check with them if something specific needs attending to for an MOT - mostly I do my own cars and make sure that all the obvious things are ok. Things I'm not equipped to do, I get them to do and their rates are only around £25 per hour (for cash). |
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My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true |
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I recently had a new tyre fitted at Kwik fit, it was the spare wheel lucky for me the next day I was clearing out the boot, and just lifted the board to take a look at the new tyre, and noticed they had fitted the wrong size  it should have been a 205/55 and they had fitted a 205/50 maybe I got the young 17 year old apprentice lol. |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true "
Spare tyres are not part of the MOT - I advise them for being knackered but can't fail as you might simply be transporting it as cargo. |
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"Used the same garage now for over 10 years, they're great and I get them loads of custom from recommendations. They only charge me £35 for an MOT (others pay a bit more) and I can take a car in and check with them if something specific needs attending to for an MOT - mostly I do my own cars and make sure that all the obvious things are ok. Things I'm not equipped to do, I get them to do and their rates are only around £25 per hour (for cash)."
It surprises me that people still get scammed or can't even carry out basic checks themselves given that all the information they ever need is freely available online. Including the MOT regulations. |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true "
Spares aren't an MOT failure, only an advisory. |
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"I recently had a new tyre fitted at Kwik fit, it was the spare wheel lucky for me the next day I was clearing out the boot, and just lifted the board to take a look at the new tyre, and noticed they had fitted the wrong size it should have been a 205/55 and they had fitted a 205/50 maybe I got the young 17 year old apprentice lol."
Take it back and get them to sort it - when we have an insurance assessor to look at crash damage they DO inspect the tyres carefully. If the are not roadworthy or MOT standard it could (and quite rightly) be grounds not to pay out and an incorrect aspect ratio (the 50 vs 55) is technically a failure. |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true
Spare tyres are not part of the MOT - I advise them for being knackered but can't fail as you might simply be transporting it as cargo. "
Thanks for that its good to know the car has only done 30 thou and its a 2000 plate |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true
Spare tyres are not part of the MOT - I advise them for being knackered but can't fail as you might simply be transporting it as cargo.
Thanks for that its good to know the car has only done 30 thou and its a 2000 plate "
If it doesn't do many miles rotate the tyres front to back - otherwise they never get warm to drive off the moisture and end up cracking badly, esp on the inner sidewall of the rears. Low mileage can be worse than high mileage. |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true
Spare tyres are not part of the MOT - I advise them for being knackered but can't fail as you might simply be transporting it as cargo.
Thanks for that its good to know the car has only done 30 thou and its a 2000 plate
If it doesn't do many miles rotate the tyres front to back - otherwise they never get warm to drive off the moisture and end up cracking badly, esp on the inner sidewall of the rears. Low mileage can be worse than high mileage."
Excellent advice... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I should charge for this kind of advice
Infact I tell people allsorts of useful tips that could save them thousands. But they simply aren't interested...
Like 'put oil in the engine'  |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true
Spare tyres are not part of the MOT - I advise them for being knackered but can't fail as you might simply be transporting it as cargo.
Thanks for that its good to know the car has only done 30 thou and its a 2000 plate
If it doesn't do many miles rotate the tyres front to back - otherwise they never get warm to drive off the moisture and end up cracking badly, esp on the inner sidewall of the rears. Low mileage can be worse than high mileage."
Sounds like great advise I will take her car out for a run once a week |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"As a tester myself I'd give the following advice to motorists:
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A question for you.
If you put your car through an MOT a month before it is due and it fails is the original MOT still valid or does the new one you are getting done early overide it.
( bets are placed so please give me a good answer so I can win  ) |
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"My mum had a bald tyre 4 years ago so I changed it with the spare told her she would have to get a new 1 but take a chance its now been to 3 different mot places and been passed with a bald spare true
Spare tyres are not part of the MOT - I advise them for being knackered but can't fail as you might simply be transporting it as cargo.
Thanks for that its good to know the car has only done 30 thou and its a 2000 plate
If it doesn't do many miles rotate the tyres front to back - otherwise they never get warm to drive off the moisture and end up cracking badly, esp on the inner sidewall of the rears. Low mileage can be worse than high mileage.
Sounds like great advise I will take her car out for a run once a week "
Check tyre pressures, Oil level and coolant then give it a controlled ragging - esp the brakes - it won't do it any harm at all. |
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"As a tester myself I'd give the following advice to motorists:
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A question for you.
If you put your car through an MOT a month before it is due and it fails is the original MOT still valid or does the new one you are getting done early overide it.
( bets are placed so please give me a good answer so I can win )"
Original MOT is still valid |
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
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"just had a phone call from Quick Fit, sorry sir but cant mot your car this Monday as parts haven't arrive for our computer, wonder how they ever coped in the old days lol"
has it failed an MOT already?? |
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"As a tester myself I'd give the following advice to motorists:
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A question for you.
If you put your car through an MOT a month before it is due and it fails is the original MOT still valid or does the new one you are getting done early overide it.
( bets are placed so please give me a good answer so I can win )"
The original MOT cert is valid until the date it expires no matter what - it won't be overidden. Usefully though if it passed the new one it gives you a full 12 month plus what was left on the old one. Win win.
This is great as you then have time to sort any fails out and still be able to drive on the old ticket but hardly anyone knows about this trick. |
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"just had a phone call from Quick Fit, sorry sir but cant mot your car this Monday as parts haven't arrive for our computer, wonder how they ever coped in the old days lol
has it failed an MOT already??"
Which computer do they mean ?- there are back ups where you can test and issue a temp handwritten document if it's the VTS device itself (MOT Computer) but if it's the emissions comp then yes they're snookered until it's sorted. |
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"As a tester myself I'd give the following advice to motorists:
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A question for you.
If you put your car through an MOT a month before it is due and it fails is the original MOT still valid or does the new one you are getting done early overide it.
( bets are placed so please give me a good answer so I can win )
The original MOT cert is valid until the date it expires no matter what - it won't be overidden. Usefully though if it passed the new one it gives you a full 12 month plus what was left on the old one. Win win.
This is great as you then have time to sort any fails out and still be able to drive on the old ticket but hardly anyone knows about this trick."
My dad told me this, I always get it MOT'd early as you can get it done up to a month before it's due and then you just have a 13month MOT |
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The comment about the parts for their computer and not being able to do the MOT may be correct.
All MOT's are now generated and monitored by the garage computer and sent to the DVLA so if the computer isn't working they cannot MOT the vehicle.
As for the rest of the posts, I have a mechanic I have used for 25 years so I don't go anywhere else. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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Thankyou people...but you didn't help as I lost the bet....but, the good thing is I only have to give a blow job which I enjoy.
I thought as it was a fail then the car is not roadworthy so can't be on the road.
As it is all computerised now, would it come up as being a fail if the police stopped you or does the fail not get registered ? |
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"Thankyou people...but you didn't help as I lost the bet....but, the good thing is I only have to give a blow job which I enjoy.
I thought as it was a fail then the car is not roadworthy so can't be on the road.
As it is all computerised now, would it come up as being a fail if the police stopped you or does the fail not get registered ?"
I just researched this and found this on gov.uk
"You’ll get a ‘notification of failure’ from the test centre if your vehicle fails the test. The failure will be recorded in the secure central MOT database.
You can still drive your vehicle if it fails the test and its existing MOT certificate is still valid (ie you got it tested before the expiry date). However, you might be stopped by police and prosecuted if your vehicle is unroadworthy."
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It's not so much the testing that requires a computer but (as I understand it) your test can now only be registered with the MOT central (forgotten their proper name) via the computer - so no computer, no certificate (pass or fail). |
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"Thankyou people...but you didn't help as I lost the bet....but, the good thing is I only have to give a blow job which I enjoy.
I thought as it was a fail then the car is not roadworthy so can't be on the road.
As it is all computerised now, would it come up as being a fail if the police stopped you or does the fail not get registered ?"
This is something of a grey area which was my implication about the MOT being a bit of a joke before.
The MOT test is literally a 'minimum standard' - the DVSA's own words to me. Roadworthy refers to the regs the Police use which are different.
e.g. I test a car with 1.6mm left on the front brake pads. That is a pass (but certainly an advisory). So yes it's roadworthy.
Now fill the car up with luggage and set off to Scotland the same day. After 2-3 brake uses the pads are down passed 1.5mm and a fail and unroadworthy.
In short the police can look I think on their ANPR system but their rules are different than mine. |
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"Thankyou people...but you didn't help as I lost the bet....but, the good thing is I only have to give a blow job which I enjoy.
I thought as it was a fail then the car is not roadworthy so can't be on the road.
As it is all computerised now, would it come up as being a fail if the police stopped you or does the fail not get registered ?
I just researched this and found this on gov.uk
"You’ll get a ‘notification of failure’ from the test centre if your vehicle fails the test. The failure will be recorded in the secure central MOT database.
You can still drive your vehicle if it fails the test and its existing MOT certificate is still valid (ie you got it tested before the expiry date). However, you might be stopped by police and prosecuted if your vehicle is unroadworthy."
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Catch 22 then ....you can... but if you do and get stopped it is an offence. |
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If my MOT Computer goes down (VTS Device) I can still test by registering it by phone with DVSA in Swansea - and phoning them the result afterwards then give you a handwritten result to be exchanged for free when it's working again.
This gets complicated as there are 3 ways of doing this
Standalone, Fallback, Emergency. |
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"I should charge for this kind of advice
Infact I tell people allsorts of useful tips that could save them thousands. But they simply aren't interested...
Like 'put oil in the engine' "
I had a fellow members of the AROC come to me a couple of weeks ago. His car (an Alfa 156 JTDm Sport) was misfiring badly. An Alfa dealer told him (after putting the car on Examiner for the sum of £80) that he needed 4 new injectors, a new inlet manifold and new EGR valve. I ran a diagnostic (using multiecuscan) and found a missfire on cylinder-3 and reduced EGR flow.
I removed the EGR valve, it was sooted up so I cleaned it and free'd the solenoid up, vacuumed the soot from the inlet manifold and cleaned the MAP sensor.
After that I pulled the injector (thank dog for slide hammers!) There was nothing wrong with it. I then checked the wiring plug, the terminals were covered in oil and dirt!
So I fixed his car in two hours using nothing but carb cleaner some servisol super 10 a vacuum cleaner and a few tools.
Total cost of the job was less than a tenner and he bought me some beers.
Main dealers are often the biggest, least knowledgeable rip off merchants out there... |
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"I should charge for this kind of advice
Infact I tell people allsorts of useful tips that could save them thousands. But they simply aren't interested...
Like 'put oil in the engine'
I had a fellow members of the AROC come to me a couple of weeks ago. His car (an Alfa 156 JTDm Sport) was misfiring badly. An Alfa dealer told him (after putting the car on Examiner for the sum of £80) that he needed 4 new injectors, a new inlet manifold and new EGR valve. I ran a diagnostic (using multiecuscan) and found a missfire on cylinder-3 and reduced EGR flow.
I removed the EGR valve, it was sooted up so I cleaned it and free'd the solenoid up, vacuumed the soot from the inlet manifold and cleaned the MAP sensor.
After that I pulled the injector (thank dog for slide hammers!) There was nothing wrong with it. I then checked the wiring plug, the terminals were covered in oil and dirt!
So I fixed his car in two hours using nothing but carb cleaner some servisol super 10 a vacuum cleaner and a few tools.
Total cost of the job was less than a tenner and he bought me some beers.
Main dealers are often the biggest, least knowledgeable rip off merchants out there..."
Was it filled with Low SAPS oil? if not they clog in no time. |
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On a serious note I've have 8 cars blow their brake lines on me in tests....
The next time they would have been used that hard would have been an emergency stop....... |
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"I should charge for this kind of advice
Infact I tell people allsorts of useful tips that could save them thousands. But they simply aren't interested...
Like 'put oil in the engine'
I had a fellow members of the AROC come to me a couple of weeks ago. His car (an Alfa 156 JTDm Sport) was misfiring badly. An Alfa dealer told him (after putting the car on Examiner for the sum of £80) that he needed 4 new injectors, a new inlet manifold and new EGR valve. I ran a diagnostic (using multiecuscan) and found a missfire on cylinder-3 and reduced EGR flow.
I removed the EGR valve, it was sooted up so I cleaned it and free'd the solenoid up, vacuumed the soot from the inlet manifold and cleaned the MAP sensor.
After that I pulled the injector (thank dog for slide hammers!) There was nothing wrong with it. I then checked the wiring plug, the terminals were covered in oil and dirt!
So I fixed his car in two hours using nothing but carb cleaner some servisol super 10 a vacuum cleaner and a few tools.
Total cost of the job was less than a tenner and he bought me some beers.
Main dealers are often the biggest, least knowledgeable rip off merchants out there...
Was it filled with Low SAPS oil? if not they clog in no time."
He's coming back next week and I'm changing all his fluids. I'll be using Miller's 5w40 ester blended oil. It's a low mileage car, literally been used for going shopping and short journeys. As you're bound to be aware, that kills modern diesel engines. I'll also delete the ECU's learned parameters and take it for a proper Italian tune up along the M1 |
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"I should charge for this kind of advice
Infact I tell people allsorts of useful tips that could save them thousands. But they simply aren't interested...
Like 'put oil in the engine'
I had a fellow members of the AROC come to me a couple of weeks ago. His car (an Alfa 156 JTDm Sport) was misfiring badly. An Alfa dealer told him (after putting the car on Examiner for the sum of £80) that he needed 4 new injectors, a new inlet manifold and new EGR valve. I ran a diagnostic (using multiecuscan) and found a missfire on cylinder-3 and reduced EGR flow.
I removed the EGR valve, it was sooted up so I cleaned it and free'd the solenoid up, vacuumed the soot from the inlet manifold and cleaned the MAP sensor.
After that I pulled the injector (thank dog for slide hammers!) There was nothing wrong with it. I then checked the wiring plug, the terminals were covered in oil and dirt!
So I fixed his car in two hours using nothing but carb cleaner some servisol super 10 a vacuum cleaner and a few tools.
Total cost of the job was less than a tenner and he bought me some beers.
Main dealers are often the biggest, least knowledgeable rip off merchants out there...
Was it filled with Low SAPS oil? if not they clog in no time.
He's coming back next week and I'm changing all his fluids. I'll be using Miller's 5w40 ester blended oil. It's a low mileage car, literally been used for going shopping and short journeys. As you're bound to be aware, that kills modern diesel engines. I'll also delete the ECU's learned parameters and take it for a proper Italian tune up along the M1 "
The irony of Rudolf Diesel's idea that it be very rugged and simple for poor people / harsh environments now means they're more fragile than a diva.... |
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"I should charge for this kind of advice
Infact I tell people allsorts of useful tips that could save them thousands. But they simply aren't interested...
Like 'put oil in the engine'
I had a fellow members of the AROC come to me a couple of weeks ago. His car (an Alfa 156 JTDm Sport) was misfiring badly. An Alfa dealer told him (after putting the car on Examiner for the sum of £80) that he needed 4 new injectors, a new inlet manifold and new EGR valve. I ran a diagnostic (using multiecuscan) and found a missfire on cylinder-3 and reduced EGR flow.
I removed the EGR valve, it was sooted up so I cleaned it and free'd the solenoid up, vacuumed the soot from the inlet manifold and cleaned the MAP sensor.
After that I pulled the injector (thank dog for slide hammers!) There was nothing wrong with it. I then checked the wiring plug, the terminals were covered in oil and dirt!
So I fixed his car in two hours using nothing but carb cleaner some servisol super 10 a vacuum cleaner and a few tools.
Total cost of the job was less than a tenner and he bought me some beers.
Main dealers are often the biggest, least knowledgeable rip off merchants out there...
Was it filled with Low SAPS oil? if not they clog in no time.
He's coming back next week and I'm changing all his fluids. I'll be using Miller's 5w40 ester blended oil. It's a low mileage car, literally been used for going shopping and short journeys. As you're bound to be aware, that kills modern diesel engines. I'll also delete the ECU's learned parameters and take it for a proper Italian tune up along the M1
The irony of Rudolf Diesel's idea that it be very rugged and simple for poor people / harsh environments now means they're more fragile than a diva...."
Sadly very true.
If he has any more issues I'll do what I did with mine. Delete the EGR valve, blank it off, delete the swirl flaps and clean the inlet manifold out. Problem solved. |
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Cant see why any sane or otherwise people would go to these tossers one of our lease cars was sent there by order of the leasing co robbing useless toss bags |
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Quick fit!!!
I wouldn't let them fit dust caps on my car Nope thank you.
Works van always goes to quick fit. Always a fail usually on breaks
Its only quick fit that have ever changed the disks/pads.
I have been quoted £54.85 for MOT-ing my car
but not at Quick fit :P
Craig |
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"just had a phone call from Quick Fit, sorry sir but cant mot your car this Monday as parts haven't arrive for our computer, wonder how they ever coped in the old days lol"
Check out Halfords as their mot is £35 instead of £54 last year I paid £27.50
But I get your point, in those days they used typewriters or wrote it out maybe  |
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"Quick fit!!!
I wouldn't let them fit dust caps on my car Nope thank you.
Works van always goes to quick fit. Always a fail usually on breaks
Its only quick fit that have ever changed the disks/pads.
I have been quoted £54.85 for MOT-ing my car
but not at Quick fit :P
Craig"
I wouldn't use kwik fit either just a bunch if rip of merchants. As someone said, independent garages are cheaper though Halfords is £35 |
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"just had a phone call from Quick Fit, sorry sir but cant mot your car this Monday as parts haven't arrive for our computer, wonder how they ever coped in the old days lol
Check out Halfords as their mot is £35 instead of £54 last year I paid £27.50
But I get your point, in those days they used typewriters or wrote it out maybe "
You're joking right?!
Halfrauds are just as bad as Quick Shit!
£16 for a pair of their regular H7 bulbs. Bulbs that regularly come at the bottom of performance tests?!
I'll continue to use the garage I've used for the past ten years (their MOT's are still only £35). |
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