engine care kit

Steve42 · 1st August 2016, 05:48

Does anyone know what a engine care kit was or is.
looking at the history for the v6 and a few times when it had a service on the bill it has a engine care kit at £13.99
Just wondering what it was.

Thanks all

RogerHeinz57 · 1st August 2016, 07:10

Sounds a bit naughty to me.
I worked for a Ford dealership that booked out a car care kit to every workshop job. The car care kit consisted of a seat cover, floor mat and a steering wheel cover. NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- cheeky when you consider this is a cost that should be tied into operational costs ! I had this removed from invoicing/job cards due to many reasons but the two main ones were that I thought it wrong in principle to the retail customer, and the other reasons were that fleet operators like Lex etc and the FMC warranty departments refused to pay for them on their bills.
I suspect in your case, this may be for a dose of engine flush and injector cleaner maybe, used to be called "Add Ons"

MSS · 1st August 2016, 07:16

Probably tissue paper used to wipe the top of the engine cover.

RogerHeinz57 · 1st August 2016, 07:22

The trade had some naughty tricks up their sleeve back in the day. Not sure what they're up to nowadays, but the fleet operators were on top of it in the 80's & 90's and disallowed anything added on in terms of parts.
So the question really is -
"What is the true price for the service as per schedule with nothing added"?

Steve42 · 1st August 2016, 16:53

Thanks all.
All the services was done at a dealer.
And this kit was listed in around 3 of the services.
And always the same price.

1st August 2016, 05:48	#1
Steve42 I really should get out more....... mg 190+ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Bedworth Posts: 2,267 Thanks: 191 Thanked 368 Times in 248 Posts	engine care kit Does anyone know what a engine care kit was or is. looking at the history for the v6 and a few times when it had a service on the bill it has a engine care kit at £13.99 Just wondering what it was. Thanks all

1st August 2016, 07:10	#2
RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	Sounds a bit naughty to me. I worked for a Ford dealership that booked out a car care kit to every workshop job. The car care kit consisted of a seat cover, floor mat and a steering wheel cover. NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- cheeky when you consider this is a cost that should be tied into operational costs ! I had this removed from invoicing/job cards due to many reasons but the two main ones were that I thought it wrong in principle to the retail customer, and the other reasons were that fleet operators like Lex etc and the FMC warranty departments refused to pay for them on their bills. I suspect in your case, this may be for a dose of engine flush and injector cleaner maybe, used to be called "Add Ons"

1st August 2016, 07:16	#3
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1st August 2016, 07:22	#4
RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	The trade had some naughty tricks up their sleeve back in the day. Not sure what they're up to nowadays, but the fleet operators were on top of it in the 80's & 90's and disallowed anything added on in terms of parts. So the question really is - "What is the true price for the service as per schedule with nothing added"?

1st August 2016, 16:53	#5
Steve42 I really should get out more....... mg 190+ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Bedworth Posts: 2,267 Thanks: 191 Thanked 368 Times in 248 Posts	Thanks all. All the services was done at a dealer. And this kit was listed in around 3 of the services. And always the same price.