P3 Service With Diff and Gearbox oil

[thedeo24]

Just had a P3 service bill come through, £600 +. I did have dif and gearox oil changed and spark plugs. Does this sound right? Nearly having a heart attack?

[evilscorp]

Nope.Where did you get it done?

[thedeo24]

Wasn't even at a main dealer, a garage near me.

 

Itemised below

Oil Filter - £5.03

Air Filters -£18.70 each (£37.40)

Spark Plugs - £122.90

Engine Oil - £40

Fuel Treatment - £25

Service Labour - £125

 

Extras

Gearbox Oil - £47.17

Diff Oil - £17

Labour £50

Brake Fluid and Labour £40

 

+ VAT

Grand Total = £611.40

 

I have questioned the Plugs as from Nissan they are £15 each.

What is the comparrison prices?

[modo]

Doesn't sound too bad to me. As long as the oils were good quality.

[nissanman312]

Hmm when you break it down don't seem to bad

 

 

[Keyser]

There is over £200 in labour in there which isn't ridiculous high but not madly cheap either - the rest seems OK to me

Edited July 21, 2016 by Keyser

[thedeo24]

What about those plugs though. £25 a pop inc. VAT? Guess ill pay and sell a lung or a liver or summat. At least its done now. Doing it myself next time though

[valy]

just did my p3 as well this week ,

 

parts costed me 460 including the vat and labour 360 including the vat and did a few more then you so it sounds about right,Got all my parts from Clark Motorsport on here and was quite pleased with their prices as it is the recommended parts I got.

 

if you would have gone to one of the garages on here it usually takes between 3 and 4 hours labour but need to add the drive if not close to any...

[evilscorp]

Ouch, ok maybe when you break it down it does kinda make sense, I would have just asked why they didn't have one labour charge as its not exactly adding much more time if the car is up on a ramp already. Thank F I do my own services, could cause issues when I come to sell... thankfully that will be never

[thedeo24]

Cheers Guys,

the mechanic is going to speak to the spark plug supplier and get them to amend the price, as I have spoken to nissan dealer and they quoted aroud £15 mark inc VAT.

[H1979]

Is this for a HR? If so I thought the sparks were quite a bit more expensive than for the earlier models.

[kbad]

Hi Just dis a P3 at Cougar store a couple of months ago with gear an rear axle oil change- figures seem reasonable to me - good Z plugs not cheap . Well now you have peace of mind

[thedeo24]

Yes HR,

 

I will be doing it myself in future though. Crazy service cost.

[Ridz]

You may wish to try Lockwood and Greenwood for future work. They are based in Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester, are ex Nissan garage and have good referrals from members of the forum. They give a discount to club members too!

 

Just had my Zed in there for an annual service, coolant, gearbox and diff oils changes.

 

PM me if you want more details.

[Adrian@TORQEN]

That sounds fair to me, not worth having a heart attack for

 

What is Fuel Treatment?

[Science_GT]

Spark plugs seem expensive to me. Usually £10 each for decent ones is about right. Not too bad though mate