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11-21-2014, 06:03 AM

ES6T

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Originally Posted by WolfPlayer

That's a LOT of coin for this job. To put it into perspective, I can buy 8 quarts of the volvo specific fluid for $60. That's an average price. I can find it cheaper. It takes 1/2 hr to do the flush in my garage. Even if the stealership does their usual double markup on parts and charges $150/hr (ridiculous) and overcharges the labor to one full hour ... That's $270 ... And again, that's double markup on parts, an exorbitant labor rate, and a high labor time.

It doesn't matter how long the job takes. It pays 1.5 hours. A timing belt that takes me 25 minutes pays 2.5 hours. A PCV breather hose that takes me 10 minutes pays an hour. That's how it works at shops. That price is normal. The dealer isn't going to source cheaper fluid for you. You also cannot reset fluid counters in your garage without VIDA. You can always do a job yourself for less- automotive or otherwise.

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11-23-2014, 09:36 PM

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Wow. All I can say is I feel bad for you.

That price is just wrong. I understand the overhead at a business but the trans flush, the easy job that it is, the much lower cost of product the dealer pays just does not warrant the price.

I went to an independent volvo / saab shop to have my DIM re-programmed. They said they do it as a courtesy and charge $10 because it takes the labor to hook up a connector.

Guess who I will go to if I have a job I can't do? The dealer that wanted $100 to hook up that connector or the independent?

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Originally Posted by baduch

HI,
I just received my car back from Stamford Volvo and they charged me 369.00 for a transmission flush. They used part # 1161540, 8 liters @ 19.64/ltr. They claim it took 2 techs 1.5 hrs @ 130/hr. They showed me the fluid and it was black, I don't think its ever been changed and I currently have 76k miles on it. Im thinking this is a fairly inexpensive thing to have done for such an important part on the car like the transmission. I probably could have shopped around and got it done cheaper but knowing a Volvo tech did it was worth the premium.

Thanks,
Sal
2006 Volvo XC90 2.5T
Love the way this car drives