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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: blackviper90210 on 03 March 2010, 23:01:25

Title: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: blackviper90210 on 03 March 2010, 23:01:25

Hi all,

My local Vx Dealer has just quoted me £81 inc VAT, to do a gearbox oil change on my baby.

Is this a good price or am I being ripped off?

My baby is: 2.5ltr Auto Elite Facelift Model.


Thanks for your views!! :D

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: Entwood on 03 March 2010, 23:30:13

The oil and new gaskets are about £30 I think ...  so about £50 labour.

Not too bad really .. as it'll take you over an hour to shower yourself clean of the 'orrible smelly muck !!!

 :) :) :) :)

Edit .. I wonder if they have a way of changing ALL the oil .. as the "drop the sump" version we do only changes about half ???

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: tunnie on 03 March 2010, 23:55:32

thats too cheap from a main Vx dealer, is suspect thats just going to be a 'suck out the old ATF, pump in some new'

Can't see them dropping the sump, changing the filter and gasket for that  :-/

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: blackviper90210 on 03 March 2010, 23:55:55

Hi,

The Vx dealer told me they would drop the sump off, drain the oil, put it all back together and re-fill.
This would take about 1hr 30mins.

My car has done 163,000 so far, and I've only just put a towbar on to tow our caravan. I was advised to change the oil because of the extreme temp that the gearbox gets to, pulling something.

If only some of the gearbox oil is changed, will that be good enough?

 ::)

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: tunnie on 03 March 2010, 23:56:05

filter + oil is going to be £50 alone DIY, trade prices  :-/

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: ians on 04 March 2010, 10:14:50

Quote

filter + oil is going to be £50 alone DIY, trade prices  :-/

He didn't mention changing (or cleaning) the filter.   

Nonetheless it sounds cheap.  If genuine I would go for it.

Fluid would cost you about 25-30 quid. Gaskets 10-20 quid I think (less if you go for the Loctiite liquid goo).  Then there is the messiness of the job. ::)

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: RobG on 04 March 2010, 10:28:30

Would have thought that price would be for parts only. Hour and a half labour extra

Title: Re: Gearbox Oil Change --- Good Price??
Post by: djac on 04 March 2010, 12:17:37

I was quoted £190 all inclusive with filter by an auto transmission specialist, They did say that they do a 'double' fluid change to eliminate as much of the old fluid as possible.

Still seems to be quite a difference in price from yours.