Thread: Transmission service today - interesting!

Thanks Rich - thinking 50k as well - now I have the removable metal sump!

Originally Posted by justinc

If everyone of ATS ' customers did that then they would be out of business in a year.

I wasn't just referring to the trans service job on your vehicles. If everyone provided their own ebay or online sourced parts for jobs he does then i stand by my remark 100%.

Then there is the other side of the financial profit/loss re parts and labor charges.

3.9 V8 - I just paid $550 for a distributor, $231 for the module to suit, $91 for a coil and $198 labor to fit them all.

Just to add to the ZF6HPxx gearbox oil. The ZF Lifeguard 6 oil was initially developed by Shell and does carry a shell part #, however we can not purchase from Shell oils. Suggest Shell "manufacture" for ZF. The "Shell" ZF Lifeguard 6 oil, is re-packaged for most vehicle manufactures using the ZF6 gearbox and includes Ford, Land Rover, Jaguar, BMW, and many more including Rolls Royce. If Repco can sell "retail" at $4?.00/litre and make a profit then I see no reason pay double for a "re-badged" product. I have 2 vehicles with the ZF6HP26 gearbox and buy this in 20 litre drums. If you are only replacing 5-6 litres of the 9.4 litre capacity in an oil change this is only half of the gear box oil volume. Suggest doing a further oil change after a short time, or the "Full Flush" to replace as much of the old oil as possible.

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Paul S

Yes my tranny service included a flush.

As I tow a three ton van I have been changing my tranny oil around the 50k mark. the HP6 oil I get direct from ZF in 20 litre drums at approx $27/litre (Nov 2015). Look up the ZF website then their local rep and order from there. My steel pan is a ZF branded product, but the filter is BMW as its the cheapest quality one I can source. Undoing the screws between the cross-member and pan is a challenge

HTH,

Ryall

Originally Posted by rar110

Yes my tranny service included a flush.

Snap!

Originally Posted by justinc

I wasn't just referring to the trans service job on your vehicles. If everyone provided their own ebay or online sourced parts for jobs he does then i stand by my remark 100%. One day the mechanical repair businesses will be few and far between due to this phenomena and then we'll hear the complaints from the public about where can i get my vehicle serviced or repaired? It is going to spell the end of many eventually.

Jc

The repair business will eventually go the way of the dynasores anyway as not many can really do much with the cars of today , which are too complicated and require to much attention to be really an asset to anyone outside the city any more. The prices for parts are getting ridiculous . My plan is when my current landy is due for the scrap heap , I am just going to get a new throw away Hyundai and enjoy my $ elsewhere .


As much as I have enjoyed my RRS I could have done without some of the drama these cars can cause , I am glad I bought second hand and not new .

There's a certain logic there Fatso - friend of friend is Hyundai exec and he predicts city cars will be plastic, electric motor at each wheel and disposable - this before 2020 - where does that leave us rural folk with properties and country requirements - eg pull something, push something, carry a lot! not to mention the travellers! Conversations with various 'mechanics' or 'facilitators' is that they don't want to carry stock, they don't want to repair - they just want to 'remove and replace - apparently saves time and costs. I'm seeing an auto-electrician next week and supplying not only parts but wiring diagrams - he is providing the expertise - and charging appropriately.