MG3 Hybrid Service Manual

[geek]

Oi, MG3 Hybrid service manual floating around is missing the Engine control system (pages 204-250 are void of diagrams/picture/text). Could anyone post the complete manual or the missing part thereof ? Thanks

As an alternative backup location, I have copied the manual to my website:

http://www.siteguru.co.uk/MG3/

Let me know (and point me to) anything else useful that I can put there.

missing 40 pages.... engine control

 

[Magic Man]

Hi Richard, Don't think so, mine has been switched on auto hold since the day I collected it. This is bout six weeks now and I haven't come across any circumstances where I have needed to switch it off yet. Although I'm sure someone on this Forum will come up with a valid reason why you should!!!!

When you want to creep forward, e.g. in your garage, from a stop. With auto hold on you need a little more accelerator which, given you've got limited space in the garage, you don't necessarily want. Turn the auto hold off with the console switch and then you have better control of initial move off.

 

[Sooty]

Have today found out my first service at my MG main dealer will take 1/2 hour at £156/hour and cost £173.08. Checking MG's 'Maintenance Checksheet' I see all that will be replaced at the first annual service (15K mls) are the engine oil (4 litres) & filter. (No other filters) I will have only done about 5k mls. Apparently this is their low mileage charge for this service. What is going on?

Checking online I see Castrol can do 4 litres of engine oil for MG ZS SUV Castrol EDGE 0W-20 V Engine Oil 4L @ £47.99 free delivery. Apparently Castrol EDGE 0W-20 V is suitable for gasoline and diesel vehicles with ACEA C5 0W-20 recommendations.
Also noticed the Valvoline equivalent for 5 litres was just £39.96
So the oil isn't out of this world at all. To me it looks like some sharp practice going on.
Any thoughts on this?

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Just been quoted £235 for first service, utter highway robbery and was told if you get it elsewhere and they are not mg approved I will lose my 7year warranty, they are taking our eye balls out

 

[ptw]

If anyone can recommend dealers that don't rob you blind please add them to this topic. I live in the Midlands area.

 

[Bober]

If anyone can recommend dealers that don't rob you blind please add them to this topic. I live in the Midlands area.

Yeah I live Midlands too would be nice to get it cheaper any info ?

 

[ptw]

No one's responded as yet

 

[Chinook]

No one's responded as yet

Hi try Summit Garage just outside Dudley they have been MG dealers since 1945 although they have stopped selling new MGs recently they still are carrying out the servicing on all MGs

 

[ptw]

Will do thanks

 

[Freeway]

Yeah I live Midlands too would be nice to get it cheaper any info ?

Bit too far for you Bober .Just booked my MG3 Hybrid at Glyn Hopkins of Watford for its first service.£135.She told me the price has been reduced

 

[Bober]

Bit too far for you Bober .Just booked my MG3 Hybrid at Glyn Hopkins of Watford for its first service.£135.She told me the price has been reduced

Thanks for letting me know gona be London next month gona book it there.Whats the reduction for ? Is it cheaper atm ? To be honest for 135 it's worth going even with full tank price still cheaper than here.

 

[Freeway]

She didn't say why it was reduced.Let me know how you got on.Mine is booked in for the end of July.

 

[MJP59]

C’est sur l’écran d’infodivertissement ou sur l’application du téléphoneNbo

Je n’arrive pas à ajouter le lien. Je vais essayer autre chose.

Idem pour moi.

Bonjour , quelqu’un a-t-il su télécharger le manuel d’entretien pour les diverses interventions lors des entretiens annuels ?

Merci de bien vouloir donner un lien afin de le télécharger.

Cordialement.

 

[MG Clive]

Idem pour moi.

Use the link in this post @MJP59, and please translate your message into English before posting to the forum, thanks.

 

[stasko]

I had a look at taking out a service plan for an MG3 through the MG website. Services are required every 15000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first. The costs for each yearly service varies and the prices are shown. The cost of year 4 service is £940. I don't know what they do to the car to justify that price but it won't bother me as the price of these cars is so low I will just trade it in for another one. That also depends on trade-in values not dropping through the floor.

Hey all, I've just ordered my new MG3 hev MY24.5 finally, my first post here! So glad there's such a nice international forum like this, kudos!!

So, I've read about extreme service costs but I couldn't confirm by asking the official MG service garages here in (Athens) Greece. The most common answer I get by asking estimates for service costs are that "it's mostly oil/filters/sparkplugs, so not that expensive" more specifically, the quotes I get are around 150-250euros per service, which isn't align with what read on the internet.

Could anyone confirm if the service costs are around 1k euros (£940) for real? And if so, does that involve the timing chain? Thanks a lot in advance folks

PS. Since this legend called @siteguru uploaded all manuals on his website, I would suggest to the original poster @felipebay to also include them in the first post since the second link is not working.

 

[Deleted member 21808]

Hi, Ive just had my first year service done today, although at only 6500 miles. I pay by a 3 year plan for services and first MOT, but I did get a print out of costs.

1st Service.................................................................£87.64
Filter ASM - Oil.......................................................£22.73
Washer Trans Oil Drain........................................£2.10
Bulk Oil Longlife 0.................................................£47.80.

Total.............................................................................£160.27.

They phoned me about 11.30am to say the car hadn't gone in yet, and at 2.30pm it was ready to collect.

Hope that information helps. This was through my dealer, Drive Vauxhall, Patchway, Bristol UK.

 

[ptw]

Useful thanks, mines due one early September

 

[AutoHillHold]

Thanks for letting me know gona be London next month gona book it there.Whats the reduction for ? Is it cheaper atm ? To be honest for 135 it's worth going even with full tank price still cheaper than here.

nice! just booked mine. 189 inc VAT with MG Shepperton. it's strange though, if you use their online system, it will be 249 inc VAT where as calling them directly to book is 189 inc VAT. i will report back if that is the exact amount i end up paying.

 

[Big Ears]

We opted to get a service contract to balance it out.

 

[mgpooter]

Crazy money isn't it, all that an A service for just 1/2 hours work, some oil and a filter. If only our cars were fitted with a Dowty-type sump washer that wouldn't even need changing. My MG garage couldn't really justify it. Still like the car though...

 

[AutoHillHold]

just came back from service centre. relatively fuzz free. first service, all done in £189. the guys there quoted me the next one will be near 500 tho....crazy money.