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To service or not to service that is the question?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:21 pm
by nickbell69
Advice required.
My 53 1.9DCI is coming up to 100k she was serviced regularly up to 72k when cam belt+water pump were done too.
Since then i've done usual servicing myself ie; brakes,(headlight bulbs grrrrr) oil change, fluids, filters etc.
Now i'm wondering should i be popping the car in to a garage for checks on things i'm not to hot on like injectors, valves, throttle body, bits inside the engine that i know nothing about?
Bearing in mind (and i say this touching a large piece of wood) she is running fine and appears to have no problems.
Or do i listen to the old saying if she aint broke don't fix it. :)
I look forward to all comments and advice.
Nick.

Re: To service or not to service that is the question?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:59 pm
by busternlouie
nickbell69 wrote:Bearing in mind (and i say this touching a large piece of wood) she is running fine and appears to have no problems.


Oooh you've gone and said it now....

Re: To service or not to service that is the question?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:09 pm
by AlexB
They don't check "injectors, valves, throttle body, bits inside the engine that i know nothing about"...

Re: To service or not to service that is the question?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:49 pm
by andywills
AlexB wrote:bits inside the engine that i know nothing about"...


now there's something i find hard to believe....i was getting the impression that you were "THE ONE" for knowledge on the megane

Re: To service or not to service that is the question?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:21 pm
by busternlouie
andywills wrote:
AlexB wrote:bits inside the engine that i know nothing about"...


now there's something i find hard to believe....i was getting the impression that you were "THE ONE" for knowledge on the megane


I think AlexB was quoting Nickbell!!

Re: To service or not to service that is the question?

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:00 pm
by anth_dci
no garage will check all those you mentioned. if its running fine then save your cash. if you start having problems, then is the time to look at that kind of stuff.