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50k service - X TUH BOARD - 08-21-2010
i got a call from Dixie ford to do my 50k service. tranny flush, fuel filter, oil& filter..etc..total $420+ tax
is this necessary?
can i just do my regular oil change?
RE: 50k service - Frost__2001 - 08-21-2010
yes, but if your car is automatic, you should do the tranny flush as it is recommended every 50,000 kms or atleast once a year like your coolant.
RE: 50k service - GFXjamie - 08-21-2010
i have only ever done my oil and filter. tranny will be coming up soon along with fuel filter and im @ 102k. if you get it done at a small shop it will be less expensive if you want it all done. id say for the auto do the flush tho
RE: 50k service - Tiketz - 08-21-2010
Tell Dixie to F*** off they suck and all a bunch of meat heads there....Go some where else alot cheaper.
RE: 50k service - X TUH BOARD - 08-21-2010
when they called me to come in the girl told me $79 including tranny flush..when i get there the price changed and i left
RE: 50k service - Spinal - 08-21-2010
im assuming automatic tranny flush? at any dealership it costs an arm and a leg, i remember i was quoted almost 200 bucks for it. i just ended up going to canadian tire, picking up a filter/gasket set for like 30 bucks + some merconV for another 30 and i was good to go, did it in the driveway.
RE: 50k service - Scorcher000 - 08-21-2010
Fuel Filter, Trany Filter, Oil Filter Mercron V or Better (Amsoil lol), Oil.
Vital to do at 50K. Pick up the parts and do it yourself if you can but best to take to a shop where they care. Don't use a premade gasket as they leak. Use a high heat silicone and make sure the pan and the tranny lip is buffed clean and smooth with no marks.
You only really need 5L unless you drop the hole dam tranny.
Most machines that they hook up to you tranny already contain a different fluid in the lines. Not good for your car and this is why 95% of CVT Transmissions fail shortly afterward.
Well, good luck.
And Dixie Sucks X2
RE: 50k service - buzz2.0 - 08-22-2010
tranny flush cost $199.95 but if u do it your self your not draining the torque converter which holds most of the fluid, with a tranny flush all the fluid is drained, a cleaner is added which is pushed through at high pressure cleaning the valve body and what not and then new fluid added. the filter is cleaned because the flush blows back through the filter which pulls all the crap out. id recommend it. it is expensive but u get 100% of the fluid changed. id also recommend ditching the auto trans and going with a manual...a way better driving experience!!! lol
RE: 50k service - X TUH BOARD - 08-23-2010
which is a good ford dealership?
for now i have to keep the auto because the wife does not want to drive 5spd anymore
RE: 50k service - Frost__2001 - 08-23-2010
well when I did the tranny flush on my yellow focus with the 5 speed it only cost me just over $100 something at mr. lube. If you looking for a ford dealership that is good for fixing your car I'd recommend Colony Ford in Brampton or Weiland Ford In Kitchener, as they've been very good to me, and really did things that put them over the top in terms of customer service for me.
back to mr.lube, for a tranny flush and coolant flush and cleaning for both on my new focus (it was really really bad btw) cost me $266.80 for all of it, and I was in and out in 30 minutes.
RE: 50k service - X TUH BOARD - 08-23-2010
i called Planet Ford in Brampton and they told me $240 tax in.
RE: 50k service - Scorcher000 - 08-23-2010
(08-23-2010, 10:57 PM)X TUH BOARD Wrote: i called Planet Ford in Brampton and they told me $240 tax in.
Go with Planet. Colony... sry to say I've never been impressed there since the Shop Manager from Logan GM down the road then and took over Garage Manager at Colony. Said to me my car didn't have leather or traction controll. Whos a dip-s**t, hes a dip-s**t.
RE: 50k service - X TUH BOARD - 08-24-2010
I'm going to Planet Ford on Wednesday..their price is half what Dixe and Colony quoted..plus they are 2 mins from my house
RE: 50k service - SVTseller - 08-24-2010
phone summit ford, were an SVT dealer....im a sales guy here, ask for robert and tell him dan butcher said to call you, tell hime what you want, and see what the price is. were not nobs over here at summit!
RE: 50k service - X TUH BOARD - 08-24-2010
i will call them tmrw..thanks