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Hey guys n girls! does anyone have a 1996 Series II GTST and take it to a professional to service?? i was just wondering wat sort of price u guys pay?

PLz can everyone not say Service it yaself!!!! cause i know its cheaper!! i just wanna know if anyone actually takes it to a mechanic to service and wat sort of price they pay.....

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Sure do, take my car to Mark @ Hills Motorsports (02) 8802 0777.

Here's a few things to give you an idea of pricing, obviously each individual service would be different however this should give you an idea of cost.

Labour at Hills is about $80 p/hour ... All of this will most likely be around 7.8 Hours of work, so around $624 in labour.

All these prices are off my latest invoice, they are ex GST ...

Fuel Filter - $16.36

Oil Filter - $16.36

NGK Spark Plugs - $3.5617 each (six required)

P/S Belt - $30.51

A/C Belt - $ 28.09

Alt Belt - $14.50

Timing Belt - $89.82

Thermostat - $42.57

Water Pump - $139.18

Castor Rod (pair) - $86.36

Brake Fluid - $18.18 p/litre (2.2l required) Motul Fluids Used

Clutch Fluid - $6.32 p/litre (1.1l required) Motul Fluids Used

P/S Fluid - $30.908 p/litre (2l required)

Engine Oil - $14.57 p/litre (5l required) Royal Puple Fluids Used

Gearbox Oil - $25.69 p/litre (6l required) Royal Puple Fluids Used

Coolant + Flush - $30.908 p/litre (2.5l required)

Hope this gives you an idea of what you're up for :D

Things that anyone can do themselves requiring no paid labour

Engine Oil

Oil Filter

Fuel Filter

Will cost you anything up to $100 in parts depending on brand and afew hours of fun.

I changed these things for the first time ever on my Skyline without a problem at all.

yea true, doing it yaself is cheaper... But some of the things jimbo listed r pretty tricky and better off to have a pro do it... i know for sure i can change oil, oil filter, and fuel filter.... but other things i dont wanna do, so i guess i gotta take it in to get a service from a pro....

im fifty/fifty now!! i dunno wether i should do it myself or take it to a pro!!!

Originally posted by mac33r

yea true, doing it yaself is cheaper... But some of the things jimbo listed r pretty tricky and better off to have a pro do it

Very true i agree with that, but why let your mechanic charge you $60-$80 for an hour just to change your oils when you can do that part yourself and then just drop ur car off for the remaining things.

My car hasn't been -properly- serviced in ATLEAST 15,000km, just the oils have been replaced. It doesn't miss a beat and puts out a considerably nice amount of power.

anyone hear of the saying "a little information is often dangerous"...well i think this rings true to *most* DYI'ers...

sure i can change oil, but thats about it. i havent got the tools nor expertise to do most other things. besides this, they could probably spot vulnerable points alot better than you could (and of course charge you excessively for it) which is another advantage of letting someone who knows what there doing do it.

if you care for your car, let a professional do it.

franks i agree mate!! i can change my oil no probs, but i dont have the time and tools to spot or fix anyother probs!

when it comes down to it guys, u basically need a mechanic u can trust and know he wont bullshit ya...

luckily i have found one in the nrth beachs and he has a skyline of his own and dies for skylines! so i trust him fully!!

Originally posted by Sumo

I replaced my clutch and im not a professional? nor do I have a trade in car mechanics...

Sumo

even professionals f**k up. my friend had his clutch replaced by a certain well known performance shop in sydney, they negelcted to change some seals and the clutch was stuffed again a week later...

sumo my point is, anyone can turn a spanner, undo a few bolts and figure out how to put something back in and tighten it all back up. infact anyone with half a brain and the service manual could do it....it is however in certain cases, just like the above, that we should be aware of our own *limited* capabilities...

just one more point, im a software developer but i can build a PC from scratch, but when i first switch the thing on after rebuilding, i always have my heart in my throat in fear that it doesn't work ...

Originally posted by franks

but when i first switch the thing on after rebuilding, i always have my heart in my throat in fear that it doesn't work ...

I used to have a fear of putting in the bios power cables the wrong way and causing a cloud of smoke.

Now i support customers just by telling them to restart their PC :P

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