car service advice

[OTEP]

For most routine maintenance, I do have some technicians and mechanics. Just remember if you are having it done outside, don't look for one miracle shop to do it all for you.

I have an electrician, a paint&body guy, an interior guy, a mechanic, etc. They are all different and I go to them depending on the problem that needs to be addressed.

For maintenance, my usual mechanic can typically do all the service items and the friendly auto supply is stocked well enough with parts.

[wawayjr18]

thanks bro.. masyado kasi ako worried sa unit ko... every 5k need sya ipaservice sa casa then nung nacompute ko the whole 5 years na under warranty sya aabot ako ng 150k sa service lang. katumbas na ng isang mgandang sasakyan . bro ask ko lang if u know these prices nakuha ko to sa casa nung nggpaservice ako ng 5k..
Motor oil -Php.......
oil filter-Php.......
spark plugs- Php.......
Air filter-Php.........
Fuel Filter -Php..........
AC micro filter -Php..........
Coolant -Php..........
Gear oil -Php..........
Brake fluid -Php..........
Brake cleaner -Php..........
Fuel conditioner -Php..........
Engine treatment -Php..........
P.O.L ????????? -Php.......... bro anu ba tong P.O.L na to?
thanks

[userfriendly]

Is your car still under warranty? If yes, stick to casa service just to preserve your warranty. If out of warranty get it done outside

[OTEP]

what car is that? If it's still under warranty you can try to stick with the dealer for at least a year or two. Unless you drive an extremely complicated car for which the warranty can potentially save you from big expense.

Only thing I got from my warranty were two lousy shock absorbers (la pa 1k ea), lugi ako when I computed all the maintenance work they did on my van then.

[wawayjr18]

sir hyundai 110 po ang unit ko .. small hatchback car lang po un.. ang concern ko lng po ay double ang pricing nila sa casa like nung nagask ako ng tint ng car sa harap sabi nila 3k daw then nung sa labas ako nagtanong 900 lang.. kaya gusto ko sana kung magpapaservice ako sa labas nlng kasi kung sa kanila pinakamahal na service is 15k. then i add pa ung bayad sa insurance ko ... saka parang wala din silbi warranty nila kasi halos lahat pati labor pinababayaran nila

[wawayjr18]

ano po ba unit ng car nyo sir? casa maintained din po ba?

[OTEP]

Once lang ako nag-brand new. 1998 Kia Besta dati. After nun, ayoko na. Ganun din naman, depreciation pa and gastos sa maintenance para ma-keep ang warranty. Eh hilig ko din naman mag-kalikot ng sasakayan. Para ngang yung brand new smell lang ang nakuha kong advantage sa brand new. Tinirik din naman ko nun sasakyan nung mga 1 year old na siya.

Naka-1995 Land Cruiser na ko. Mas luma pero mas reliable pa and cheaper ang maintenance kasi sa labas ko na napapagawa.

Yung tint pwede mo naman pagawa sa labas yun. Hindi naman malalaman ng casa yun, eh.

To give you an idea on the price of parts, heto yung parang lumalabas na nagastos ko para sa 2007 Jazz last month (sorry kung hindi exacto yung price, nasa loob pa ng kotse yung resibo). Saka replacement parts lang gamit ko.

Motor oil -Php 1,500
oil filter-Php 200
spark plugs- Php 95-150/ea x 4
Air filter-Php 200 or 300
Fuel Filter -Php 180
AC micro filter -Php [tinanggal ko na ito, i just use the a/c in recirculation mode. Wala naman ganito yung Land Cruiser, ano yung Jazz, sinuswerte? hehehe] I did keep the old filter in the trunk for reference.
Coolant -Php - [once a year lang ito pinapalitan, so hindi ko pa pinapalitan]
Gear oil -Php - 200/liter [gano ba kadami ang gear oil ng i10 diba ang liit lang nun housing ng transmission nun?]
Brake fluid -Php [di ko na ito pinapalitan, your choice]
Brake cleaner -Php [don't need this either pero Php300/can ata iyan]
Fuel conditioner -Php [biggest bulls$hit product sa casa, hindi mo naman ibobodega yung oto ng matagal and wala naman winter dito]
Engine treatment -Php [another BS product pero moneymaker ng casa, even the manual advises against adding this crap]
P.O.L ????????? -Php [ito yung basahan, liha, at merienda ng mekaniko mo]