bustopoo

My 09 C63 AMG just hit 40,000 miles and I am considering paying the dealer for service B since I've done it all my self previously and I only have about 10k miles left on the original warranty.

For the 40k service, which includes (among other things)

rear axle differential fluid change
oil and filter change
brake fluid change
transmission oil and filter change

and all the other inspections..

The quote from the dealer is $1400-$1500. Not a fixed price like I've seen for other service A,B

Questions--
is service B0 the same as service B at 40k miles?
What have others paid?

Thanks in advance,
Paul

solekeeper

a little off topic, but do you find routine maintenance on your 63 pretty easy?

Nothing out of the ordinary?

James@ACG

the Difference of a Service b at zero miles and at 40k miles is the fact that it calls for the transmission fluid service, the brake fluid service, and the rear differential fluid.

Rear differential Fluid
You'll need 2 qts at ~ $31/ea
Labor time is anywhere from .5 to 1hr.

Engine oil and filter is roughly $150 include oil and filter

Brake fluid service i think most dealers charge 1-2hrs plus $20-30 for fluid.

Transmission service
You'll need 10 qts of the 722.9 fluid at ~ $18/ea
filter is roughly $31
service time is roughly 2-2.5hrs

You can see how this quickly adds up, but if your local let us help you out

James@ACG

bustopoo

Yeah, I have access to a lift at the military base, so I always change my own oil and I have KN air filters, so I clean them out. I'll get under the car and inspect everything also. IMO changing the oil is the biggest thing, and I do that at every 5k miles because its really dusty where I live.

I'm more concerned getting this service done because I only have 10k miles left on my warranty before the extended kicks in... Just want to make sure everything is sound because I love this car and plan on keeping it forever (or until I can afford a 911 twin turbo convertible).

Paul

C63newdude

I don't know man... based on the fairly accurate description from James@ACGSD you are not that far off as far is price. I added the prices from James ACGSD and it comes up to about $1050-$1100. Are you sure that this inspection doesn't include the in cabin filter?. I heard that the in cabin filter is a bi-a-atch to do.

I would say to negotiate with the dealer and see if they can drop the price a little bit and that will put you in a fair expense range for the service.

A couple of extra questions. Where are you that is so dusty? I though I was in a dusty place (AZ). Also, what branch or service?

solekeeper

Yea, I've got access to a a lift etc as well. It definitely helps..


Best of luck with the maintenance!

khmergod

James, when you noted rear differential service, did you mean for all C63s or just the ones with LSD?

Savoy6

find another dealer. should be a b service with xmsn flush and brake flush. mine was 426 for the b. 454 for the xmsn. 137 for the brakes. so 1017 total.

drawde

There was another member here that did the a-la-carte route and only got the stuff he needed done at the dealer for a good amount cheaper..

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...re-dealer.html

blownS

Thanks for the heads up. I just got my notice for the 40K mile service as well on my 09, and was wondering how much it would run. $1500 seems more than a bit steep. I'll find out what my dealer is asking...

CoolBDPhenom03

Just had my A3 service done and will have to do the differential, brake, and transmission services.

For the record, the A3 itself was ~$130 at my local, independent shop and they estimated the other three services at under $700.

Merc63

If you have access to a lift its pretty straight forward to do all those.


You will need a pump to pump in the tranny fluid through the drain plug.

The tranny pan has torque to yield bolts that you only use once, you will need new ones.