Brake fluid and oil change - how easy?

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:52 pm

dezzy wrote:Okay, Halfrauds is truly pants! They don't have the oil or brake fluid I want and the guy who served me was an ignorant little swine.

So, where do I get Silkolene oil and Castrol Super Response (or AP Racing) brake fluid?

Cheers,
D

I got mine at opie oils. Top service and the delivery was free as i spent over £35. They've got the castrol brake fluid too - I know cos i'm about to order some for SIDC prep as well

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/

Cheers,

Steve

Post by **campbell** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:26 pm

Forget Halfrauds.

Decent motor factor / parts outlet is what you need. Although they don't all keep Mobil 1 right enough.

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:04 pm

Holy crap!

Had no idea oil was that expensive!

Oh well, needs must . . . Have ordered oil and brake fluid from Opie Oils. Thanks!

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:27 pm

dont look at it as £50 spent, rather £300 saved from swanning off to MMC's bank account

I'd be happy to lend a hand on tuesday too if you like. I've got all the bits for doing an "old fashioned" oil change if you need them. It'd be nice to put faces to some of the names too

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:52 am

If I can get a day pass, I will be over with my sooker ooterer..

And the easy bleed.

Do you have a decent set of spanners?

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:26 am

John Reid wrote:If I can get a day pass, I will be over with my sooker ooterer.. And the easy bleed.

Do you have a decent set of spanners?

I ordered a sooker ooterer and an easy bleed myself. Figured I'll need them in the future, so useful things to have in my gradually expanding toolkit!

I've got the sets of metric and imperial spanners we got as part of that bulk buy last year. I think they're pretty good. Got most tools and bits and bobs and if there's anything I don't have, my dad's on holiday, so I can pinch his stuff! He's an engineer and a bit of a DIY man, so has most things you'd need.

I think I'll give my air filter a clean and re-oil while we're at it too.

So, that's Steve, Ken and John possibly popping over. I think I'll need to make that the max folks, just in case anyone else was wanting to pop over. Sorry, but that's about all I've got room for car wise and don't want to p!ss the neighbours off too much!

Oil and brake fluid should be here in time, so let's go with Tuesday evening. I'm off work as I'll be coming back from a wedding, so will maybe start mid-afternoon and do the other things before you guys get there to help with oil and brake fluid. Feel free to turn up anytime from about 5pm. I'll PM my address.

Cheers,
D

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:03 pm

Sooker ooterer, oil and brake fluid arrived today. Big

for Opie Oils. I ordered 2 x 5L of Silkolene (stocking up for the future) and they threw in 2 extra litres for free! Will be useful for carrying one of the wee 1L bottles with me to trackdays. Also very prompt with their delivery. Ordered Tuesday evening, arrived this morning.

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:50 am

Guys, I'm going to be offline from about 10am this morning til late tomorrow afternoon as I'm off to a wedding, but I'll see you all sometime tomorrow night. Only reason I'll call-off is if it's p!ssing down. You've all got my mobile, so just text if you get lost on the way or whatever.

John, my eezibleed has not arrived yet. I'll try to get one from Halfrauds on the way home tomorrow, but can you please bring yours just in case?

Cheers,
D

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:20 am

Just remember not to get any brake fluid on your wheels... it takes off the paint and/or the powder coat very quickly!!!

Sorry again Jon!

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:42 am

dezzy wrote:Guys, I'm going to be offline from about 10am this morning til late tomorrow afternoon as I'm off to a wedding, but I'll see you all sometime tomorrow night. Only reason I'll call-off is if it's p!ssing down. You've all got my mobile, so just text if you get lost on the way or whatever.

John, my eezibleed has not arrived yet. I'll try to get one from Halfrauds on the way home tomorrow, but can you please bring yours just in case?

Cheers,
D

Lesley isnt feeling well today, should be Ok for tomorrow.

Trying to combine this trip with dropping off an exhaust to AndyG and an alternator to Stu160's

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:29 am

Dezzy gets married to Monday bitch - hence shaving off of beard.

Skips honeymoon to change oil in Lotus

I guess no need for weather check today - absolutely glorious day

See you just after 5pm mate

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:05 pm

ExigeKen wrote: Dezzy gets married to Monday bitch - hence shaving off of beard.

Skips honeymoon to change oil in Lotus

Just back. Pretty bad hangover this morning, but a nice wee detour from Airth Castle Hotel back to Glasgow via Stirling/Fintry/Lennoxtoun/Strathblane definitley cleared the cobwebs! Thought I might as well get a final bit of use out of the oil and brake fluid before tonight!

I'm off to change this headlight bulb before we get onto the oily stuff later.

D

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:16 pm

dezzy wrote:
I'm off to change this headlight bulb before we get onto the oily stuff later.

D

This'll be with Ms Tuesday though?

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:17 pm

Shug wrote:
dezzy wrote:
I'm off to change this headlight bulb before we get onto the oily stuff later.

D
This'll be with Ms Tuesday though?

No its his three Mister Tuesdays

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:33 pm

ExigeKen wrote:
Shug wrote:
dezzy wrote:
I'm off to change this headlight bulb before we get onto the oily stuff later.

D
This'll be with Ms Tuesday though?
No its his three Mister Tuesdays

You just outed Dezzy on a public forum?