z3ro
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Now I need a to do some trans maintenance. Really bad. I know some shops (well most of them) off a trans flush where they blow new, clean fluid through the trans which displaces the old stuff. Now is it worth it more to do that, or to drop the trans pan, drain the fluid, and replace the filter?
The thing is, is that I only have the scratch to do one or the other, and one of them needs to be done w/ a quickness. They both cost pretty close to the same amount (flush: $125 for a shop to do it, new filter and fluid: $130 for a shop to do it, $60 for me to do it).
My last question is this; is the new filter and fluid something the average do-it-yourselfer can do with simple hand tools, or is it better left to the shop. I haven't looked for any DIYs yet, which is something i need to do, because i dont want to screw anything up.
Thanks
Josh
The thing is, is that I only have the scratch to do one or the other, and one of them needs to be done w/ a quickness. They both cost pretty close to the same amount (flush: $125 for a shop to do it, new filter and fluid: $130 for a shop to do it, $60 for me to do it).
My last question is this; is the new filter and fluid something the average do-it-yourselfer can do with simple hand tools, or is it better left to the shop. I haven't looked for any DIYs yet, which is something i need to do, because i dont want to screw anything up.
Thanks
Josh