Oil filter heart attack

**bruceybonus** · 21st December 2005, 00:05

Is it me or does 48 quid sound a bit excessive for an oil filter for a 3.0cdti !
that's what I was quoted earler!

Whats the best price anyone has found these at so far?

**redbullkid** · 21st December 2005, 00:07

He maybe thought you said oil and filter

**bruceybonus** · 21st December 2005, 00:09

nooo def just a filter!

**Duncan** · 21st December 2005, 02:33

Sounds ferkin' expensive to me. I'm just about to do an oil and filter change myself and the dealer up here in the NE (where I am now) quoted £40 for 7 litres of fully synthetic long-life oil and the filter.

Can't see why the filter should be so expensive for the 3.0 CDTi. I'll ask this dealer for a price, just as a comparison, when I go in tomorrow to get my stuff.

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**bruceybonus** · 21st December 2005, 07:50

Cheers duncan...gotta be worth asking

**SCOTTEX** · 21st December 2005, 10:14

Out of curiosity I got a price of £ 80 for a oil & filter change on a 2.2 petrol. I bought the oil filter off them for £ 5.50 + VAT and bought the oil elsewhere. What shocked me was the price of the Castrol Edge 5/30w fully synthetic at £ 42.00 !!!!!!!.

**Sparkyvxr** · 21st December 2005, 13:32

The VXR oil filter is £24.00 plus vat each , so not surprised the 3.0 diesel is that type of cost. Once after markets companies start to supply, the cost will drop.

**Gsi3.2** · 21st December 2005, 18:22

How Much???

Filter for the 3.2 is only £6.00

Think I'll tel the mrs the 2.8 is off the cards if the bits are that dear..

**Stewie** · 21st December 2005, 18:46

Yes thats about the money for one of those. IIRC I paid £36 (+ Vicous after thought)odd last time I bought one (Trade).

**Duncan** · 21st December 2005, 18:48

Picked up my bits today and asked for the price of the 3.0 CDTi filter. £30+VAT, so £48 seems somewhat pricey. It is a good bit dearer then other filters - don't know why. Mine was only about a tenner.

So that's my job for tomorrow then - engine flush, oil and filter change!

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