Just picked the bike up from having a 42k service - I'll not say where it was done for the time being, but those who know me/my locality will possibly know where I took it
Got home, thought I'd have a quick 'well...let's see what they've done' sort of poke around. Engine oil is seriously overfilled; the bike has to be tipped quite a way over to starboard to give clearance at the top of the glass. The oil does appear to be rather mucky still and I've done the total of 45 miles since picking the bike up, usually not enough to turn the oil opaque.
There's also a lot of play in the throttle grip.
Considering it was a 6k service and annual check (included new rear pads and brake fluid change) the price charged wasn't too bad, but even so it's still what I'd call Club Class rate.
I'm not being one to bang on desks, but what do you reckon I should do? Get them to change the oil again? Give me some oil to bring home and do the job properly myself??
Gromit wrote:
Got home, thought I'd have a quick 'well...let's see what they've done' sort of poke around. Engine oil is seriously overfilled; the bike has to be tipped quite a way over to starboard to give clearance at the top of the glass. The oil does appear to be rather mucky still and I've done the total of 45 miles since picking the bike up, usually not enough to turn the oil opaque.
If the filter hadn't been changed and they added the correct amount for oil and filter change then you will have a filter full too much oil, would explain the mucky oil too.
Only way to know it's done properly is do it yourself
Gromit wrote:
Got home, thought I'd have a quick 'well...let's see what they've done' sort of poke around. Engine oil is seriously overfilled; the bike has to be tipped quite a way over to starboard to give clearance at the top of the glass. The oil does appear to be rather mucky still and I've done the total of 45 miles since picking the bike up, usually not enough to turn the oil opaque.
If the filter hadn't been changed and they added the correct amount for oil and filter change then you will have a filter full too much oil, would explain the mucky oil too.
Only way to know it's done properly is do it yourself
I said virtually the same thing in VD.
agree that the only way to know you've had a good job done is to do it yourself. (or watch them do it).
People never complain enough...!! If you know them well then there is no harm in going back and getting them to do it again...especially if you have used the garage a lot.
Should be obvious if they changed the filter by the amount of crud on it - they ain't going to go to the trouble of taking the old one off, polishing it and put it back on (are they ?). If I put any of my vehicles into somewhere that I don't trust 100% then service items get marked up or scratched in a suitable place to check they have been changed.
Lloyd
It's not how fast you ride, it's how you ride fast.
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
Personally if I have an oil change I insist they remove the filter and drain the old oil.
Mind you it has been a long time since I have had just an oil change for the sake of a few quid I always change the filter, In my opinion frequent oil/filter change= longevity of engine life, but most folks dont keep there bikes for in excess of say 50,000 miles.
My first BM had turned 160,000 miles when she went for PX and it ran and sounded better than when it was new and I did 155.000 miles on it.
Cant really see my S doing anything like this...shame really
Just been giving the bike a bit of a clean - it's well-caked in salt and road-crud.
It has had a new oil filter, but the oil is muckier than it possibly should be and is still very overfilled. Rest of the bike seems ok (they tightened the slightly loose rear hub thingy which is encouraging).
Gromit,
You have every right to go back and ask them to rectify the over-fill. Indeed I would suggest you do exactly that and make it very clear how you feel about it. At the worst they are duty bound to rectify the problem and at lest they will be made aware that tyou won't be fobbed-off with shoddy work.
I was never one to complain until a few years ago, but I changed... and it's made things better by far in many respects. They charge you the money... you get the job you pay for..simple as that.
Gromit wrote:It has had a new oil filter, but the oil is muckier than it possibly should be and is still very overfilled. Rest of the bike seems ok (they tightened the slightly loose rear hub thingy which is encouraging).
Must dash..got to polish my headers
When you go back ask to speak with the spanner man who did the job, a lot can be gauged by the appearance/attitude of the fitter.
Anyway.............what you doing at a dealer in the first place??
Lloyd
It's not how fast you ride, it's how you ride fast.
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
