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 Market rate for changing engine oil/gearbox oil

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Icehart
post Dec 30 2019, 03:33 AM

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QUOTE(SleeplessEyes @ Dec 28 2019, 05:19 PM)
Not all workshop likes someone walk in without using their stuff.
some will jack up the labour price and show you the "piss" Face that they don't welcome their customers bring in own stuff.

And the ones who do it are the Chinese workshop.
(don't mean to be racist)
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Yup. So better to invest in a jack and learn to change it yourself from YouTube.

Icehart
post Dec 30 2019, 11:34 AM

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QUOTE(Hexane @ Dec 30 2019, 09:12 AM)
So true!

All these while I thought these oil/fluid changes would be difficult. After I changed it once, I was hooked

I bought some tools and have been doing these changes on my own for my car (and family, lol)

Oddly, transmission fluid changes are much more easier than engine oil, but more expensive. For engine oil change, its a bit messy as you’ll need to change filter, quite messy. For transmission, its just a bolt, relatively clean procedure

Plus, knowing u’ve done it correctly bring satisfaction
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Yes. Changing oil and gear oil is easy. You'll feel stupid paying RM25-50 for the labour.
Icehart
post Dec 30 2019, 02:12 PM

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QUOTE(edisoner90 @ Dec 30 2019, 12:21 PM)
the main important point is not paying rm20-30 for labour but to clear the greasy oil into proper containment area...

If simply throw the oil will bring pollution to environment.. at least those shop will sent back to factory for re-processing.
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Keep back to where you pour from.
Then bring to a local mechanic. They'll be happy to take it off your hands.
As Thrust said, they can sell these used oil. Free money.
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post Dec 31 2019, 01:26 PM

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QUOTE(abubin @ Dec 31 2019, 12:30 PM)
The used oil can be re-used but price will not be a lot. It's more for environmental issue.
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Not a lot but recycling companies buy them in bulk (barrel).
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post Jan 1 2020, 02:59 AM

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QUOTE(stevenkkh @ Dec 31 2019, 10:51 PM)
I think it is fair enough to charge labour fees by updating the customer with even RM30-RM50 but definitely not marking up the price of the material till 50% above others market price with profit as this is consider cheating to the customer. I believe people can report them to consumer court for over profiteering as even durian over price also can be reported.
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Workshop must follow RRP. Online don't.

Case in point, Shell Fully Synthetic is RM 105 at Shopee
But workshop probably 200+ since that's the RRP price.

 

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