rusty360 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 6 hours ago, tortron said: Can anyone confirm which if any supercheaps in auckland take waste oil. Internet says they all do but I don't recall seeing any oil bins Repco doesn't take it anymore (then stop selling it, that's very rubbish of you) I'm pretty sure repco in Pukekohe still has bins out the front. I'll report back tomorrow if I happen to go past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, tortron said: Thr Papakura one doesn't take it I don't think any others do. It's pretty rubbish, il just pour it on a taniwha shall i Council site says supercheap, but I haven't seen the big yellow bin out front for a while. I have like 60L to get rid of, so a burner would be a good investment Failing that I could lose it in our waste oil tank at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Same issue here in Wellington, I have a about 70 odd L of old oil to get rid of but its not free at the dump here. Council used to run a yearly hazardous waste collection, but stopped doing that a couple of years ago because actually getting something back for our rates was too much to ask. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, kws said: Same issue here in Wellington, I have an about 70 odd L of old oil to get rid of but it’s not free at the dump here. Council used to run a yearly hazardous waste collection, but stopped doing that a couple of years ago because actually getting something back for our rates was too much to ask. It’s free for 10l or less at Porirua tip. My wof man/mechanic lets me dump it in his big tank so long as I take the containers away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXFORD Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 The Repco at Botany has a waste oil bin in the Alleyway behind the store. I took some there a couple weeks back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbon Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 WPC collects 400l or more for free, so presumably a truck service centre wouldn't care if you chucked yours in their dump. I've got a 995l hopper and all the locals make the most of it because I'm community minded/utterly powerless to stop them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumberSS Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I take all mine to the local mechanics. My worker is making a centrifuge to purify his... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I cant imagine it ever not being free to dump. But if that day ever comes, itll be going in a frost pot or the like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Probably should hoard it - gonna be worth heaps one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 According to the site, it looks like Silverstream landfill has changed its tune. It used to limit you to only a few lites of oil, before they started to charge you commercial rates to dispose of the rest. Can't see that on their price list anymore, so I guess I'll load the car up and make it someone else's problem for $25 (plus weight, i guess). Otherwise its a handful of trips over the hill to the Porirua dump to do it 10L at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I’ve had mixed reception depending on which surly fuckwit is minding the joint. usually just ask my mate to take it and dump it and my old work as he’s the least surly fuckwit of the lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Brake hoses - Starlet ones are 40 years old now. Is it worth replacing them? they still look fine from the outside, but 40 years is 40 years. Who does good quality hoses these days? Best to go stainless braided or stick with rubber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 My morrie ones lasted 58 years and then the rear one must have swelled up inside and I had almost no (compared to factory barely any) rear brake pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I have had to replace brake hoses for a wof on a car that was only 25 years old due to rubber perishing. If your Starlet hoses are original they might be living on borrowed time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Hill Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 3 hours ago, ajg193 said: Who does good quality hoses these days? Best to go stainless braided or stick with rubber? HEL probably do a set at a decent price. Otherwise just go standard rubber stuff from your favorite parts shop. A lot of the cheap generic (imported by a slightly generic bald bloke who drives a Navara and has his voting preferences as the main part of his very masculine personality, probably) are best avoided, have seen quite a few fail at the crimps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Check what TGP hoses are worth, from memory not bad. If available anyway. edit: amayama doesn't look bad, $14US for a front, picked random KP so YMMV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 3 hours ago, ajg193 said: Brake hoses - Starlet ones are 40 years old now. Is it worth replacing them? they still look fine from the outside, but 40 years is 40 years. Who does good quality hoses these days? Best to go stainless braided or stick with rubber? Are you still in chch? Take one off and go see CBC and theyll make you new ones Aprox 40$ each ish at a guess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Undercar on Hayton road does them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Was the starlet sold in the US? Hoses for my datsun for $5ea off rock auto. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I'd trust 40 year old genuine hoses over rockauto ones I have bought some starlet stuff from there, but the shipping gets steep these days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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