Prime wrote:Kipkorir wrote:Rankaz13 wrote:Kipkorir wrote:Good morning guyz. Kindly inform me on the prices of the following autopsares: Oil filter, air filter, and diesel filter. I have a toyota shark which I have been servicing at Total station Hurlighum and I have a feeling that this station is charging me exhorbitantly for the said parts.
Give me your feedback ASAP if you don't mind. Thank you
Hello sir. I use Total Rubia TIR-7400 15w40 that costs 6940/= for four 5litre jerrycans. Oil filter costs 200 (for 5l) or 300 (for 1kz), air filter 350/= and diesel/fuel filter 300/=.
Thanks Rankaz13 but am shocked at how much I have been paying. The guyz are charging me sh1800 for oil filter, sh1800 for air filter and sh2000 for fuel filter (diesel). He claims these are genuine products. As for the oil, he sells at sh420 per liter. My matatu use 7 liters.
I don't know whether his explanation is genuine. What is your opinion Rankaz?
Kip,
Why not carry the packaging and just confirm with a different total station. Ordinarily the prices are usually similar across the Totals and they always issue receipts. I use 5200 for oil (Synthetic-2x4 litre jericans though consumes 7litres), Oil filter at 300, air cleaner at 500. I haven't yet changed my fuel filter. After how long should I change it? The mechanic told me there is no need of changing it frequently. I would wish to seek a second opinion from my pals in the industry (
Including washiku). I do the service after 6000kms.
@Kip, the prices for your air, fuel and oil are exorbitant to say the least. It may call for you to do a bit of legwork; walk around various outlets and shops to find out exact prevailing prices. What I've learnt over time is that most often, when petrol stations promise free service so long as they sell you the consumables, they tend to be overpriced. However, the price of your oil seems ok.
@Prime, I prefer to change my diesel filter at every 20,000km. Ikichelewa sana, 25,000kms. Since I do my ordinary oil service at 5000kms, on every fourth service, I change the fuel filter too. Same case applies for the air filter too, subject to visual inspection.
ION, I'm looking for an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) sensor for a 1KZ-TE engine. Mkisikia inatajwa mahali, eleza mimi. It's the top one that has 3-socket spots. I've got one quotation for 13k, wanna see if there's a better deal.
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