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They've sent my Giulietta to Halfords for it's first service.
Should I be worried?
Should I be worried?
For petrol engines with Multi Air system, use of lubricants with features lower than ACEA C3 and SAE grade other than 5W-40 could cause engine damage which is not covered by warranty.
"They" are Leaseplan, it's a company car. My last car was a focus that was usually serviced at a ford dealer but some genius decided service centres were the way to go and the last service t got was at a bosch service centre. It went back twice to get the electronics fixed because whatever they had done they had f****ed them. At that point the lease was up and I got my new car. I'm hoping I don't have a similar experience with Halfords because I still have 2+ years left on the lease of this one.Who exactly are "they" and why do they decide where your car is serviced?
I had use of a company cars that were serviced by them before they were taken over by Halfords and they were absolutely useless. They put too much oil in one car that somehow blew it up within 40 miles and the other car was less likely to be over-filled as most of the oil appeared to be on the passenger door trim.
Good luck.
they would also have to meet the FIAT specIf you have the 1.4T multiair then definately check the oil spec. It must be 5W-40 ACEA C3. The quote below is taken from the handbook. Given Halfords are not a main dealer this will be Alfa's excuse to refuse warranty work on the engine if needed.
what oil did they use? like mentioned above, alfa/fiat are very specific in the oil that should be used in MultiAir vehicles. the wrong one tends to kill the unit fairly rapid...Came back, seems ok in that there's nothing obvious wrong
I have no idea, it's a 1.6 Diesel.what oil did they use?
What's the stamp in the service book?I feel for the people who end up buying these 3 year old cars in forecourts as 'approved used' vehicles.