Transmission oil change for nearly $700
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Transmission oil change for nearly $700
Hello,
I received a quote from an indy shop for Transmission Oil Change to be completed on my 2014 C63 amg. The shop quoted me $686 (Part for nearly 400 dollars and 2.5 hrs of labor). I have researched through threads and this seems absurdly high. What do you all think?
Thank you for your time
I received a quote from an indy shop for Transmission Oil Change to be completed on my 2014 C63 amg. The shop quoted me $686 (Part for nearly 400 dollars and 2.5 hrs of labor). I have researched through threads and this seems absurdly high. What do you all think?
Thank you for your time
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Wow go to the dealer and save some money, no one usually says that but they are expensive at 500 for the same job.
Did they itemize the parts to see what is in that $400? Parts are 50 bucks for filter seal plugs and bolts, oil is 50-125 depending on brand and if you need red or blue. I would expect more like 300-400 from an Indy give or take.
Did they itemize the parts to see what is in that $400? Parts are 50 bucks for filter seal plugs and bolts, oil is 50-125 depending on brand and if you need red or blue. I would expect more like 300-400 from an Indy give or take.
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Thank you for the reply. I was going to call the dealer next week to see their quote. I am going to shop around definitely. They did not itemize the the parts (I should've asked for it). I thought I was not understanding transmission fluid change correctly after looking at the estimate.
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I did my transmission last winter. I got the parts from my local dealer (Canadian):
6 - Screws 004-990-35-12....................... 16.92
1 - Overflow pipe 222-271-00-97................ 2.95
1 - Seal ring 007603-012102.................... 1.55
1 - Filter 222-277-20-00.......................... 52.40
1 - Gasket 20-271-03-80........................ 21.00
6 - Blue Gear oil 001-989-77-03-09........ 182.58
Total............................................. ...... 277.40 CDN (plus sales tax 15%)
6 - Screws 004-990-35-12....................... 16.92
1 - Overflow pipe 222-271-00-97................ 2.95
1 - Seal ring 007603-012102.................... 1.55
1 - Filter 222-277-20-00.......................... 52.40
1 - Gasket 20-271-03-80........................ 21.00
6 - Blue Gear oil 001-989-77-03-09........ 182.58
Total............................................. ...... 277.40 CDN (plus sales tax 15%)
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I did my transmission last winter. I got the parts from my local dealer (Canadian):
6 - Screws 004-990-35-12....................... 16.92
1 - Overflow pipe 222-271-00-97................ 2.95
1 - Seal ring 007603-012102.................... 1.55
1 - Filter 222-277-20-00.......................... 52.40
1 - Gasket 20-271-03-80........................ 21.00
6 - Blue Gear oil 001-989-77-03-09........ 182.58
Total............................................. ...... 277.40 CDN (plus sales tax 15%)
6 - Screws 004-990-35-12....................... 16.92
1 - Overflow pipe 222-271-00-97................ 2.95
1 - Seal ring 007603-012102.................... 1.55
1 - Filter 222-277-20-00.......................... 52.40
1 - Gasket 20-271-03-80........................ 21.00
6 - Blue Gear oil 001-989-77-03-09........ 182.58
Total............................................. ...... 277.40 CDN (plus sales tax 15%)
If you want genuine Merc Blue Oil it is $4 more per liter, so would be $165 for parts. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...d-001989780309
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I use this and it is not great, it tends to blow off the hose if you pump thick oil and don't go super slow, also hard to hold all the hoses at the same time and pump (did it on the weekend doing 75w-90 on my sons diff change.
Might spend more money next time or get something like this that screws on the bottle
Might spend more money next time or get something like this that screws on the bottle
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Seems about what the stealership charges in my area. I was quoted just under $800 on both my MB's. The local Indy's quoted $400-475.
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Just had this done and it costed me around ~$450 (tax included). A tip I learned from my Mercedes Indy shop was that there is an inner bolt to the converter that will allow you to drain additional fluid out. If you want all of your old fluid out, you will need to align so you can get to this bolt. Some dealership will skip this step as it will take more time and customer will not know about it.
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Just had this done and it costed me around ~$450 (tax included). A tip I learned from my Mercedes Indy shop was that there is an inner bolt to the converter that will allow you to drain additional fluid out. If you want all of your old fluid out, you will need to align so you can get to this bolt. Some dealership will skip this step as it will take more time and customer will not know about it.
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The average cost should be somewhere around $450, as I had my E63 done last year, that included draining the torque converter, new filter, gaskets, fluids and bolts.
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I did mine, using the STAR to monitor the transmission fluid temperature during refill.
Next time, I may try to take it further, once the pan and filter are out, you're close to removing the conductor plate and being able to clean the solenoids.
Next time, I may try to take it further, once the pan and filter are out, you're close to removing the conductor plate and being able to clean the solenoids.
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I did mine myself... as for the pump... I took a garden spayer and pressurized it with 5 psi and watched the fluid go in. Bought the mignty pump adapter and hose on Amazon. I used Icarsoft scanner to measure temp. Took me like 2 hours to complete the job.
