$189 Transmission Flush + Filter. ....for real?

[JimG_AZ]

Well my $189 was not for real. Turns out is just a flush....full fluid exchange. No filter.
Dealer said the price to drop the pan, replace filter and gasket + flush is $800. Crickets from me for a few seconds trying to do the math. ....didn't matter, I didn't bite.
So I just received my new PPE aluminum pan. That cost doesn't count toward the total price. I also received a new Ford OEM filter and gasket. $121 shipped.
Now I'm up to $323 including tax on the $189. If the 30K mile fluid from the dump for my PPE pan and new filter looks good enough I'll pour it back into the fill and be off to the dealer for the flush only. If the old fluid spooks me I put in $45-50 of new fluid and still be ahead $425.
I swore off jack stand work a few years ago. $425 is worth the effort.

$800 is highway robbery for that service. I'll bet a trained technician, with a lift, would have the pan dop, filter change, and fluid refill done in an hour.

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[got3fords]

Well my $189 was not for real. Turns out is just a flush....full fluid exchange. No filter.

What am I missing? $189 is still a deal for a trans flush.

 

[harringtondav]

What am I missing? $189 is still a deal for a trans flush.

It is a deal. But I'm fixing to upgrade to the PPE pan, new filter to start with a fresh-ish system so I can add my own LubeGuard.
Original service advisor misspoke saying the $189 included a dump, gasket and filter change. They didn't care if my PPE pan went back on.
Lead service advisor said $800 for the dump, new gasket, filter and flush. The $661 add is a helluva price to pay for a dump, gasket and filter. I was born poor, and old habits die hard. I'll put a little work into saving a few hundred dollars.

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