I have owned seven BMWs, four Mercedes, an Alfa Romeo, Land Rover, Fiat, and a MG. Done all my own maintenance and have saved thousands. Not to mention all the domestics, imports, and motorcycles I have maintained myself.
love the fact he paid £88 for a "box of tricks", when you can spend nothing and reset the service interval by just pressing a few of the cars buttons :D
In Finland main dealer charges about 115€ (146$) an hour. Back yard mechanics do the job for about 70€ (90$) an hour. But when you do your car's service with yourself, it saves a lot of money :) For example eight NGK platinum spark plugs cost about 120€ (150$) in main dealer, but you can get those same plugs for as little as 70€ (90$) from a local car parts shop.
I was quoted just over £1000 to change my dics pads and calipers by the cheapest garage. I re-conditioned my calipers to a near brand new state and replaced the rest myself for £85 provided to me by Toyota. so i saved £915 by using youtube and one saturday. DIY people this shit is not difficult at all
Just remember safety first. When you jack up your car, don’t trust the jack and use brace towers. If none on hand then rule of thumb is to use the jack then place the tire you removed under the car near you so if the car happened to fall off the jack then there is at least some measure of safety.
@Jerram89 - What are you talking about, the standard rate is now $110 per hour. Mercedes charges $160. I'm sure you can find some back yard mechanic for your falcon for $85, but no dealer charges less then $110 p/h.
That, surprisingly is called an MOT. Not a service. MOT is law so stuff like brakes, suspension, struts and whatnot are part of that, a service checks them and a service entails replacing the way the car breathes in and uses the fuel.
BMW manufacture very little for their cars. Their parts come from people like Bosch and you can source the _exact_ same parts, less the BMW branding, sometimes for huge discounts.
gee those servicing quotes are just plain rude - here in Australia we think charging more than $85Au (about 45d)/hour is highway robbery! Even some respectable Euro Mechanics charge only the equivalent of 38d/hour.
Maybe I missed it but never go under the car when it’s only in the hydraulic Jack without a Jack stand. I’ve responded to people crushed by the vehicle by making this mistake.
mm-hmm.. proof? doubt we'll see any from you. And how do you know what I paid for mine? It was certainly less than the boxster and more than the 350z, but then I've not had the propshaft fail every ~30k miles and have to pay for that.... you're full of opinions, but lacking in any proof my dear troll ;)
Yikes, has this guy ever worked on a car before? Oil everywhere, not even using jack stands and getting under there and tugging around on suspension parts.... Some people are much better off paying someone knowledgeable to do these services.
I have owned seven BMWs, four Mercedes, an Alfa Romeo, Land Rover, Fiat, and a MG. Done all my own maintenance and have saved thousands. Not to mention all the domestics, imports, and motorcycles I have maintained myself.
When he checked if you did it right he basically just looked in the engine bay
you are my boy man.... I saw everything about Z4 before buying e85 roadster and I will NEVER SELL THAT !
love the fact he paid £88 for a "box of tricks", when you can spend nothing and reset the service interval by just pressing a few of the cars buttons :D
do not need that tool for resetting the service light. it is reset via the trip button being held down with key in position 1
Not many people know that thing in the 2000s
In Finland main dealer charges about 115€ (146$) an hour. Back yard mechanics do the job for about 70€ (90$) an hour. But when you do your car's service with yourself, it saves a lot of money :) For example eight NGK platinum spark plugs cost about 120€ (150$) in main dealer, but you can get those same plugs for as little as 70€ (90$) from a local car parts shop.
I was quoted just over £1000 to change my dics pads and calipers by the cheapest garage. I re-conditioned my calipers to a near brand new state and replaced the rest myself for £85 provided to me by Toyota. so i saved £915 by using youtube and one saturday. DIY people this shit is not difficult at all
Not to mention you learned a few more car maintenance skills too
Don't let low life mechanics rip u off.
Just remember safety first. When you jack up your car, don’t trust the jack and use brace towers. If none on hand then rule of thumb is to use the jack then place the tire you removed under the car near you so if the car happened to fall off the jack then there is at least some measure of safety.
@Jerram89 - What are you talking about, the standard rate is now $110 per hour. Mercedes charges $160. I'm sure you can find some back yard mechanic for your falcon for $85, but no dealer charges less then $110 p/h.
@kv117 Clarkson loves the updated/redesigned Z4, not the original Z4 (I'm not talking about the Z3).
They get thr mechanic there to make sure he's doing stuff up to snuff...thr mechanic let him get under a car without a jack stand...lol
Most checks are actualy included in the MOT checklist.
@upnewbie jeremy clarkson loves the new z4
He didn't use axle stands the second time he lifted the car! He was lying underneath it pulling on the suspension with just a trolley jack. WTF
That, surprisingly is called an MOT. Not a service. MOT is law so stuff like brakes, suspension, struts and whatnot are part of that, a service checks them and a service entails replacing the way the car breathes in and uses the fuel.
Where did they put that jack stand?
Shouldnt the car be on 4 jack stands and level for changing the oil?
It should be level when filling but not for draining the oil out.
If the next service is an oil service......shouldn't he have done the valve clearances i.e inspection 1 / 2 ?
BMW manufacture very little for their cars. Their parts come from people like Bosch and you can source the _exact_ same parts, less the BMW branding, sometimes for huge discounts.
gee those servicing quotes are just plain rude - here in Australia we think charging more than $85Au (about 45d)/hour is highway robbery! Even some respectable Euro Mechanics charge only the equivalent of 38d/hour.
love the british sarcasm
I service my bmw myself, people say you need to be rich to own one, not true unless you don’t know how to work on cars
Should have worn gloves and placed come thick card on oil soak mat under the sump
Maybe I missed it but never go under the car when it’s only in the hydraulic Jack without a Jack stand. I’ve responded to people crushed by the vehicle by making this mistake.
But where do you put the used oil afterwards?
mieguistumas you can find your local disposal here : www.oilbankline.org.uk/
pop in postcode and away you go.
no jack stand and UNDER the car with just a jack alone! i hope you are not trying to set a safety example.
I was thinking exactly the same thing
Yes there was, pause 1:34 behind front wheel.
There are no codes in this vehicle*
@kv117
It was his wife's car (she's more manly).
:)
not jeremy clarksons car
is that jermeys car:/!
tops gear's Clarkson? no no, he has some kind of mercedes AMG
bmw
oil service status, can be reset by levers inside car lol :D no need to buy anything for 88,- ha
@jamponsah1150 go to bimmerfest d o t com and do a search in the z4 forum.. enter service reset..i did it recently but forgot..it was easy though
He could have searched TH-cam to find how to reset indicator for free.
he has an SL-Gay
Just like in the U.S., there must be independent BMW and other luxury car garages in the U.K. which charge much less than dealership's labor.
Clarkson got a Z4? Thought he went on and on about how the ride was "unacceptable"
mm-hmm.. proof? doubt we'll see any from you. And how do you know what I paid for mine? It was certainly less than the boxster and more than the 350z, but then I've not had the propshaft fail every ~30k miles and have to pay for that.... you're full of opinions, but lacking in any proof my dear troll ;)
Yikes, has this guy ever worked on a car before? Oil everywhere, not even using jack stands and getting under there and tugging around on suspension parts.... Some people are much better off paying someone knowledgeable to do these services.