Transmission Oil Change for $300???

I just had an appointment with the dealer to change&flush the transmission.

Is this a fair price?? I heard my friend got his Accord changed for $90.

Why it cost me that much???

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Don't do it!! Changing the ****** fluid is not too hard, just drop the pan, change the filter, reseal and refill. No flush necessary.

jeepkj02 said:

Don't do it!! Changing the ****** fluid is not too hard, just drop the pan, change the filter, reseal and refill. No flush necessary.

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Thank you very much. But I've heard that if DIY, I can only get 30% of the old fluid out of the transmission. Is that true?

If you just drop the pan only 5 qts out of the 17 qts (?) of ATF+4 fluid. How many miles does you KJ have?

jeepkj02 said:

If you just drop the pan only 5 qts out of the 17 qts (?) of ATF+4 fluid. How many miles does you KJ have?

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Thanks a lot, jeepkj02.

I had 85000km on my 03 KJ.

You mean all the transmission fluid will come out completely once the drain plug is turned off ??

There isnt a drain plug. You must drop the pan on the ******..

The dealer told me $217 CDN to flush the ******, and Mister Transmission told me $79.00 WTF? also the dealer said when you flush the ****** you do not need to change the filter?

libertyman said:

The dealer told me $217 CDN to flush the ******, and Mister Transmission told me $79.00 WTF? also the dealer said when you flush the ****** you do not need to change the filter?

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You can't buy the filter & 5 qts of ATF+4 for $80. Mr. Transmission is cutting corners!

benji_KJ2003 said:

I just had an appointment with the dealer to change&flush the transmission.

Is this a fair price?? I heard my friend got his Accord changed for $90.

Why it cost me that much???

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It's kind of high, but I don't think you got screwed. Even to do it yourself, you will spend about $100 on fluid, filters, RTV, & clean up products. then the labor is a pain. I'd shop around next time, but I don't think that price was terribly out of line.

$25 for 5 quarts of Mopar Atf+4 at walmart, buddy gave me a filter and gasket.. Im set..

I do not use RTV anymore.. Gaskets for the ****** and rear diff..

Thanks guys. I dont have my own garage to do the trany stuff. So I will spend $300 to have it done. I wish one day I could DIY. It should be more fun than changing the engine oil.

jeepjeepster said:

$25 for 5 quarts of Mopar Atf+4 at walmart, buddy gave me a filter and gasket.. Im set..

I do not use RTV anymore.. Gaskets for the ****** and rear diff..

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Yep, then about $55-60 for filters, plus whatever you pay for whatever you place between the pan & transmission... more than $80

oh, you got the filters for free! Hope you can do that next time!!!

I got my filter for $30 from the dealer....hoping to do the oil change this week (first one at 85k - doh)