Air Conditioning Recharge

[ormi]

our garage does it for £35 now for the a/c service and refresh if you get it done on your 20k service the polin filter is inc in the service and they drop the price to £30.00

and to big kev no it doesnt take an hour but it depends on the machine but even the old ones dont take an hour... we have a very new one and it takes around 30 mins to remove,vacume hold pressure for leak checks refill oil and gas...

[Big Kev]

our garage does it for £35 now for the a/c service and refresh if you get it done on your 20k service the polin filter is inc in the service and they drop the price to £30.00

and to big kev no it doesnt take an hour but it depends on the machine but even the old ones dont take an hour... we have a very new one and it takes around 30 mins to remove,vacume hold pressure for leak checks refill oil and gas...

Due my 20k service very soon....will Uncle Arnie at Bishopbriggs be £30.00 incl. pollen filter.....?

Big Kev

[ormi]

your polin filter gets changed as part of the service every 20k mate..

[acetip]

your polin filter gets changed as part of the service every 20k mate..

HI Ormi,when discussig my pollen filter with a tec at local Mr T,he told me that they only clean/change if the customer asks.so said there is an old lady (yes older than me)who lives near me who has a auris and would not know a pollen filter if she tripped over one.he just shrugged his shoulders.

[blue monster]

We do it for £59.99 and include a pollen filter. Whilst it is not a labour intensive job, it now has to be performed by a trained person, and the equipment itself is expensive. New oil and gas need to be purchased regularly and the machine itself maintained

Kingo

I had mine done recently at your place and it was well worth the extra tenner to get the pollen filter replaced with the re-gas. Definitely made a big difference when we had that mini heat wave over easter

[CharlieFarlie]

Western Toyota Dunfirmline charge 39 quid for the full service including the pollen filter. Why should another Toyota Dealer charge more ??

[Davrav]

Western Toyota Dunfirmline charge 39 quid for the full service including the pollen filter. Why should another Toyota Dealer charge more ??

Same reason that it's cheaper to have a car serviced in, say Devon, than London - overheads. That's what they'll tell you anyway.

When I was buying my RAV I found a really good deal about a hundred miles away and was curious as to why they could offer such so I asked the salesman. He explained that the franchise was wholly owned, on their own land and with no loans to service. Therefore they could undercut most other dealers within a large area.

Could also be a 'special'

[ormi]

your polin filter gets changed as part of the service every 20k mate..

HI Ormi,when discussig my pollen filter with a tec at local Mr T,he told me that they only clean/change if the customer asks.so said there is an old lady (yes older than me)who lives near me who has a auris and would not know a pollen filter if she tripped over one.he just shrugged his shoulders.

you should never clean out a polin filter due to the bacteria contained in them..no mate they should be replaced every 20k our service kits are all out for us and every 20k 40k 60k etc has a polin filter with the kit

[acetip]

your polin filter gets changed as part of the service every 20k mate..

HI Ormi,when discussig my pollen filter with a tec at local Mr T,he told me that they only clean/change if the customer asks.so said there is an old lady (yes older than me)who lives near me who has a auris and would not know a pollen filter if she tripped over one.he just shrugged his shoulders.

you should never clean out a polin filter due to the bacteria contained in them..no mate they should be replaced every 20k our service kits are all out for us and every 20k 40k 60k etc has a polin filter with the kit

HI ORMI,agree about not cleaning pollin filter.but my auris handbook advises it, including pic how to PAGE 291.

[acetip]

Western Toyota Dunfirmline charge 39 quid for the full service including the pollen filter. Why should another Toyota Dealer charge more ??

Same reason that it's cheaper to have a car serviced in, say Devon, than London - overheads. That's what they'll tell you anyway.

When I was buying my RAV I found a really good deal about a hundred miles away and was curious as to why they could offer such so I asked the salesman. He explained that the franchise was wholly owned, on their own land and with no loans to service. Therefore they could undercut most other dealers within a large area.

Could also be a 'special'

there is a bmw dealership in london a few years ago who hourly rate was £150,hate to think what it is now.

[Parts-King]

you should never clean out a polin filter due to the bacteria contained in them..no mate they should be replaced every 20k our service kits are all out for us and every 20k 40k 60k etc has a polin filter with the kit

Never mind the bacteria, it's the micro particles that it filters out that should not be blown back out into the atmosphere. Each pollen filter is electrostatically charged to retain those micro particles, thats why they look so black after such a short while, the filter is doing its job, just replace it, never clean / blow it out

Kingo

[Jamesbelfast]

The link below gives a good insight into how pollen filters work.

http://www.puravent.co.uk/filters/puraventfilterdesign.htm

[Big Kev]

The link below gives a good insight into how pollen filters work.

http://www.puravent.co.uk/filters/puraventfilterdesign.htm

Thanks for that, James....used them/their filters for a few years, but not seen this page before.

Big Kev

[jedi134]

Western Toyota Dunfirmline charge 39 quid for the full service including the pollen filter. Why should another Toyota Dealer charge more ??

Same reason that it's cheaper to have a car serviced in, say Devon, than London - overheads. That's what they'll tell you anyway.

When I was buying my RAV I found a really good deal about a hundred miles away and was curious as to why they could offer such so I asked the salesman. He explained that the franchise was wholly owned, on their own land and with no loans to service. Therefore they could undercut most other dealers within a large area.

Could also be a 'special'

there is a bmw dealership in london a few years ago who hourly rate was £150,hate to think what it is now.

Thats just and average dealership rate....................I have actually nearly soiled myself when I heard the words "We need to investigate further" What at £100 per hr................ Investigate my pants at that rate