servicing

Hi, sorry if this has been asked before, but as a new comer to this forum am after some advice re servicing of a 1 year old seat altea 1.9 tdi reference. The car is due its first service,I have contacted Thompson and thompson who have quoted me £170 ,after looking at the service book there...

Ok Quick question What is included on the following services pls for the Cupra and PD170 FR only please 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 60k

Hi guys/girls, Since i bought my car last year i do not know how long its been since it has had a service. So now i want to put it in for one. Unfortunately there isnt any SH with the car. What kind of things should i have checked? Thanks Ross

I want to service my own V5 but have a few questions about it. First of all it's the 150bhp 10 valve version (with the leads on the engine cover). These might sound like silly questions but i want to make sure i have absolutely everything i need before i start to service the car. I am used to...

Hi, I have got a 51 reg 1.9tdi 110 and it has got 75,000 miles on the clock.I have looked in my service manual and I am a bit confused when it comes to the cambelt change.It had it done when it had 57,000 miles on the clock which relates to the 90,000km it says in the book.Has this engine got an...

As I am intending servicing my Cupra over Christmas I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on what's best - a garage/dealer doing it or doing it myself? It will only be a basic service (plugs, oil, filters etc.) As I see it there a few pros and cons of each. Doing it myself is obviously...

Had our 1.9 reference sport diesel serviced today .. 07 plate 20k service .. we had a price given to us a few weeks ago for £192 .. anyway received a phone call saying as the car is 2 yrs old in march do we want the brake fluid done?.. £50 odd plus vat and also the pollen filter was dirty...

I recently bought a Leon 02 1.8T 20v and am giving it a service. In the service information it recommends checking for faults with the diagnostic tool. As far as I can tell the car is fine and I have no faults shown on my dashboard. Is it still worth having a diagnostic done. I have seen...

HI guys. I popped into my local stealeer to book my 06 TDi FR in for its 40k service and was quoted £295!!! Er.... I didnt think it would be THAT much!! yikes.. So anyone know anywhere in Leicester or nearby, dont mind travelling a lil to get i done. Also any advntages to having it serviced...

The first annual service is due on my girlfriends Ibiza 1.4 DAB at the end of the month. Can anyone tell me how much this is going to cost? The car was bought from Jennings in Middlesbrough and will most likely be going back there for the service unless someone can recommend somewhere else.

Had my Altea XL in for its 10k service. When collected the dealer advised they had upgraded / updated the ECU due to a known issue with hesitancy. I said I hadn't encountered this but quite happy for the car to be kept "up to date" as it were with upgrades. Is there anywhere , either on here...

Just had a bit of a shock, just phoned my local Seat dealer for my 20k service just to be told it would come to £350 :blink: What the hell is that all about, even my Toyota Celica on a major service was a lot less than that!!!! Tell me this dealer is off his head, surely it doesn't cost £350...

Hello all, car is out of warranty so will be servicing it myself like my other previous cars. Few questions: There is a sub frams or something? So can't get to the drain plug? I saw a photo somewhere on here of an oil pumper, where can I get one from? How easy is it to drain and fill the...

When I got recovered by the AA the other week due to CV joint failure I was have a chat with the AA man who used to work for VW as a techie and owned a Touran 2.0tdi 140. Anyway I mentioned that I thought it was a con that VW engines can go 20k for an oil service where as Seat only 10k. The guy...

Just enquired about the cost of servicing for my Ibiza fr TDI. Its only done about 14500 miles. Price I was given was £170 for the servicing and a further £48 for brake fluid change! Think this is a bit steep, especially for the brake fluid change! whats peoples opinions on this? Anyone know...

Did anyone else get this as part of a finance deal back in/around May sort of time? I did, but I don't seem to have any proof of this, and it's coming up to my first service (next weekend). What can/should I do? If anyone Does have any proof... what form is it in?

Anyone recommend places to have my car serviced in sth london (eltham area) which will be cheaper than dealer and will keep my warranty intact. cheers

Hi, Just bought a 2004 Leon Tdi150 cupra with 62000 miles on the clock. It has a service record showing services at ... 9582 18916 29328 37584 47083 56835 When I turn the ignition on its now showing servce in 200 miles, is this correct? I would have thought the next...

I have recently had my Fabia Vrs serviced at my Stealers 20k 2yrs £286 and in April my wife's mk2 Leon 1.9tdi £ 226 quid 1st service. So my father has a fr tdi 170, he phones me up last night to tell me he is getting his done with same stealers for £137 after he told them he could get it done...

I know this has been covered so many times before but I still can't get my head around it! My FR TFSI is approaching its first service, my local dealer Amethyst has quoted £200 and the next nearest, Droitwich, has quoted £150. I can't understand why there is a £50 difference especially...