What do I need for a diy tranny fluid change?

[Adieu]

The last sentence made me laugh because I give BMW so much sh*t it’s not even funny hahaha. My transmission in the Super Duty has a dipstick!!! Certain things like a transmission dipstick at $2 per unit should be implemented into the cost of the vehicle and kept, like the super Duty, why did they spend the $2 there? Because any vehcile capable of towing should have a dipstick so an owner can periodically check the condition of their ATF, intervals don’t tell the same story for every vehicle, if you do a lot of hill driving while towing it heats the ATF fluid up and stresses on it more than someone who never hauls and drives in flat surfaces. What if i have a leak and I’m on a trip??? I should be able to nurse the truck home by adding ATF and checking the fluid periodically to get home. A part like that should be added to the cost of the vehicle. Sealed transmissions don’t need a dipstick?? HAHAHAHA.

This sums up my feeling on BMW

Nah, I think the no dipstick thing is a business decision to make it easier to sell $300 dealer oil changes

 

[rjdelp7]

Nah, I think the no dipstick thing is a business decision to make it easier to sell $300 dealer oil changes

If you do not change oil yourself, the only way to be sure it has correct filter, correct semi synthetic and amount of 5w20, done by people trained on Ford vehicles and keep warranty intact is the Ford dealer. You take chances, doing oil changes at Jiffy lube or Walmart. They use cheap oil and filters, under paid, sketchy workers and always want to sell you wipers or other services. Some dealers will even wash it.

 

[Adieu]

Ive never paid for an oil change in my life

 

[JExpedition07]

I always change my own because I know what I’m putting in and i know I’m using a good filter, and lastly know i put the right amount in. So many scams at those lube places, they will top your oil off and say They change it lol. Watch some of the YouTube documentaries. Honestly i don’t even trust the dealer to do it.

 

[mjp2]

*snip* Honestly i don’t even trust the dealer to do it.

That's my take on things as well. When I bought my truck used I went through all the service items, ahead of schedule on some, because I didn't know its history. I brought it to my local Ford dealer for a transmission fluid flush and 2 things lead me to believe that they did nothing but bill me:
1. The fluid that I swapped out 55k later was burnt.
2. They billed me for Mercon V.

Never going back there again.

 

[Big Brian]

Ive never paid for an oil change in my life

really

let me know where you are getting your free oil and filter from

 

[Adieu]

really

let me know where you are getting your free oil and filter from

Five finger discount

Though I really should start going with smaller engines or get a new plan or something.

Running away from Walmart with 4 gallon jugs feels too undignified now that Im in my thirties... plus Im starting to get doubts about putting T6 in everything, and the frikkin bimmer wants almost 8 *liters* (9 quarts)

 

[JExpedition07]

really

let me know where you are getting your free oil and filter from

Well since he is COO at Exxon Mobil i don’t think it’s hard. Business expense.

 

[Trainmaster]

This is one reason I work on my own cars. Bought a 2010 Explorer with the V8 and six speed. After dealing with poor shifting for a month, I checked the fluid level, burnt my hand and found a leaking bulkhead connector on the transmission housing. There was a service bulletin on it that calls for draining the fluid and changing the 'O' rings on the connector. Under warranty, a Ford dealer did the $475 job. ($100 for the kit, $50/quart for fluid, $255 for an hour's labor)

When I got it back, the case had been overfilled by two quarts. So much for "Ford trained" mechanics. In these parts, anything that can go back together with less screws than taken off will.

If you care about your car and have the aptitude, you have to stay on top of this stuff yourself.

Eddie, New York.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

This is one reason I work on my own cars. Bought a 2010 Explorer with the V8 and six speed. After dealing with poor shifting for a month, I checked the fluid level, burnt my hand and found a leaking bulkhead connector on the transmission housing. There was a service bulletin on it that calls for draining the fluid and changing the 'O' rings on the connector. Under warranty, a Ford dealer did the $475 job. ($100 for the kit, $50/quart for fluid, $255 for an hour's labor)

When I got it back, the case had been overfilled by two quarts. So much for "Ford trained" mechanics. In these parts, anything that can go back together with less screws than taken off will.

If you care about your car and have the aptitude, you have to stay on top of this stuff yourself.

Eddie, New York.

Makes me glad I don't live in New York any more. (We left Brooklyn in 1965 when my dad's job moved him to Mechanicsburg PA.) Small town life is so much easier, but I do miss the Pizza.