Service cost
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dickygrace
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He lives in Northern Ireland.
Doohickey
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Doesn't sound too wide of the mark for MD service I'm afraid.
safrane
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Ah... the joys of living in the colonies.
Gazcw
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Road trip....... woohoo
StuartW
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... and of supercar ownership, we can't have it all ways especially if you live in the far flung reaches of the UK without an indie nearby
Andyk
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Seems the going rate at a dealer and yes.....it's taking the ****.
Gazcw
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No experience but are these guys known?
www.beechillgarage.co.uk
Beechill Garage, Belfast | Independent Specialists for Ferrari, Maserati, Bentley, Lotus, Volvo | www.beechillgarage.co.uk
Car repairs, Servicing and MOT in Belfast from Beechill Garage Belfast, Independent Ferrari Specialist, Independent Maserati Specialist, Independent Bentley Specialist, Independent Lotus Specialist
I have used them in the past, proprietor was previously head mechanic (I think) for Charles Hurst Ferrari/Maserati back in the days. Because of that he had hands on MD experience of working on the Coupe. GT will have come out since he was in MD I assume. No issues with any routine annual service work carried out for me, albeit I have gone to the like of Autoshield for any big services given specialism. Haven’t been for a few years
I had my 56k service done by Charles Hurst at good discount; pity they won’t cut you a deal.
Autoshield are highly recommended on this forum, I always found them to be very good.
I had my 56k service done by Charles Hurst at good discount; pity they won’t cut you a deal.
Autoshield are highly recommended on this forum, I always found them to be very good.
I'm due a 6th service and have been getting prices.
I know servicing is expensive, but it's literally just a few filters and an oil change and I've been quoted around the same.
Also, being in NI you probably don't have a lot of choice, down here in Surrey there are plenty of places I can take my GTS to and get violated lol
I know servicing is expensive, but it's literally just a few filters and an oil change and I've been quoted around the same.
Also, being in NI you probably don't have a lot of choice, down here in Surrey there are plenty of places I can take my GTS to and get violated lol
Doohickey
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Pretty sure there's a schedule in the manual.
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Ok so overall the Technician with 25 years Ferrari/Maserati experience has said that my car is actually in very good order. What needs done as a priority in my opinion:
-5th Annual Service £1,480 (Oil filter, pollen, oil change, gearbox oil change, air filters and diagnostics).
-RH Cam Cover leak £1,000
Also advised is that the brake fluid and coolant is changed at a cost of £630 for both, in addition to bushes with no play recorded (suspect this is a preventative measure. I would have thought the brake and coolant change would not be that much extra but boy I was wrong. The LH exhaust valve vacuum is seized and the valve is always open not bad in my opinion. Does anyone know if a lubricant can be used to unseize this? a new exhaust tip is £2,500 haha.
-5th Annual Service £1,480 (Oil filter, pollen, oil change, gearbox oil change, air filters and diagnostics).
-RH Cam Cover leak £1,000
Also advised is that the brake fluid and coolant is changed at a cost of £630 for both, in addition to bushes with no play recorded (suspect this is a preventative measure. I would have thought the brake and coolant change would not be that much extra but boy I was wrong. The LH exhaust valve vacuum is seized and the valve is always open not bad in my opinion. Does anyone know if a lubricant can be used to unseize this? a new exhaust tip is £2,500 haha.
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£630 for a coolant and brake fluid change sounds something outside of exorbitant, but there may be reasons.
The valves stick. I'd suggest graphite or high temp Li type, but other experts may be along. You can buy the valves on ebay and any competent metal bender can cut out the broken one and weld in a new one.
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The valves stick. I'd suggest graphite or high temp Li type, but other experts may be along. You can buy the valves on ebay and any competent metal bender can cut out the broken one and weld in a new one.
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Quite alot of the cost of the cam covers is getting to them. I was offered the opportunity to do the other side at the same time in 2018 - probably worth enquiring about.
"Replace RH cam cover gasket with new. The labour 468.13
time for the RH cam cover is 5.35 hrs, if you do the
RH side I will do the LH side as a parts only cost
(parts included below).
20.00%
1 - Cam cover gasket LH 37.70 20.00%
2 - Gasket 10.90 20.00%
8 - Gasket 19.60 20.00%
1 - RH head cover gasket 35.60 20.00%
Sub Total: 571.93"
£1000 is expensive! (+ vat?)
Eb
"Replace RH cam cover gasket with new. The labour 468.13
time for the RH cam cover is 5.35 hrs, if you do the
RH side I will do the LH side as a parts only cost
(parts included below).
20.00%
1 - Cam cover gasket LH 37.70 20.00%
2 - Gasket 10.90 20.00%
8 - Gasket 19.60 20.00%
1 - RH head cover gasket 35.60 20.00%
Sub Total: 571.93"
£1000 is expensive! (+ vat?)
Eb
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Just check the RH cam cover fix is £940 inc vat. I might try to get the new exhaust tip under warranty.