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petemillis · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 709 Location: Brighton, UK

Right, in the past I have always extolled the virtues of Kwik Fit for oil changes - where else can you get 7 litres of Mobil semi-synth, and a filter, and the labour for under £30.

However, I would like to tell what happened a few weeks back. I went into my usual KF for an oil and filter change on a Delica. Watched the bloke drain old oil, replace filter, refill and all that. Handed over my money and went to drive out. The manager (good bloke called Dave) chased after me and asked me to pull back into the garage area so he could check the oil level. He noticed on the job sheet that the guy had only put 4.5 litres. Dave topped it up with a further 3 litres to get it onto the midpoint of the markings on the dipstick.

Anyway, I have just done my second oil change myself on a Delica. Genuine Mitsu filter and sump plug washer £30, almost 7.5 litres of Miller Semi Synth at £21 for 5 litres.....total £61.50!!!!! It's only about £10 more for Mitsubishi to do it!
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1995 Delica Space Gear Exceed (PE8W) in LaGuardia silver with chrome tints and BIG round things.

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hairyben · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 15:15 Post subject:

ouch, could have been bad.

Also, overfilling the oil in a diesel can be deadly, not like a petrol where it just gets burnt off.

told you about my local kwit-fit- insisted I needed a GT type tyre despite the other 3 being M+S Rolling Eyes

pete- did you get my PM about the air filter?
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petemillis · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 709 Location: Brighton, UK

Hairy, you have PM.......at last!
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1995 Delica Space Gear Exceed (PE8W) in LaGuardia silver with chrome tints and BIG round things.

Marc · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 17:13 Post subject:

Sounds like the sort of thing KF at shoreham do pete......what am i on about they do do it!!!! and drain the front diff instead of the ruddy oil sump Mad

suffice to say that was the last time i used them!!

Marc 8)

**must hook up pete**
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chiefie · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 20:10 Post subject:

at least they didn't drain the a/t fluid, i have heard this happend, more than once!!!!!!
then refil the engine Shocked

14.5 litres of oil in then tried to start it, oh my god Shocked

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