Q on Change Oil and Speedometer

[sprex]

Hi Guys,

I recently bought a second hand car (96 Galant) and I'm a new driver (barely a month) and I dont have indepth knowledge when it come to cars.. So here it goes, basically i have 2 questions:

1. I have a problem with my speedometer, the dial isnt moving. Can somebody please give me an estimate of how much will I be spending to have it fixed or can somebody give me instructions in checking what is causing the problem? I read it in some of the threads here that the culprit might be the cable?

and

2. What's the average price of Change Oil?


me,
Chris

[OTEP]

Change oil depends on the oil you use.

Basic oil is around Php430/4 liters (check how many liters your engine needs, its in the manual). Replacement oil filter is around Php150.00 (the price goes up depending on the size of oil filter your vehicle has or if you use original oil filter$$$).

Shell has oil change packages. Typically Php1,500.00 or around that figure.

If you haven't changed the fuel filter and air filter, now would be a good time to do so, too. Air filter is just a do it yourself affair. Open airbox, remove old filter, insert new one. Otherwise, service stations put a labor charge of Php50.00 on this service alone.

[sprex]

Thanks Otep!

Can you please suggest on what will I do with my speedometer problem?

Thanks,
Chris

[puroy]

Shell Maya offers semi-syn oil + oil filter + labor for 1668 only. They also accept creditcards. hth

[OTEP]

Naku sorry po, electronic yung speedo ko. Mahal yung sensor Php2,500++. Expect the cable to be much cheaper. PM mo si GlennSter. May stock sila ng mga speedo cables sa tindahan. Baka may magkasya. Pwede mo na din ipatingin dun kung Q.C. area ka. Btw, they also do oil changes.

[sprex]

Thanks for the replies!

I got the car nung last saturday, before that, na test drive namin ng bro ko nag momove ung speedometer pero nung monday d na gumagalaw...

[Galactus]

Kung ok pa ang cable, VSS na yan. Pero most probably, nahugot lang yung cable. Your friendly mechanic sa suking talyer can do that in a cinch

[Vinsanity]

Shell Maya offers semi-syn oil + oil filter + labor for 1668 only. They also accept creditcards. hth

Question po: any type of oil ba yan? Pwede ba Shell Helix Plus diyan?

http://www.shell.com/home/PlainPageS...nder_0504.html

[1D4LV]

Question po: any type of oil ba yan? Pwede ba Shell Helix Plus diyan?

http://www.shell.com/home/PlainPageS...nder_0504.html

1668 is yung helix na dilaw.
afaik, 2200 yung helix plus.

[Vinsanity]

sir, pano po kung full synthetic? same price pa din po kaya?

[1D4LV]

sir, pano po kung full synthetic? same price pa din po kaya?

hindi, nasa 3000 ata... not sure ha?

[Vinsanity]

ah ok! 4k na siguro to be sure. Meron din ako nakita sa Shell sa J.P. Rizal na mas mura change oil nila, not sure though kung meron pa din yun promo nila.

[speedyfix]

full syn oil change promo in my sig

[ralphs]

Thanks for the replies!

I got the car nung last saturday, before that, na test drive namin ng bro ko nag momove ung speedometer pero nung monday d na gumagalaw...

most likely cable (mechanical) yung driver ng speedo mo. and since na-test drive mo na working, i suspect tinanggal yan nung pinagbilihan mo para hindi na gumalaw ang mileage. nakalimutan siguro ibalik nung kinuha mo na yung unit. if this is the case, all you need to do is to find that dangling cable under the hood and snap it in place.