4 Year Service Costs

[noone]

Tyre flat sensor is same sensor as ABS. It measures the difference in rotation, so if the Tyres were low and pumped up, or let down it senses a change. Supposedly you should press and hold the button until it beeps after changing tyre pressure.

[brad]

That's what I'm alluding to. Mech wasted 30 minutes of billable time doing scans for a system he claims isn't fitted to the car when all he had to do was reset the TPMS button on the dash.

Also, I'm assuming it's a petrol engine & drew quotes the diesel spec - I'd assume the oil is also 502.00 but meh...

[seangti]

That's the difference between someone that knows VW's, or works on everything that comes through the door. Some of the chains have great mechanics so I wouldn't write them off on that alone, but it's also nice to know the bloke who's working on the car is as enthusiastic about your ride as you are. The chains typically keep these guys out the back.

A little off track here, but my brother was a mechanic at Alfa Romeo in brissy, that workshop ensured that the owner knew who the mechanic was who worked on their car. The owners would ask for X mechanic, etc. Now at toyota, they're locked out the back, not to be heard or seen... I like to know who's working on the car, certianly keeps the mechanics more engaged to.

[Drew]

Press what button in the middle of the dash? (a photo would be good)

Here you go

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...2/Pog_Dash.jpg

[brad]

Here you go

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...2/Pog_Dash.jpg

is that not the TPMS reset button? You press it after adjusting the tyre pressure.

[Drew]

That's what I'm alluding to. Mech wasted 30 minutes of billable time doing scans for a system he claims isn't fitted to the car when all he had to do was reset the TPMS button on the dash.

Also, I'm assuming it's a petrol engine & drew quotes the diesel spec - I'd assume the oil is also 502.00 but meh...

Hi brad,

You're right, I was looking at the MST value instead of HST, nuder HST the Valvoline SynPower 5W-40 is rated as VW 502.00/505.00
http://www.valvoline.com/pdf/SynPower.pdf

Regarding the Repco Mechanic - he didn't charge me for scanning the system.

[Drew]

is that not the TPMS reset button? You press it after adjusting the tyre pressure.

Yeah I know that now - I've only had the car for a couple months, I had no idea what the button did. Newbie fail I guess.

[brad]

Regarding the Repco Mechanic - he didn't charge me for scanning the system.

nor should he.

I meant that he wasted hs own billable time through his own ignorance. I guess he's on a wage rather than being self-employed.

[Blitzen]

Yeah I know that now - I've only had the car for a couple months, I had no idea what the button did. Newbie fail I guess.

Hahaha... It's all there in the owners manual.