Service question about a component in a quote.

[googies]

Hi got a quote today for 30k service, what is the fuel guard? looked it up and see lots of different things, additives to full filtration system type things.

30,000 Mile Service - Seat Toledo 1.9PD TDI

Parts;

Oil @ £32.26 + Vat

Oil Filter @ £5.69 + Vat
Sump Screw @ £0.99 + Vat

Screenwash @ £1.96 + Vat
Fuel Guard @ £7.47 + Vat

Labour;

1.40 Hours @ £42.50 per hour = £59.50 + Vat

Total;

£126.75 Inc Vat

PS: Brake Fluid Service due every two years @ £35.00 Inc Vat - Fluid and Labour.

Supplying my own oil and get air filter too, 40'000 is too long for a change of it.

 

[aceman]

Fuel filter ?!

Although as it is lumped with the screenwash maybe a fuel additive, not sure really.

 

[googies]

Will contact the garage tomorrow and see what they say, waiting on two more quotes, one may ake a day or two, the other not holding hope on a reply so may ring.

Im Not sure as google search didnt bring up anything definate.

 

[muddyboots]

Sounds like some sort of additive or treatment to me. I wouldn't have thought the fuel filter would be changed at 30k (may be wrong though)

In which case, if that's a dealer, I would suspect they may be contravening the handbook (probably states that no additives should be used!)

 

[muddyboots]

Oh and if it's a dealer, and they charge you for screenwash, I wonder if they'll put in the manufacturer-approved stuff that you're supposed to use with fan-type jets... or just the normal blue stuff that everyone else uses

 

[googies]

I just emailed them back to ask about the fuel guard, i dotn want it if it is an additvie as already use DS4 and that might not mix well with another additive!!
I think we are safe in the knowledge that at the price they charging it not the SEAT stuff and i think it does state no additives in the handbook!?

Edit: Got a repply, it is an additive, so along with my own oil, no additive or sceenwash there is a saving of £25!! might boobk it in.

Ps. would it matter if i went over my service time by few 100 miles??

 

[muddyboots]

I *think* for warranty purposes you shouldn't go more than 1000 miles beyond the service schedule. Don't quote me on that though.

 

[Viking]

For warranty purposes, don't go one mile over the servic e interval.

Fuel Guard.

£35.00 for brake fluid change is cheap.

 

[googies]

My intervals are screwed up, 30k is at 26.5K (early 10k when i bought car, done at 7k) and 20k done 500mile early too while already in garage!

£35 not too bad, my own oil, no sceenwash and fuel guard make inclusive of the brake fluid change to £113!

Edit: Comfirmed 13th Aug as date for service, will probably have gone slightly over the period of service bythen, everywhere else wouldnt quote me/didnt reply and one other place hadnt a clue, said less than 150 including brake service which she seemed VERY unsure about, dimwit!

Anyway, £112 inc VAT and Brake fluid service. So not bad!!