Rubberknees said:
Old girl due for oil and filter change. As you folks know not too mobile these days and no one available to take out and refit drain plug. Had in shed a syphon thing that claimed to pump up engine oil from through dip stick pipe. Have in past long ago used these on a commercial scale with electric pumps. This was a hand one, any way warmed engine to thin oil, tried with pipe that came with it, way to thin to suck up oil so change for some 10mm dia plastic plumbers piping and you know what out came the oil like a good un. Took 3 or 4mins sat on a chair pumping away ( must have looked bit weird for any body looking from behind:D:D). Filter swapped over new oil in and away I went.
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Your all over TicTok.the Rotherham wa#ker:D:D:oops:
 
Rubberknees said:
thats the killer.. main stealers especially, even if they do the work, you can't be sure its been done well, that they remembered to replace the filter etc
I'll never forget i took a car to a dealers once, to maintain warranty. I complained they didnt change the air filter (car had done around 50,000 miles) but he told me it wasn't due until 70k!!! FFS I checked it myself and it was solid black gunge, no clue how the engine was running
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I once wrote my initials on oil and fuel filters years ago. When I collected car was told everything changed sir. My reply was its fantastic how you've managed to write my name on the filters like the old ones. There were many apologies as I stood and watched them being changed. Never went back and have always tried to do my own ever since.[/QUOTE]
 
tomcat59alan said:
I once wrote my initials on oil and fuel filters years ago. When I collected car was told everything changed sir. My reply was its fantastic how you've managed to write my name on the filters like the old ones. There were many apologies as I stood and watched them being changed. Never went back and have always tried to do my own ever since.
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The Ford stealer in Birkenhead had a terrible reputation, they paid their mechs on how much they did in a day so a "service" was just a stamp in the book.a friend dropped his car off one morning and picked it up late in the afternoon was told that everything had been done,he commented on the driving ability of their staff as they had managed to park it precisely where he left it,when they went on the defence he pointed out the chalk marks on the wheels and the road /kerb.the car hadn't moved.:mad::mad:
 
Booo :( get some time to look at my lpg leak while it's dry and not too cold. It's not been on gas fire ages and has decided it won't switch over!!

Last i managed to get the spark plugs changed
 
Rubberknees said:
Old girl due for oil and filter change. As you folks know not too mobile these days and no one available to take out and refit drain plug. Had in shed a syphon thing that claimed to pump up engine oil from through dip stick pipe. Have in past long ago used these on a commercial scale with electric pumps. This was a hand one, any way warmed engine to thin oil, tried with pipe that came with it, way to thin to suck up oil so change for some 10mm dia plastic plumbers piping and you know what out came the oil like a good un. Took 3 or 4mins sat on a chair pumping away ( must have looked bit weird for any body looking from behind:D:D). Filter swapped over new oil in and away I went.
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Tomcat got one recently, iirc. Got to be nicer than syphoning it out.
 
Rubberknees said:
thats the killer.. main stealers especially, even if they do the work, you can't be sure its been done well, that they remembered to replace the filter etc
I'll never forget i took a car to a dealers once, to maintain warranty. I complained they didnt change the air filter (car had done around 50,000 miles) but he told me it wasn't due until 70k!!! FFS I checked it myself and it was solid black gunge, no clue how the engine was running
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I once wrote my initials on oil and fuel filters years ago. When I collected car was told everything changed sir. My reply was its fantastic how you've managed to write my name on the filters like the old ones. There were many apologies as I stood and watched them being changed. Never went back and have always tried to do my own ever since.
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I always write the mileage and date on the filter.

P38 a bit tricky as it is just the cartridge.
 
tomcat59alan said:
The Ford stealer in Birkenhead had a terrible reputation, they paid their mechs on how much they did in a day so a "service" was just a stamp in the book.a friend dropped his car off one morning and picked it up late in the afternoon was told that everything had been done,he commented on the driving ability of their staff as they had managed to park it precisely where he left it,when they went on the defence he pointed out the chalk marks on the wheels and the road /kerb.the car hadn't moved.:mad::mad:
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Same thing happened to my stepfather and then when he reached the counter he realised he'd forgotten to drop the keys off as they were still in his pocket. That was Ford in Aylesbury.
 
tomcat59alan said:
Not me mate,I've got a 12v pump I've had for years when Mercedes decide to stop putting drain plugs on their engines,do they still do that?
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My old Merc had a modified sump to give it a drain plug. Wasn't sure if it was a factory replacement part or not, but the merc dealer I used didn't bat an eye at it.
 
tomcat59alan said:
Not me mate,I've got a 12v pump I've had for years when Mercedes decide to stop putting drain plugs on their engines,do they still do that?
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Could have sworn it was you. Still, my memory with names isn't good. Someone on here got one!

... Or maybe you found yours after 4 years and gave it a go? Cannot remember!
 
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