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[Nick W]

If the oil meets the required spec then only your bank manager will notice any difference between it and Vauxhall Ultra Nectar with special Virgin's Blood additives. And if you're worried about it, then change it a couple of thousand miles earlier than the schedule. Just like any other oil.

[Doctor Gollum]

Think ECP's oil would be fine?

TRIPLE QX Engine Oil (Fully Synthetic (Low Saps C3) Engine Oil - 5W-30 - 5ltr)


As I recall, as Zaf has a DPF, oil has low Saps (to prevent ash) it will do.

As just priced up via ECP: air filter, oil filter, pollen filter, fuel filter (all MANN) and 5L of 5w30 oil.

For £73 delivered. Could do 3x services for cost of one local indie one. 

Now price it up using VX parts.

[tunnie]

What can possibly go wrong Tunnie?   

Don't forget to order via a cashback site!   

Topcashback giving 3.67% for ECP and 3.15% for CP4L.  It all adds up! 

Oooo. Forgot about cashback. Thanks 

Yes mounts up! Been buying lots stuff for work and expensing it, always try to check cashback. Basically free money 

[tunnie]

If the oil meets the required spec then only your bank manager will notice any difference between it and Vauxhall Ultra Nectar with special Virgin's Blood additives. And if you're worried about it, then change it a couple of thousand miles earlier than the schedule. Just like any other oil.

Thanks. I want to DIY as it’s going to be doing many more shorter runs soon, plan an annual change even though it will only do maybe 8k a year.

[aaronjb]

I posted up about my service a while back. £138 with a free MOT. Oil and filter, air filter, fuel filter, that's enough for me.

£200 at my local indie for that.

Using Vx parts? I think my indie got the bits from Andrew Page.

Don't forget, there's a big difference between leafy Surrey where everyone is a millionaire and you can't buy a house for less than £500k, and .. that place you live*, where nobody has a job and houses cost £3.50

*Albsheimers has set in, because I can't remember where you live.

[tunnie]

Think ECP's oil would be fine?

TRIPLE QX Engine Oil (Fully Synthetic (Low Saps C3) Engine Oil - 5W-30 - 5ltr)


As I recall, as Zaf has a DPF, oil has low Saps (to prevent ash) it will do.

As just priced up via ECP: air filter, oil filter, pollen filter, fuel filter (all MANN) and 5L of 5w30 oil.

For £73 delivered. Could do 3x services for cost of one local indie one. 

Now price it up using VX parts.

£145.98 apparently, confirmed trade club price. This was Drive Aldershot, think he was telling porkies. He quoted £39.64 for 5L of 5w30 which I'm sure sounds like retail price. 

[STEMO]

I posted up about my service a while back. £138 with a free MOT. Oil and filter, air filter, fuel filter, that's enough for me.

£200 at my local indie for that.

Using Vx parts? I think my indie got the bits from Andrew Page.

Don't forget, there's a big difference between leafy Surrey where everyone is a millionaire and you can't buy a house for less than £500k, and .. that place you live*, where nobody has a job and houses cost £3.50

*Albsheimers has set in, because I can't remember where you live.

Barnsley. And you won't get a house for under £5 

[aaronjb]

Barnsley. And you won't get a house for under £5 

That's it. I nearly said Bradford. Not sure if that would have been a slight on you or the people of Bradford..

He quoted £39.64 for 5L of 5w30 which I'm sure sounds like retail price. 

Unless TC prices have gone up significantly!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Barnsley. And you won't get a house for under £5 

That's it. I nearly said Bradford. Not sure if that would have been a slight on you or the people of Bradford..

He quoted £39.64 for 5L of 5w30 which I'm sure sounds like retail price. 

Unless TC prices have gone up significantly!

I believe that Barnsley, Bradford and Wakefield  is all one big coffee coloured lump.

As for Surrey......I used to live there, a place called Walton on Thames, and it is a hateful place. I'd rather mix with the whippet and ferret lovers up North.

[tunnie]

So ECP for filters (Fuel,Oil,Air,Pollen) all 'decent' MANN brand, it's £47 delivered.

ECP also doing buy one get one free on oil. Suspect go ECP just because of how easy it is.

Just need to have a brave pill to actually work on a car worth something. 

[TD]

So ECP for filters (Fuel,Oil,Air,Pollen) all 'decent' MANN brand, it's £47 delivered.

ECP also doing buy one get one free on oil. Suspect go ECP just because of how easy it is.

Just need to have a brave pill to actually work on a car worth something. 

I bought these a short while ago.....not bad at about a £5 a go 


Was going to change the fuel filter on mine also. On the 1.6 engine its in the engine bay and easily got to, but on my 2.0 its hidden underneath and only really doable if you have a lift....so decided that's a garage job...……...

[tunnie]

So ECP for filters (Fuel,Oil,Air,Pollen) all 'decent' MANN brand, it's £47 delivered.

ECP also doing buy one get one free on oil. Suspect go ECP just because of how easy it is.

Just need to have a brave pill to actually work on a car worth something. 

I bought these a short while ago.....not bad at about a £5 a go 

£8.99 for Pollen, £13.99 for Air Filter for me, with 'discount' code

[TD]

So ECP for filters (Fuel,Oil,Air,Pollen) all 'decent' MANN brand, it's £47 delivered.

ECP also doing buy one get one free on oil. Suspect go ECP just because of how easy it is.

Just need to have a brave pill to actually work on a car worth something. 

I bought these a short while ago.....not bad at about a £5 a go 

£8.99 for Pollen, £13.99 for Air Filter for me, with 'discount' code

I got 50% off, which it appears their still doing.....

Oh and BTW good luck with the pollen filter if you have to take the glovebox out....not difficult, but time consuming …..took me about an hour ….

[tunnie]

So ECP for filters (Fuel,Oil,Air,Pollen) all 'decent' MANN brand, it's £47 delivered.

ECP also doing buy one get one free on oil. Suspect go ECP just because of how easy it is.

Just need to have a brave pill to actually work on a car worth something. 

I bought these a short while ago.....not bad at about a £5 a go 

£8.99 for Pollen, £13.99 for Air Filter for me, with 'discount' code

I got 50% off, which it appears their still doing.....

Oh and BTW good luck with the pollen filter if you have to take the glovebox out....not difficult, but time consuming …..took me about an hour ….

I cannot find any videos on it for the Zafira-C 

4 screws on the B apparently, fairly straight forward it appears. Hope C is similar.

And yes 50% off, can't grumble at sub £50 for all the filters.

[STEMO]

It's a bog standard service. Stop worrying and get it done. The car will be worth next to nothing in a couple of years anyway.