Its pretty much a rhetorical question but why are Vauxhall so rubbish?!
On the basis that Vx previously couldn't even send the correct oil filter for my MV6, i figured that i'd get Ford Rapid Fit - who have always done a good job on my cars in the past - to change my gearbox oil with the suck and spit method (hose instead of taking the sump apart - i know its not the real way to do it but i've had the oil for ages and not got a place to change it myself) for £20. My gearbox drops into limp home every so often and from previous advice on here, i know its probably the selector switch but i thought i'd give an oil change a go first.
Rapid Fit ring Vauxhall, who tell them that the gearbox is broken and i'll need a new one. They also say that to change the oil, it has to be at a specific temperature and has to be connected to a Tech2 to to ascertain when this is
. Erm, okay. Of course, now Rapid Fit won't do anything because if they get it wrong, they'll be liable and won't take on the job without a Tech2 to get the correct oil temp - which is fair enough. I guess i'd better find a place to do it myself then. Pah, another two hours wasted, waiting for someone to tell me that they can't do the job because Vauxhall have prevented them doing it.
Later on in the day, i asked at another branch how much the oil change would be and they told me £133 + parts + vat.
"Oh and it probably won't do any good."
"I know, its probably the selector switch."
"Yes, that's what the service manager said."
Thanks for volounteering that information. Very kind. So.. probably doesn't need a new gearbox then?
Methinks i'll look up what parts are needed to change the gearbox oil and then ring AutoVaux tomorrow..
-Mutter-
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Topic: Why/how can Vx be so rubbish? Gearbox joys. (Read 1630 times)