Van service today

[tench0771]

Had the van in for service was told £260 so turned up they then said it’s the big one due £460 ? got it d sorted they found a oil leak from crank case £800 but said they do 30%off so £550 mot due they said no charge for mot and knocked a bit off the service so only charged me £400 had better days ??. Vivaro 1.6cdti 25k on clock

 

[Chris34]

Had the van in for service was told £260 so turned up they then said it’s the big one due £460 ? got it d sorted they found a oil leak from crank case £800 but said they do 30%off so £550 mot due they said no charge for mot and knocked a bit off the service so only charged me £400 had better days ??. Vivaro 1.6cdti 25k on clock

Is this one of those brain tester puzzles where we have to work out how much it cost you in total? I've had a couple so it's a hard one to crack but I'm guessing £950? £550 for the crank case and £400 for the service?

Whatever it is, sounds bad that for only 25k on the clock. I recently had the head skimmed, new gasket fitted, full oil change, coolant change, new heater matrix and a new cam belt and it came to less than £1,500. I thought that was a was a really good price though.

 

[marlowswindows]

Is this one of those brain tester puzzles where we have to work out how much it cost you in total? I've had a couple so it's a hard one to crack but I'm guessing £950? £550 for the crank case and £400 for the service?

Whatever it is, sounds bad that for only 25k on the clock. I recently had the head skimmed, new gasket fitted, full oil change, coolant change, new heater matrix and a new cam belt and it came to less than £1,500. I thought that was a was a really good price though.

I don't know either but I can tell you how much it would cost you to replace both turbos at 35k miles. **** vans sorry to offend

 

[tench0771]

How much for the turbos ?

 

[tench0771]

Is this one of those brain tester puzzles where we have to work out how much it cost you in total? I've had a couple so it's a hard one to crack but I'm guessing £950? £550 for the crank case and £400 for the service?

Whatever it is, sounds bad that for only 25k on the clock. I recently had the head skimmed, new gasket fitted, full oil change, coolant change, new heater matrix and a new cam belt and it came to less than £1,500. I thought that was a was a really good price though.

Yes £400 service £550 crank seal ?

 

[marlowswindows]

How much for the turbos ?

£2700 with my turbo sent off to be refurbished vauxhall wanted 5k

But they should be going at 35000 miles.

Honestly if it is a bi turbo sell it whilst it's good

 

[Pjj]

£2700 with my turbo sent off to be refurbished vauxhall wanted 5k

But they should be going at 35000 miles.

Honestly if it is a bi turbo sell it whilst it's good

Ime assuming it’s the 1.6 engine ? They are renowned for this issue.

 

[Part Timer]

@Paul Chamberlain here's someone's experience of the 1.6 Traffic

 

[scottish cleaning service]

Had the van in for service was told £260 so turned up they then said it’s the big one due £460 ? got it d sorted they found a oil leak from crank case £800 but said they do 30%off so £550 mot due they said no charge for mot and knocked a bit off the service so only charged me £400 had better days ??. Vivaro 1.6cdti 25k on clock

Aye, mechanics will be millionaires in the future. Started servicing my van myself, not that difficult.

 

[marlowswindows]

Ime assuming it’s the 1.6 engine ? They are renowned for this issue.

Yes 1.6

I bought the van before little girl arrived and we'd just bought a house I ended up losing 7k on that van.

Stay away personally a good looking van and brilliant space but just shocking

 

[scottish cleaning service]

Yes 1.6

I bought the van before little girl arrived and we'd just bought a house I ended up losing 7k on that van.

Stay away personally a good looking van and brilliant space but just shocking

German vans seem to be good value and last long. I've had my Crafter for over 10 years now, it had £20k on clock and 18 months old when I bought it. Next year vans will drop in price due to companies going bust. I just heard of a big PVC and window installer going bust after decades in business, the banks get nervous and don't extend overdraught and they quickly have to shut down.

 

[Part Timer]

Yes 1.6

I bought the van before little girl arrived and we'd just bought a house I ended up losing 7k on that van.

Stay away personally a good looking van and brilliant space but just shocking

We had the 2 litre version for many years and apart from wear and tear it did us well. Still going strong 14 years old with 180k miles on the clock. The 1.6 engine is the weak link

 

[ched999uk]

Unfortunately the way we use our vans isn't kind to the turbos. We have heavy loads and have a short drive to the next job then shutoff the engine and the turbo cooks the oil. This then starts to close off the oil outlet from the turbo which restricts the oil flow making the turbo get hotter and cook more oil......

If there is a fully synthetic oil that meets or exceeds the oil spec on your van use it! Fully synthetics can stand the high turbo temps so much better.

 

[Pjj]

Yes 1.6

I bought the van before little girl arrived and we'd just bought a house I ended up losing 7k on that van.

Stay away personally a good looking van and brilliant space but just shocking

The 2.0 version is ok , the 1.6 engin was stressed to much with the twin turbos they only made it for a short time due to the major engine/turbo catastrophic falliers , but it’s not right you should have been put of pocket .

 

[marlowswindows]

German vans seem to be good value and last long. I've had my Crafter for over 10 years now, it had £20k on clock and 18 months old when I bought it. Next year vans will drop in price due to companies going bust. I just heard of a big PVC and window installer going bust after decades in business, the banks get nervous and don't extend overdraught and they quickly have to shut down.

That my friend has nothing to do with overdrafts

Poor management and **** staff I'd say I have 3 friends that have glazing companies and the money that is in it is crazy but when you pay peanuts you get monkeys

 

[tench0771]

Just having a hart attack reading this topic ????

 

[tench0771]

What vans do you guys all run at minit out of interest ??

 

[Part Timer]

What vans do you guys all run at minit out of interest ??

3.5t Fiat Ducato and a Renault Traffic

 

[Crystalalan]

i have a mk2 2 ltr pug expert. Not the best but not the worst. It has 164.000 on the clock but runs nicely no rust. Has had a few electical issues which isn`t that surprising. Having said that it is very easy to repair and cheap for parts. Its also surprisingly economical. Fancy a vito electric next.

 

[Pjj]

MAN TGE, Toyota pro ace , Mercedes’ Vito .

 

[JohnDoeWindows]

I just bought an 18 plate Vivaro 1.6 a month ago and wish I had seen this topic before swapping in my 2 lite Trafic...