Last days with my BELOVED van - The final service | Thomas Nagy
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- My Renault Trafic van is getting a final service before it is going to a new home. A small tear fell as i completed the final interim service on old trusty. The raffle is still going until the 4th November, 2018 and will be drawn on the 5th November, 2018.
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All that hard work and the new owner has parked it up and has never been used since and hasn't been taxed or mot'd since 2019
a small tip when replacing the window wipers don't leave the metal arm up. If for some reason it wants to go back it cracks the window (don't ask how I know that)
I just put a strip of cardboard on the windscreen before changing it - this avoids those "mistakes" :D
I'm an electrician in Baltimore (USA) and I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your video's they are very helpful and enjoyable to watch good luck with your new vans
You forgot the indicator fluid!
Lol.
it's not a BMW.
Naughty
AND the racing stripes :P :D
Did you ever change the cam chain?
Great video Tom. 😎 I have been watching many of your videos. They are interesting with great content, please keep doing them as they are really appreciated.
Please carry on with your great work. 😎
Tell you what who ever gets your van is a lucky bugger you look after that van and it shows cant wait to see your new one keep the vids coming
just saying those Halfords tools aren't half bad. I have spoken to quite a few mechanics and they say they are more durable than snap-on and the fact that they are so easily replaceable is a win for most.
Lifetime warranty with the halfords advance series, for a home mechanic like myself price to performance is second to none, top notch tools as far as im concenerned
Cameron Smith nothing wrong with a Halford’s advanced fully kitted out socket set!
The only problem with Halfords tools is the stigma of the name.
I worked for Halfords when they were owned by Boots (used to be an amazing discount for both companies back then) through the time that they sold out to CVC and stitch everyone over. There was great pride with the staff over the products we sold and the service we gave (It was an awesome branch, twice given flagship status and refurbs in 5 years).
The guarantee on the tools in that time was only used perhaps only dozen times. The tools seldom broke, and if they did it was usually after heavy abuse - pipe used on breaker bars for example. We had a policy of no quibble unless there was absolutely undeniable abuse or fraud.
halfords tools are really good for the home gamer, only broken a socket once but those mechanics that say they are more durable than snap on are talking out of their ass and more than likely trying to convince themselves that their halfords stuff is better than snap on because they can't afford it.
Not bashing people that can't afford it but dont try and convince yourself and others that they are more durable when they aren't.
If you've used halfords on a daily basis and then switched to a few snap on bits you'd know what im talking about.
you've moved on a good van with confidence. fair play to you
Please keep doing occasional videos on your vehicles, I really enjoy them for some reason.
Because, dare I say it, cars are more interesting than electrics :-)
You do right doing regular services, look after your van and it will look after you! I drop the oil & filter on my vans every 5,000, and air & diesel, every 10,000. I’m sure it would be fine doing it half as regular, but can’t get out of the habit now for what it costs 👍
Joe Adamson 10k km is the best interval imo! At that interval with winters in Finland you can start to feel a signifacant change in the viscosity! At 6000-8000km it is still ok in my opinion.. VW long life is what like 30k?? Way too much when the temperatures go in the negatives probably fine for +20-30 year round.
Also do my oil and filter every 5k
I live in Finland too. New Mercedes Vitos has 40k km oil change interval?! That's like 25k miles. In my opinion absolutely ruining engine in no time.
Donated to a great cause , help young people into the industry, good work tom 👍🏻
I’ve got a vw transporter and it’s done around the same mileage. Had few issues lately but works like a horse. 14 years old. And over 220k miles. Love it. Bet you’ll be sad to see it go
hey dude thanks for all your videos! im a machinist who's going into the electrical field. really enjoy your channel! hello from toronto canada
This place was filmed & featured on 5th Gear many years ago Tim Shaw presented it, & it was completely only for self service hire. He took an early Volvo V40 in & did a service, & brake work on it.
Over the years it has changed. It was very clean, & had a pit stop theme to it with painted floors which looked like a race track etc.
Now the part opposite where Tom was working on a four poster ramp has people running seperate business's within the main garage, with their own two poster ramps, & spaces.
That side used to be just floor area divided up with trolley jacks, & axle stands for hire customers to use.
There is a place in Bletchley near Milton Keynes that has the same facilities I think they still allow you to use there tools.
Good for another 1/4 mill miles... Best of luck to the lucky winner...
What a novel idea the service hire bays are...
Well, I would probably drop the oil pan and take a look at the main bearings... and it might need a new clutch sometimes soon - since it's been driven in stop and go traffic the whole life. I would also inspect the oil for metal particles and have a look at blowby since the piston rings might be worn out.
Halfords tools are good tools! I remember snapping a snap on T35 bit on a strut and the halfords one took the beating. 2ft breaker bar on it!
Yes I have been there, & used it after it was featured on 5th Gear. It was cool, painted, & decorated, very clean, & fresh at the time. It had not been open long, & was hoping to attract more customers in, & fill the spaces.
I share a similar attitude to Tom, do the job properly and have the satisfaction in knowing you've done it right. If you properly look after an engine it will last a hell of a long time.
that is the only time I have ever heard of a lift hire place, it is a great idea
Last time I changed the wipers on my car, took me half an hour and I smashed the windscreen. I'm envious watching you do it in 15 seconds
Updated van tour when the new ones kitted out please!!!!
Great video Tom 👍🏻 I change my oil and filter every 10.000 miles and never had a blown engine 😊
Where’s the live draw video?
There is also "This is your Garage" in Oxford. Same thing, but they also have Toolkits to use.
Bought my mk4 Astravan Sportive at 48,000 miles, it’s now done 150,000 I’ve changed the oil twice and nothing else !. It runs as sweat as a nut, starts first time everyday and still as reliable as the day I got it !.
New to channel, working my way through your channel during lockdown, big Clive recommended you so popped over and it’s great 👍. I’m a spark to trade but ended up in marine engineering, getting my hand dirty all the time 🤦🏼♂️.Watching your content and wished I’d progressed into more domestic stuff .Hope your safe and well in these crazy times.
Excellent work. I’ve got the same van and I want to do my own service next time. Mine’s 8 years old and I work local, I’ve only done 60,000 miles. I get it serviced every 2 years as recommended by Renault. Just had a service and all they did was oil and oil filter! Nothing else. Then checked what they did 2 years ago and no fuel, pollen or air filter were changed. So 4 years with those filters, I changed them myself, they were all black, Thomas’s last video of van service helped.
I've used that ramp rental place, maybe 10 or 15 years ago! I was changing a fuel pump and intended to just pay for an hour; after 45 mins one of the attendants came over for a chat and kept me talking so I was 3 mins over the hour by the time I dropped the ramp, and they charged me for a whole extra hour! Funnily enough I haven't been back since.
Hey man enterd the "competition" twice... Once was the very 1st video when there was no question and once was last week but couldn't find a comments box... Really hope these entries count as this wouldn't just be a van but the start of my business
email it to me -
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I used to have the a Vauxhall Vivaro van. 1.9TDi like yours. Loved it... I did oil changes every 18,000 miles and she ran flawlessly. Moved to Canada 8 years ago, and every vehicle has to have an oil change every 5,000 km's!!!! Thats like 3,000 miles. And yes, every vehicle. Petrol or Diesel.
Brilliant for DIY mechanics... Where's that 'rent-a-ramp' garage? Are there any near North London/Essex?
Its in Wembley; its called Pit Start ;-)
There's a few self service places up and down the UK, cheapest I know of is £70 a day so a London ramp for £60 a day is a good deal. My only thing is that the ramps you used are all 4 wheels on the deck types with no way of lifting the wheels off if you need to do something like change a ball joint. Even so, that price per DAY is about an hours worth at a dealer garage.
if you watch when hes under it.. there is a cradle lift ( the yellow thing) that will lift the vehicle up off the ramp.although not all ramps have this
@@SuPrAmAd101 nope that yellow thing was the fluid catch bin but think i have heard of that lift system
He's talking about the thing attached to the main lift in the middle. You can see it behind Tom at 2:50. That's an extra lift that slides forward and back. You'll find them on alignment racks too.
I would assume as a four post lift is safer for people who have MAY never worked in a workshop this may be the main reason, Also as i am a mechanic/MOT tester I know how many suspension faults are missed on two post ramps, But for some work a two post ramp is the best option, For servicing Four post are great, But two post is better for things like Renault Traffic slave cylinders :-( There was a jacking beam to lift the wheels up of the deck as DeathK said
12:40
It's actually very good because it prevents the door from slamming into the van's side or into passing traffic or people.
It’s not about the door opening out. You have to use the inside handle to do this (180 degrees) you shouldn’t have to use it to close the door, something is wrong.
It's when their are wood planks sticking out of the back so the door doesn't slam into it.
That's what I think
Looks like someone is getting a great van! Hope they look after it as much as you have?
At 8m30s Career change. My mate went from mechanic to Sparky to to a career in medicine. I've come from Microsoft software support to being a Sparks. Good one Tom.
I’ve been a sparkie 32 year but really want to be a pimp
The rent a ramp place is ingenious!
just thought I'd add like Thomas said with left rear door the lever has to be pulled the reason it locks up is to stop accidental slamming of the left door before the right hand door my old trafic had this feature.
PMSL, I love the discount code!! - i believe i was shouting that at a few of your videos!
just watching this with my mechanic turned electrician, watched you empty the bag of service bits and he commented " the only thing we would need is the screen wash " wonderfull things electric vehicles...
I change my oil and filter every 8k miles, and being a diesel fitted with a DPF I also make sure that I use Low Ash (LOW SAPS) oil too
hiring the bays and lifts is common in the U.S.A. i seem to recall it in a story called Christine by Steven King
Hi, mate, good content. You mentioned you can rent that ramp. Didn't get where exactly. Id like to do the same thing. Where is it, please?
There really is something about doing the work yourself when you have the proper tools.
Can anyone explain why it is you have a ring circuit, what are the benefits? Does it change the circuit protection? Do you have to use a ring circuit for new installs?
My understanding is it will lower the impedance and give you longer cable runs and you can increase the Amps on the circuit protection device?
Very interesting to back onto lifts. Here in US, we pull forward onto lifts. It's a rare thing to back onto a lift. My work had to do that a month ago with a car for Some odd repair.
Can you hire a vehicle lift in someone else's garage for a day? I didn't realise this was a thing!
John Gardner Of course! People rent everything!
I wish they did this in Norwich
@@rkan2 I thought that - my mate wasn't happy when I suggested I rent his wife....
Pit stop Park Royal London
I thought the same thing
I can't wait to win this van
i have the vaxhall vivaro ^^ and i change oil + filter every 15.0000 and owned it since 197 now its 254 and i check the other filter regualry have changed all but diselfilter
I really like your van videos and can tell you know your stuff about mechanics and cars. But on the Renault traffic, vivaro, primestar. You can do basic service without the ramps the oil sump plug is easy to get to .
Reminds me of Darnell's garage out of that film Christine.
The ready-to-use screenwash, while handy if in a rush, is a terrible waste of money and resources- buying a 5l bottle of concentrated screenwash and putting it in in small parts as needed and diluting it is so much more cost effective and will last you a lot longer than the ready-made stuff.
Cyber Claw cost effective? Ready to use screen wash costs like £4.50 and lasts months. You’re not that tight surely
But why pay for ready to use which is mostly just water when you can buy concentrated which will last longer and get water for free out of the tap at home
Looking at the color of that oil, it was about time it was changed :)
i service my Holden Commodore Ute every 5000km and it does nott skip a beat. i change the air filer every 2-3 services. not nearly as bad in Australia than in London
They could rent the tools similarly to how you go get pool or snooker balls from a snooker hall.
...you go to the front desk, pay a deposit and they give you a tray with each tool in a dedicated slot and every tool has to be present when you return them else you don't get your deposit back.
The key to a car engine lasting, it consistent premature oil changes. Also using the best filter you can and above decent oil. LOL posh oil does make a difference.
What happend to the review of the cheap drill ?
To remove the Decals use a hair dryer to heat em up and peel them off.
my combo 1.7 di had 289k when i let it go due to rear welding, not viable financially, but from 180k when i purchased it , i did a full fluid change every 6k and it never let me down. sold it to a mechanic who did the work and its now done 320k and still going. Isuzu engine though, not vauxhall, but i agree that doing often for the extra cost pays off.
Old Tech is better, especially on diesel engines. More Robust Injectors, Fewer Emission related bolt ons and best of all - No DPF's.
As much as I like to service my car myself, I cannot be bothered to do the oil change on my own, as I don't have a garage with a service shaft, and there is no place where I could rent a ramp (with or without tools), so I take the car to the local car mechanic school, where they would do the oil change, oil filter and air filter change for 10 euros. They do it as soon as I show up (of course, I have to call or stop by for an appointment in advance), they let me watch the whole thing, and they are using the stuff supplied by me.
Also, the kids get to see a inline-5 engine, which is not that common :D
Saw the van parked up in England's Lane, London on Friday 26th October....👍
i was loading ladders onto the roof in the pissing rain, should have stopped to help ;-)
I did not see you as I drove past.....wanted to say hello without it being too creepy if you know what I mean...I guess you have got to expect some random hellos from people you have never met now you are on TH-cam 👍 Really enjoy the content of your videos....being a decorator, where collectively, we don't like clearing up after electricians 🤣🤣 Wish I trained as a sparky....is 38 too late 🤔
Fair play chap! Saves so much money doing it yourself!
Chris Hebden Not if you earn 200£/hour
Do you change the gearbox oil aswell ?
What you going to do about the stickers?
Remove them. What else could he do
Why aren't you using a funnel for your fluids, Thomas? Might prevent some of the spillage lol
honestly? - i didn't have one ;-)
@@thomasnagy Lol! You're killin me, man! That was difficult to watch!
Hi when’s the draw thank you
Are those wind deflectors any good ?
Did you ever replace the timing chain Thomas ?
What size copper washer is that?
What van have you ordered
why do you not keep your old van till you get new one?
I think he already has a new one or the new one will arrive around the 4th
terry987654 I think it is mostly just needing more space and practicality combined with the apprentice etc.. That would've probably lasted another good 150k miles anyway!
@@parkeerwacht He says in the cideo it arrives start of january, i beleive the reason he doesnt keep it is because he already agreed on an end date for the raffle and doesnt want to push it back
@@parkeerwacht did you even watch the video? He quite clearly says he's not getting the new van until January.
@@parkeerwacht 'The new van is arriving the beginning of Jan'.
Fuel filter....I'm struggling....any tips
is that a Radio Exe sticker I see there?
wow old mate 15 yrs ago from the southern states told me abought this kind of garage bay rental i live in ne usa i thought it was a great idea. they always said if they had the money they wld start one and maybe get one of the auto parts store to rent space perfect buy your parts and rent a lift one stop shopping also tool rental
Atleast you do it and you know its actualy been changed , few garages skip on the awkward bits 😂
That place is an amazing idea. Wonder if there is one in Liverpool, my little fiesta needs a good service and i just dont like other people doing stuff anymore.
ufix near fiddlers ferry Warrington mate, used them myself as not far away....
one in Newcastle www.u-service.co.uk/about-services/
www.google.co.uk/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-samsung&source=android-browser&q=self+service+car+ramp+hire
What you doing about the sighn writing good luck with the van swap have fun sorting the old stock you never use
I thought the raffle draw was today?
Are you going to Elex at Sandown Park in Surrey Tom ?
What are the new vans going to be?
Is the handle on the rear door not working exactly as it should?
nah it used to just pull shut , but for some reason you got to pull the inner handle now? search me..
Doesn't engine oil messes with rubber gaskets?
No
Engine oil is more like a lubricant then actual oil
I wouldnt have thought it would eat into eat quickly. More like years
Has the name of the winner been announced?
Damn. I wish we had a place like that local to myself. Currently my vehicle is sitting outside on four ramps in the cold weather waiting for the fuel line to be replaced as a few days ago the line started leaking seriously as the line had rotted away due to the salt that is used in winter during the icy days and to keep our roads clear. I sure as hell do not want to pay a shop to fix the line as I only want a few more months of use before I purchase a vehicle. I feel sorry for my father who has to lay on the cold ground with me helping as much as possible so I have a vehicle again.
Wow, that self service vehicle lift rental place is a fantastic idea! I’d rather service my own car when possible, & one of those places would make it so much easier. This is a great business idea.
Is the raffle over?
Where is this self service garage, I’d love to take my own car there and service it myself (great idea)👍
Spark plugs??
In a diesel 🙄
Brake fluid change ?
Remember remember the 5th of November
I've actually had the dealer try to talk me out of an oil change saying I don't need one (I go to them because it costs the same as buying the synthetic oil and filter myself). I do 6,000-7,000 miles a year and get it done every 6 months. My commute is 3 miles so it's a lot of stop and go with a cold engine. 6 months or 5,000 miles is the severe service recommendation in the book. Cheap insurance against future problems.
thom that in really good condition for its age fair play
Can you sign off service completed on your vehicle if you do it yourself?
Sign it off too who.for what .you can do as you please
What is that place called?! I'm in London and could do with a place like that...
So how do we enter the raffle, I need a van so badly!!
If you want clean oil thats ok dont have to explain yourself. Was it professionally valeted?
Question Tom: As you live/work in London, do you give your van a good run up the motorway at all to give it a good blast out? I'm aware that short little trips at low speeds can cause sensors to block up with exhaust products. I have the same van (2013) and it loves a nice blast on the motorway after a working week of millions of short trips.
Who won the van?
So I think you should film a new opening montage with the new rig😉