208 GTI - air filter at first service
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I have had my Pug 208 GTI for shade under a year and took it in for its first service today.
It has only done 3800 miles so I was expecting just a standard first service with nothing extra.
The garage has called to say that a new air filter is needed - £70 plus VAT. Not a great deal of money but I am a bit surprised - surely an air filter should last longer than 12 months/3800 miles?
Would this be worth querying or is it just one of those consumable that could go at any time?
It has only done 3800 miles so I was expecting just a standard first service with nothing extra.
The garage has called to say that a new air filter is needed - £70 plus VAT. Not a great deal of money but I am a bit surprised - surely an air filter should last longer than 12 months/3800 miles?
Would this be worth querying or is it just one of those consumable that could go at any time?
This doesn't sound right? do they not mean the plastic air filter housing is broken or whatever? An air filter element is only about £10 - £15 and would certainly NOT need replacing at a year/3K ? also you can't see it without removing it and that's not part of a first service.
Unless Peugeot have changed the service schedules for these GTi`s,the air filter element is replaced at 40K or 4 years whichever comes first.
Unless Peugeot have changed the service schedules for these GTi`s,the air filter element is replaced at 40K or 4 years whichever comes first.
rb5er said:
Old Merc said:
Unless Peugeot have changed the service schedules for these GTi`s,the air filter element is replaced at 40K or 4 years whichever comes first.
Any source for that? Sounds wrong to me. Most manufacturers services have an air filter annually.All petrol models Peugeot say service every 20000 or two years.The first 20K is just a oil and filter service,the 40K (or 4 years)is air,plugs etc.Ridiculous yes,but that's Peugeot. And why people came to me instead of a Peugeot Dealer.
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