60k service cost [Archive] - VWWatercooled Australia

FLOSPOLOGTI

03-09-2009, 07:16 PM

gerhard

03-09-2009, 07:30 PM

Sounds right.

Job details

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Carline: 9N Polo 1.8T GTI BJX Mtm
Service: 60,000km/4 Yr Serv
Est Time: 4 Hour(s)
Price Guide: $770.00 - 951.00 (Inc. GST)

Job instructions

Interogate 5051 fault memories & printed report.
Reset service interval indicator.
Carry out service to manufacturer specifications.
Replace engine oil and filter.
Check drive belts.
Check cooling system.
Replace air cleaner element.
Replace fuel filter.
Replace spark plugs.
Check exhaust system.
Replace brake fluid.
Check all oil levels.
Check steering & suspension components.
Check front and rear brakes.
Lubricate locks, hinges & latches.
Check all seat belt components.
Check & adjust parking brake.
Check lights, wipers, tyre pressure & all fluid levels.
Replace pollen filter.
Check battery electrolyte and fluid level.
Carry out road test to manufacturer handbook.

Parts

Brake fluid 1 lt - 1 piece(s)
Spark plug - 4 piece(s)
Oil filter - 1 piece(s)
Element air filter - 1 piece(s)
Fuel filter polo 98 - 1 piece(s)
Dust and pollen filt - 1 piece(s)
Element pollen filte - 1 piece(s)

Oil & Lubricants

Engine oil Petrol & Turbo - 4.5 Litre(s)

brad

03-09-2009, 07:56 PM

I was quoted $720 and $780 today for the 60k service on a GTi...

Can you get the parts and do it yourself. The sparkplugs (apparently replaced at 60k...) were $170 for 4 !!

Also oil (eng...$80) air/fuel/pollen filter change...but up to $780 in total !??
You can get decent spark plugs (NGK iridiums) for about $15 each. Oil only has to meet 502.00 spec & can be had as cheap as $35 if you keep an eye out for specials (Castrol Edge Sort 5w-30 at Supercheap/Repco).

Sure you can do it yourself, but are you competent & do you have the tools?

Have you got a price from an independant VW specialist in the area? A quick google reveals The Beetle Exchange & Canberra VW Centre - not sure what their rep is like.

Catfish

03-09-2009, 08:47 PM

I was quoted $720 and $780 today for the 60k service on a GTi...

Can you get the parts and do it yourself. The sparkplugs (apparently replaced at 60k...) were $170 for 4 !!

Also oil (eng...$80) air/fuel/pollen filter change...but up to $780 in total !??

Contact Pete Shelley at Canberra VW Centre - 6253 1481 - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Jmac

03-09-2009, 09:19 PM

Your plugs from VW are Platinum plugs mate and trade price is around $25 per plug. If you use anything other than these by all means but remember the change period will change with them.
Cheers
Jmac

brad

03-09-2009, 09:26 PM

Your plugs from VW are Platinum plugs mate and trade price is around $25 per plug. If you use anything other than these by all means but remember the change period will change with them.
Cheers
Jmac

JMac

Are not Iridium > Platinum for performance & about equal for change-out period?

JCM308

04-09-2009, 09:48 AM

JMac

Are not Iridium > Platinum for performance & about equal for change-out period?

Iridium sparks suck!!!!!! They are good for about 5000km but that's it. Don't put yourself through it, stick with the Platinums.

brad

04-09-2009, 12:10 PM

Iridium sparks suck!!!!!! They are good for about 5000km but that's it. Don't put yourself through it, stick with the Platinums.

Had NGK Iridiums in the AGG engine for 35,000km until i sold the car. Never a problem. The change out period was 50,000km IIRC.

Maybe no good for turbo engines? i've know a few people to fit them to Skylines & they've only lasted 5000km or so but that was because there were underlying issues & they were using the spark plugs as a bandaid solution.

gerhard

04-09-2009, 01:37 PM

When the iridium plugs became popular heaps of people used them in their Rotax kart engines, but we stuck with the platinum.

All the Iridium runners had to buy themselves atmo guages and were changing mixture three times a day, while we almost never had to change ours. They'd all be in the engine start area before a heat warming their engines up lest they bog in the roll-arounds, but we just went out "cold".

We tried them, of course, since they were supposed to be the latest thing that gave you 1/10th per lap on their own (they didn't).

We still stuck with the much more adaptable platinums....much more tolerant of less than perfect combustion conditions.

brad

04-09-2009, 02:10 PM

We still stuck with the much more adaptable platinums....much more tolerant of less than perfect combustion conditions.
Ahhhh, OK. Now it's making sense.

The Golf probably was probably reasonably rock-steady being a bit of a shopping trolley.

Probably the iridiums would be a bad thing when combined with the lean burn of FSI.

leasaunce

05-09-2009, 12:22 AM

speaking about VW service, a friend just did 45k service on the Golf GTI, paid $1,600 with all 4 rotors/pads replaced.

gerhard

05-09-2009, 12:27 AM

speaking about VW service, a friend just did 45k service on the Golf GTI, paid $1,600 with all 4 rotors/pads replaced.

Sorry, what's this got to do with a 60k service?

instigator

05-09-2009, 11:17 PM

Blitzen

06-09-2009, 01:07 AM

...why is it so expensive in aus??

Because its Australia...We pay a premium on anything European...

Gti Dave

06-09-2009, 01:43 AM

Yup and unfortunately thats the way it is.

gerhard

06-09-2009, 10:08 AM

But we can buy imported Belgium beer cheaper than buying local beer :biggrin:

Blitzen

06-09-2009, 10:31 AM

But we can buy imported Belgium beer cheaper than buying local beer :biggrin:

Hahahaha, Yeah, but I don't see that happening any time soon with cars...

Tim

06-09-2009, 10:42 AM

what is so special about 60k service??

i go next week for 60k service and that will cost me less than 500$ (430€)
but it's not done by VW but by a friend who is a mechanic in a audi garage.
so all the parts are official VW parts also.
and i also get new brake pads.
so i think the price is normal... why is it so expensive in aus??

430€ is around the same price as what we pay here. Around $720AU

If youre after cheaper servicing check out your local reputable independant euro specialist and see what they have to say in regards to servicing. Doing it yourself unless you are a qualified mechanic I dont think is worth it. You could end up doing more harm than good.

instigator

07-09-2009, 03:45 AM

i only go to the best mechanics i know. ;-)
the guy i'm talking about is the head mechanic in an audi garage.
but he know just about everything from the 20VT engines and he has built alot of them including a 450Hp 20Vt engine.
if you see his work you know what i mean, he has great knowledge of VAG-stuff, specially audi S4 and 20VT.

i also don't use the oil what VW recommend, i run on Mobil 1 oil because he recommended it.
it lubricates better with cold start then original oil.
you can compare it to Castrol Edge oil, but as i was told, verry good oil, just not the best for street use.
i trust him completly and i only want the verry best for my GTI:bowdown:

diddn't know that it's more expensive in aus.
and if you want belgium beer, try Jupiler or Jupiler Tauro.
pretty much the best beer from here:banana: