Mat Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 Are we required to get all servicing done by Citroen to keep the 3 year manufacturer warranty valid?
wozza Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 As long as Citroen official parts are used no. You can go to a specialist or something for the servicing. No manufacturer is allowed to force there servicing on you by law to withhold the warranty now.
kfk Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 True.........but if you have warranty defects you will have to book them in with your dealer on another day instead of possibly getting them done along with the service. Additionally if your vehicle is subject to any service updates they wont be carried out either. I Wont Knock other garages because there are many good ones out there. However, i can't do a 'proper service on a modern Ford, Vauxhall, BMW's......or even Peugeot.......because we dont have the correct service data and diagnostic equipment the main agent has.......so how can they service a Citroen properly? Now i agree the 'nuts & bolts' are easy enough to do, but some of these cars have got in excess of 25 computers......are they going to get check, i very much doubt it. As i've said in other posts, its amazing the number of garages that ring us for technical advice for the simplest of repairs........and then of course the common one...'can you tell me the torque wrench settings for the Headbolts on......' - There Havin a Laugh.....join the library borrow a book!
Welshguy Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Probably a good idea to shop around, and take everything kfk said into account.
Mat Posted January 15, 2007 Author Posted January 15, 2007 Cheers chaps I'm booked in at my local Citroen for my 20k, plus some warranty work. My enquiry was purely to answer an arguement at work (which, thanks to you, i have won :P )
kfk Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Incidently, came into work today and another garage has rung asking for advice. His problem.....He's got a C8 HDI with fuel additive problems.........he's got a snap on scanner but doesnt know anything about the system......he wants me to impart my knowledge for nothing.....now i'm pretty easy going and i'll help most, but I dont have the time to solve another Garages problems, i've enough of my own. Anyhow, I politely gave him Citroens Technical line Number @ £1.00 a minute and he swore at me. I dont think people realise but when i ring Citroen we have to pay £22.50 regardless of length of call. By chance his name was Fred, wonder if he's the original 'Fred in a Shed' or an imposter?
Rich_Eason Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Citroen charge £22.50 for their workshops to contact them? That is mad.... KFK, is there no way you can get back at the garages by asking them a question along the lines of the olde "stripey paint", "a bubble for a spirit level" or "a long wait?" questions? They always go down well. I seem to remember I confused the hell out of a work collegue (who was more experienced than me) if he knew where I could get a Radiator Cap for a VW Beetle. He was quite busy for a while. :P
cyberandy Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Are we required to get all servicing done by Citroen to keep the 3 year manufacturer warranty valid? what about oil change?i have a vtr+ 1.6hdi it has done 4000 miles and would like to do an oil change probably fully synthetic. do you have to use total oil for the warrenty?
Rich_Eason Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Oil of the same API/ACEA/SAE spec. Read your book for details.
ham's c4vts Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 what about oil change?i have a vtr+ 1.6hdi it has done 4000 miles and would like to do an oil change probably fully synthetic. do you have to use total oil for the warrenty?Total oil (fully Synthetic Quartz 9000?) and genuine oil filter from the Citroen parts department arnt too expensive, about £35 for 6 litres and filter for my C4
Stuey Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 is it worth changing the oil and filter regulally then do you think?? my car has done just over 10K but it is only a 1.4 so isnt under as much pressure as the 180 VTS's??
CoolCarbon Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 is it worth changing the oil and filter regularly then do you think?? Always worth it, I've never had any sort of major motor failure in 37 years of motoring apart from the recent catastrophe with the Bike in my Avatar, though that was a manufacturing defect... :blink: I have always changed the Oil and Filter more often than the recommended interval....works for my Bikes & Cars... :lol:
Stuey Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 when the motor finds its way home in a couple of weeks I might have a go at changing the oil and filter. Or maybe I could offer Ham a cup of tea and a choccy biscuit and he will come and do it for me wink wink nudge nudge Ham :blink: I make very good tea!
C4VTS Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 is it worth changing the oil and filter regulally then do you think?? my car has done just over 10K but it is only a 1.4 so isnt under as much pressure as the 180 VTS's?? It's not worth it really, just throwing your money away. As long as you stick to the recommended service intervals there should be no problem. If it aint broken don't fix it. :blink:
ham's c4vts Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 I would of thought its the other way around Stu, youll have to work the 1.4 harder than the 2.0 to get it up to legal road speeds, meaning the 2.0 does it easier :blink: :lol:.Well Stu if your not planning on keeping it then dont bother to change oil and filter, just wait till service intervals, im still changing mine every 4000 miles :huh:, just 12500 for mine or 20000 for yours in 2 years is a long time for oil imo, not so bad if its up and down to motorway all day like Z3M, but when your car is used mostly on short runs.
Rich_Eason Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 It's not worth it really, just throwing your money away. Nor very green! In the greener society we are all required to live in, my local council will have an eppy if I left out engine oil for them to take away every 4000miles, either that or come home to find 5 litres of oil stroon across the road (more likely).
Stuey Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 I do intend n keeping my car for another year to 18 months. I am not going to sell it until I have paid the loan off I bought it with. Ham, thinking about it I do have to give it more guns to get it up to speed quickly. It is being fixed now and should be back for the end of the month. Its first service is due in about 6 months, hardly seems worth doing it now. As for the enviroment, sod it. A bit controversial but I am only here for so long and I want to enjoy my time. The only really bad thing I do is drive and I enjoy it, so im not going to stop. If public transport wasnt more expensive than driving, went anywhere near I need to go and you can find a seat I may consider it but until that day the car is staying. A bit off topic but thats what happens if you try and be an enviro-mentalist around me :)
ham's c4vts Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Nor very green! In the greener society we are all required to live in, my local council will have an eppy if I left out engine oil for them to take away every 4000miles, either that or come home to find 5 litres of oil stroon across the road (more likely). Surely you can take it to your local tip?Our tip had an oil bank where you dispose of the used oil. "Nor very green?"whats that all about, is it another dig at me? nit picking because ive either missplelt something or missed a word out?i thought this was a decent forum for help and advice, not school yard slanging. Have i offened you?
Stuey Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 I dont think it was a dig at you Ham.It was more a general statement that in this climate we live in you have to be careful what we do with everything. You can get fined for puting plastic bottles in the glass recycling bin for the love of all thats un-holy. Not to fuel the fire but isnt synthetic oil not made from anything out of the ground anyway.
Rich_Eason Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Surely you can take it to your local tip?Our tip had an oil bank where you dispose of the used oil. "Nor very green?"whats that all about, is it another dig at me? nit picking because ive either missplelt something or missed a word out?i thought this was a decent forum for help and advice, not school yard slanging. Have i offened you? Errrr not that I was aware of? I'm not diggin at anyone... :) I was just continuing on from what had been said in the previous post.... We can take it to the tip, however its not very big and gets absolutly rammed and turns into a battle ground. The nearest one to that is 9 miles and dont fancy travel too far with all that oil rolling around. We have an option to leave it for collection. However the last time I arrainged for something to be collected (laser printer) I came home and it had been smashed and was lying in the middle of the road.
bill03 Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 ham's_c4vts. I think you have misunderstood Rich's comment. "Nor very green" means "As well as what you said it's also not very green". In common use and I'm sure it's not a dig on anything you said.
ham's c4vts Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Errrr not that I was aware of? I'm not diggin at anyone... :) I was just continuing on from what had been said in the previous post.... We can take it to the tip, however its not very big and gets absolutly rammed and turns into a battle ground. The nearest one to that is 9 miles and dont fancy travel too far with all that oil rolling around. We have an option to leave it for collection. However the last time I arrainged for something to be collected (laser printer) I came home and it had been smashed and was lying in the mioddle of the roadWhat i'm getting at is that every time ive posted recently, You've had to try to put me right or as i feel you've had a dig for what ive said even though ive not slagged anyone off or made bad comments. :) ham's_c4vts. I think you have misunderstood Rich's comment. "Nor very green" means "As well as what you said it's also not very green". In common use and I'm sure it's not a dig on anything you said.As for saying that im not being green because i change my oil every 4000 miles, well surpose we shouldnt be driving our cars then, as thats not exactly green is it ? i go on a few car and other forums and never come across bickering on those. it doesnt look good to new people who join the forum.ive was slaggedoff a while ago in a post,i was told i had done a calculation wrong, but it turned out to be correct but i never got an appology for their mistake!
Rich_Eason Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Ham - cut some slack... :) You have misunderstood the message I have put across...thats all. I am not intentionally having a dig at you or anyone on here. Besides which if I would its not exactly a nice thing to do. If I disagree with something you have said, I am quite entitled to put across my point of view as much as I would expect you to if you disagreed with me. However if you decide to take offence to me questioning your point view that is for you to deal with. Not one of any of my posts are intentionally trying to wind people up nor would I intentionally try to correct people, half the time I don’t know the answer, however I am willing to help/contribute to the forum where i can. This isn’t a forum for playing the “I know more than you game” ,the only games I play is Rugby and attempt to play snooker. I enjoy contributing to the forum, not playing silly games. As for changing the oil that is exactly what I was saying, by changing oil at 4000miles it isn’t green. I am not picking on you, I’m sorry if that’s how you see my contribution to the forums. If you still think I'm a to**er then all I can say is choose not to read my contributions.... :)
ham's c4vts Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 No i dont think your a to**er at all, and i dont claim to know every thing, im only here to help give and also receive information from this forum. But it does feel like "i know more that you game" at times on here, like the tyre wear post, you had to put me right as i didnt put "if looked after properly" at the end of my post why? :) . Obviously they will if looked after, the person only asked about tyre wear not to go on with a rant about other road users tyre conditions. And what meant cut some slack?, im not the one picking fault with what people have put and quoting what they say all of the time its not constructive to the forum, i do like reading yours and others posts! :DCan we all get back to helpful, usefull posting? :) :)
Rich_Eason Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 It was a re-iteration of an important point, that was all. Some people think tyres look after themselves and thus people obviously think they need zero maintainance, hence the following post. Cut some slack = take a chill pill = relax = calm down :) Again all I'll say... I'm not picking on anyone, I'm not showing off trying to out do peoples knowledge or play silly games and certainly not a bully. :) :D
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