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what exactly is involved in a service, i have always thought that its
fuel filter
pollen filter (if your car has one)
air filter
spark plugs and/or leads
oil
all fluids
and a check up...
if thats all why cant we service our cars outselves?

Well.. most of us do.. you generally only take the car to be serviced at a VW dealer if it's still under warrenty or if you don't really have a clue about cars.

tupac2makaveli71 wrote:if thats all why cant we service our cars outselves?

no one says you can't do it yourself?

i would of had a go before but probably would have failed miserably but i took a evening class and they teach you all that stuff

i'll quite happily do all the simple stuff on my car now

so service is ALLLL i mentioned b4 and nothing else?

couple more item...check tyre pressure and tread, ajust brakes if not self aj, check and ajust handbrake and check all lights /wipers etc work

nothing too tricky on a mk2...easy sat morning job

saves me £100 labour!!!!!!

if you wanted to do it on your car then i'm sure we can talk you through any probs although as steveo said it's all really simple...only thing there which is just slightly more complicated is doing the oil and i'd be tempted to take it to quickfit or something for the oil personally anyway as it's a pain of a job without a hydraulic lift....plus you're gonna spend the same amount buying oil as a garage would charge to put in top quality oil and do the labour (just gotta ignore all the stuff that they say NEEDS doing on your car lol)

oils easy, drain from the bottom, fill from the top and u know what i have to say, mk2 adam u always help me out, you are a REAL asset to this forum and i have to commembrate your participationa nd helpign people who need help, dont get me wrong you all help out loads, i just noticed tat mk2 adam helps out and his help stands out, anyway thanks everyone who helps new people like me on their way to becoming experienced individuals like your selves

Well, hope you get on ok with it The only reasons that VW say it has to be serviced by them is to ensure the work is carried out properly if the car is under warrenty, and to make a nice steady source of income for themselves! It's a doddle to do otherwise, just check everything that might be wrong and repair as necessary

tupac2makaveli71 wrote:mk2 adam u always help me out, you are a REAL asset to this forum and i have to commembrate your participationa nd helpign people who need help

awww shucks lol

when i 1st came on the forum i thought the same way about groovy carrot, becoming a bit of a veteran around here now so always try to help if possible and have been trying to boost the mk2 section a bit too, think we get more posts than the mk3 section now which is cool

p.s helps that you're a fellow mk2 blue hatch too

Aww Well, don't we all just think the world of each other today Seriously though, tis a nice place this, everyone's very helpful and it does help to have a few people who have been there and done it hanging around.. I could name countless people here who've helped me out.. but I fear it may all get a bit emotional Suffice to say, there are a number of people here who seem to have endless knowledge of all things polo, and they're damn useful people.. I'm just hoping now that the scirocco scene is anything like as good.

yeh gc is just as great, such a generous guyyy!!!! aww UK-POLOS THE BEST POLO FORUM IN THE WORLDDDD