#COST TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION FILTER MANUAL#

Re-adding fluid at that part is what then gets you to the correct level. doing the run up and down the gears will re-fill those passages and the overall level will be low again. What i understood that happens is during the drain, some comes out of the inside passages of the transmisison. once back at P the second time, shut off the engine, re-open the front and top plug, and again re-fill until fluid ocmes out. P, then R, then N, then D, and all the way back up, waiting about 5 to 10 seconds at each spot. Start the engine and go through the gears without moving, twice. put fluid in from the top plug until it comes out the front/side opening. not at the same time as my next oil change, maybe giving it a week between the two.Īs for the level, there is a plug at the front which should be at the correct spot for the level (based on my research, i haven't actulaly checked as it's too cold to go down there right now). I was thinking about changing my fluid this spring once it's nicer to work on my sorento. My sorento is at 100k km, and driven in quite horrible conditions (winter bellow -40, summers i spend alot of time off pavement going fishing). Look at post # 8 for a West Coast typical cost, you $300 for Texas does look a bit high. I will say the do have a very high overhead (labor,insurance,brick & mortar) that unfortunately has to be reflected in their charges. Normal dealer rates are easily above $200/hr.

They also most likely use an apprentice new guy for this type of work and cut their labor cost to hold down. Since the dealer charges top dollar for fluid they get in wholesale drums and and it takes about 1/2 hr's work. The dealer can use a machine attached to the tranny and empty it all out and then replace 100% new fluid. Most people these days have an automatic transmission, and that’s trickier to.

#COST TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION FILTER MANUAL#

Other users just drain and fill at 10K miles during an oil change, another way to maintain fresh fluid. For a manual transmission, most manufacturers say you need to change the fluid every 30,000 60,000 miles. This is what most home DIY'ers do, sometimes 3 cycles for us with OCD But we can get Valvoline SP-IV from Walmart at less than $20.00 per 5 quart jug. We were quoted 633.88 for the transmission fluid change service on a 2018 Ford F-150 by a Boston-area dealer. Newer vehicles use synthetic transmission fluid, and the cost can be as high as 700. The dealer can do multiple changes usually a cycle of 'drain-fill-run-drain-fill' that uses about 10 quarts and On older vehicles with automatic transmissions, a fluid change can cost around 250 to 300. So that leaves 50-35% of old fluid in the tranny, a good shop should NOT just do just that. Simply pulling the plug and refilling changes about 4.5 quarts. The 2.4 L holds 7.5 Quarts and the 3.3 holds 8.24 I did see vehicle info in your profile. Since you are in US I used quarts and USD.īackground. Click to expand.Greg depends on what they are going to do.

Cost to change transmission filter