Gearbox Revolution Unlocking the Secrets of Affordable Fluid Changes

... cost of ownership to ... On other marques of car that use this box most people recommend a service including fluid change at about 60k. The fluid for your car is expensive, so I'd say you'd be looking around £200 plus VAT (that's for a drain & fill or “sump dump”. If the dealer did that for you at no cost, awesome...but they technically were not supposed to. ... If you don't change it, the gearbox lifetime may be very short ... I just took my '19 in for service and asked that they change the trans. fluid since I'm over 50K miles and I tow with it. Your transmission flush cost can range anywhere from $150-$400, depending on vehicle size and whether you visit an independent mechanic or the dealership. Tweet ... Comments123 ... $100-250 I had a 2008 tundra and Toyota wanted to charge me almost $1200 to replace fluid and filter. I also wanted to change my transmission oil and main dealer quoted £1055 !! Issue at main dealer was the labour rate, asked an LR ... BMW states "lifetime". Keeping this car for a long time and a fluid change seems cheap in the long run compared to fitting a new gearbox in the future. Just had mine done at dealer. $179.00. Fluid and filter change. Charlie G. ... it cost me £9.99 for 1 litre of ATF SP III specification gearbox oil (ATF is automatic transmission fluid) I spent a couple of pounds on ...