do you know why has he stopped using Castrol?

 

No but I will ask. He used to keep it on the shelf so perhaps whoever he kept it on the shelf for have changed cars or garage. He said he would put Castrol in if I want but then he reckoned Castrol don't make their oil. Not sure if that's true or not.

 

All we sell is castrol oil in my place but the prices have gone up a lot so that's probably why he has stopped using it.

 

I thought it a bit expensive when ECP are charging £62 for 4 litres. Not sure where they are getting that price from as that's nearly twice as much as Halfords and Ford direct. I may just get my own oil. I would actually like a video of the garage putting it in lol.

 

Castrol is a subsidiary of BP, both brands recommended by FMC.

 

E-bay :- 6ltrs Castrol stop start Magntec 0w/30 oil £63.44 free delivery.

Also Ford/ Castrol Magnatec 0w/30 £34.73 for 5ltrs.

 

It was costing me £22 for 4l about 4 months ago but its now £36 and that's to me trade..... we are a castrol dealer so buy in bulk but our service prices have had to be put up because of the costs involved.

Nothing is cheap now and the price of parts has gone nuts.

 

Oil prices have gone through the roof, the oils we use at work have gone up 55% in the last 12 months.

 

It's only going to get worse until something drastic happens to change the way our country is run.

 

I will give Ford a call tomorrow and get a price from them. Years ago when I used to look after our mk6 fiesta dealer the oil was cheapest from Ford. I just found out I have a ford specialist independent in my home city so may have a word with them as well.

Also we have a family run ford dealer not too far from me. Their servicing costs seems quite reasonable as well as some other repairs. Last year I enquired at the independent I used about cambelt change and he quoted me £350. It's £349 at the ford dealer. Both prices without water pump.

 

I have to stop on the fence because of what I do for a living and I get the fact businesses need to make money but even I'm shocked at some of the prices I see getting posted on here.

 

I thought the cambelt cost from the main dealer was very reasonable. Extra £100 for water pump. My independent though has a good reputation and is busy. I couldn't get my car in any time next week. Brake prices from the ford dealer are as the other ford dealers. £689 for a clutch. These guys are about 30 minute drive for me and the independent is a 5 minute walk lol.

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always get mine from from here £59.75 for 10ltrs at the mo. get stocked up

Pardon our interruption...

 

Sold by a recognised seller too.

 

£86 from my local Ford dealer (EH) for just oil and filter. I bought the service kit from the seller (Vospers) recommended by @andypsp for £75.95 which includes 6 litres Castrol 0W30, genuine oil filter, genuine air filter and genuine pollen filter. The filter cost alone from my local GSF was £38 for MANN products so my oil works out at £38 which seems pretty reasonable to me. The garage can do the fuel filter.

 

Ive also recently bought service items from Vospers, Plymouth. I noticed on their invoice that they now sell Vauxhall parts. 01752 636401

 

vospers used to be quite cheap on there own webite but after they changed to new website they put all the prices up lol.

 

They had the same service kit for mine but advertised for a Galaxy and it was £6 less. Same part numbers which I thought was odd as even though it's the same engine I would have thought the air and pollen filters would be different. It wasn't just on the kit I bought either but the same with the kit which includes 10 litres of oil and the one that includes the fuel filter.

Perhaps the kits are identical but the Kuga is a more popular car.

@The Painter - interesting they do vauxhall parts as well. I will have a check for the wife's car to make sure that gets the right oil this year. Vospers prices make a bit of a mockery over what my local ford dealer wanted. I should perhaps give my other local dealer a call as their service prices seem reasonable.

 

The air and pollen filters are virtually all the same with the diesel range.

 

I don't think I've put oil in any of my Kugas - it's always a good level and lasts through until each annual service

 

Same here Phil but to be fair mine gets changed every 6k so I wouldn't notice if I did drop.