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Originally Posted by SupraKirk
I know there are other threads on this but I didn’t see any regarding the price. I’m at 63k miles currently. I know some people go without changing the fluid until much later. Normally I would too but I’ve been having some harder downshifts and sometimes seems to hang in a gear too long. I know the 60k service suggests doing the transmission flush so I called my local dealer and they said it would be $800 to do it. That seems absolutely insane. I’ve seen several people say it cost anywhere from $180-250. I didn’t really want to go to another shop for them to do it since the car has to be cold. I just don’t know any local shops to trust with it. Is there a service receipt anyone has from another dealer I can show them to compare?
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I always change my own automatic transmission fluid earlier than the recommended major service at 60K more like every 2-3 years or 30K miles whatever comes first and I never had a transmission failure yet! What place is actually trying to charge you that much to change your transmission fluid? That is way too much and they are trying to be dishonest and rip you off! Choice a different place to bring your Z for your general maintenance please. The most I seen people charging is $200-$300 at the most it’s not that hard to do yourself. An option is you could even take your Z to an Infiniti dealership service department and have the same work done that you could have done at Nissan? Also bring your Z to a reputable place you trust. Purchasing your own automatic transmission fluid and bringing your Z to a transmission or driveline shop to have the labor done is another option. I have been using Amsoil automatic transmission fluid for all my automatic transmission fluid flushes and it works very well. If you can’t do it yourself there has to be some place in TN you can bring your Z to? Changing your transmission fluid will help improve and “smooth” out your shifts.