Decided it was time to treat my car to an annual car service. My oil gets changed every year or every 6000 miles depending on how hard I’ve been driving it. Whilst my car is on a fixed interval service, it still works like flexible servicing. So my car actually monitors the way I drive and gives me a dash warning when a service is due.
My car now has 84,000 on the clock so is about 2000 over due than normal, so decided to give it a fresh overhaul.
Items ordered :
- Pagid Front Brakes (288mm x 25mm – discs) & Pads
- Pagid Rear Brakes (255 x 15mm – discs) & Pads
- 4 x Bosch Glow Plugs
- Crossland Air Filter
- Crossland Pollen Filter
- VW OEM Oil Filter, Sump Plug & Washer
- 5 Litres Mobil1 5W/30 ESP Oil
- Bosch Aerotwin Front Wipers
- Bosch Aerotwin Rear Wiper
I didn’t bother with the Fuel Filter since I use Shell diesel around 80-90% of the time I fill up my car. I don’t believe in supermarket fuel and my filter was only changed around 15K ago.
Problems encountered
- Seized caliper piston on brake (NSF)
- I actually didn’t know it was seized at first, it was tough to get in but I changed it. When going for a drive there was a horrible burnt clutch smell. The piston was stuck so it was burning the pad on my disc. In the end I got a replacement (which didn’t fit, my fault!) with no where open on a Sunday my brother had to recon the piston best he could. Piston was removed, sanded down and reinstalled. Brakes were bled. I know this method doesn’t work for long, but it will give me enough time to order a new brake caliper as a backup for when it goes wrong
- “Seized” rear pistons on calipers – I was pissed off at this because they were new. Turns out I needed to clamp the flexi hose and open the bleed nipple completely, they wound back… few!
- Snapped brake pad wear sensor (this needs doing) don’t want to turn it off, I know it can be fixed but I’m going to get a new sensor and wire a new one in
