Changing tranny fluid to synthetic
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04-09-2006, 01:12
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Changing tranny fluid to synthetic
Hi Bob,
Sounds to me like you got a free flush job, albeit at some trouble, and now you'll be off for the full ride in mileage and time. Can't tell if your $450 and $300 included or excluded the fluids and filters, generator, nor what labor rates are in your area. For a future guide, 4.5 to 5.5 man-hours can get Engine, Gen, Coolant, Trans and Lube. Many shops will quote max hours, though they're not crazy about doing it. In Dec, paid $10/Qt for bulk TranSyn but had to fight tooth and nail, and think I gave back some of that in another area. Has anyone in the group tried a "mobile" oil change service that comes to you? Last fall I received two very attractive quotes and I am tempted. John Suter --- Bob Lawrence > Well, I decided to change to synthetic fluid. > The shop I took it to (M&M)in Tacoma put Amsoil in > it, changed the > internal filter and the external filter. > Drove off down the road also after getting the > engine oil changed and > noticed rig wouldn't change gears. > Tried for several blocks..no luck. > Took it back..they dropped the pan and found the > pickup tube that had > an o ring replaced had a cut in it. This it turns > out let the fluid > from the tranny get picked up and returned to pan > without getting into > the tranny. > They replaced the o ring and the filter again (10 > blocks on new fluid). > They had to replace the filter and Amsoil again at > their cost. > I think with the second flush in 3 hours that most > of the old ATF would > have been removed. > Anyway, problem solved. > Amazing that an o ring can cause the tranny not to > pick up fluid. > The Amsoil cost $15 bucks a quart. > Cost of $450 for tranny fluid change and $300 for > oil change. Not cheap. > Bob Lawrence > 84 PT36 > Tacoma, Wa. (Where still raining) > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Bob Lawrence - 04-08-2006, 15:05
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - John Suter - 04-09-2006 01:12
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - mbulriss - 04-09-2006, 04:50
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Bob Lawrence - 04-09-2006, 11:56
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Jay Darst - 04-09-2006, 12:02
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Jay Darst - 04-09-2006, 12:07
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Tom Warner - 04-09-2006, 12:14
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - bobloomas - 04-09-2006, 12:15
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Bob Lawrence - 04-09-2006, 14:32
Changing tranny fluid to synthetic - Bob Lawrence - 04-09-2006, 14:43
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