Thursday, November 25, 2010

Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?

the price of a transmission flush cost 120 dollars and an oil change cost 22 dolars??? why is this?Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?They have to re-coop the money they invested in the flushing machine.Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?because it takes alot of transmission fluid and it needs to be done right to much or to little tranny fluid can mess up how transmission operatesWhy does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?Same reason a root canal cost more than a hair cut! They are 2 different things.Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?Because you don't do it as often. Plus only one of them you should actually do.



Oh and...my oil changes don't cost 20 bucks; oil alone for my car is around 35 bucks + drop in filter...at least 40 bucks.Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?They use a solution to flush the transmission and they charge the price of it, the price to dispose of it and the additional labor to do this. The normal labor rate is right around $65 and hour right now.Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?They charge you so much because they really don't want you to come back to them six months down the road with a tranny that's messing up. They want you to go somewhere else because a tranny flush does more harm than good to any transmission. Drain and clean/change filter is all that's needed.Why does a transmission flush cost more money than doing an oil change?A transmission flush costs more money because it is way more involved than a simple oil change.First of all a machine is needed to pump the new fluid in and the old fluid out,they also use a chemical to Flush the old fluid out.It also takes about 8 -12 quarts of fluid to fill a transmission and only 4-6 to do most oil changes