Flushing a Transmission Cost - Buyer Experiences and Price Information

Folks, when you change yor fluid change ALL of it. There is a component called a TORQUE converter which holds almost half of the 15 to 20 quarts of fluid amd requires draining from a different spot under your vrhicle. Most fluid changes and flushes do NOT do this. The result is mixing half of the NEW fluid with the OLD nasty stuff. Keep in mind most Automatic Trans. hold 15 or more quarts of fluis @ $5.00 each. do the math...$75 for fluid plus or minus then a filter & new gasket plus labor. So when someone, a mechanic tells you he can do ir for less, concider what the parts alone cost!! And do it yourself. Most teenage boys & many girls can do it themselves!!!

Their service for a Transmission fluid Exchange is $99.99 and $120 after service fee.

I knew flushing the transmission is the only way to completely remove all the old oil. I just wanted to be sure the job would be done right.

Told about time to change the transmission fluid because it was very dirty after 65K miles.

O'Neill's, family owned, have been serving customers for over 50 years. They test drive and scan your vehicle's computer BEFORE any work is performed. They make the concerted effort to properly diagnose issues and convey options to customers.
In my case, vehicle has 101,000 miles and trans fluid had not been changed. Fortunately, there was very little debris in pan and inside filter.
I chose not to "flush" after discussion their recommendation due to the chemical components in the flush fluid used by other non-specialty shops. These will often ruin seals and other components that lead to total trans failure.
Always have this service performed at transmission specialty shop to avoid the numerous consequences that fill this posting site.
After all, would you allow an orderly to perform your spine surgery? Or a surgeon who has the experience and knowledge required for proper results. Your choice.

Purchased my car 1 year ago...all i've done to it was oil changes. Went to this Retro Lube (all previous changes were at Wal-Mart) and they were done in 20 minutes. They explained that my air filter needed replacing, my transmission needed flushed, i needed fuel injection cleaner, and front differential work. I replaced the air filter (very brown & clogged) and put in fuel injection cleaner in my gas tank. Is $89.95 a decent price to pay? Or does it seem too much/too cheap?

"auto transmission fluid exchang" $149.99
"special fluid charge" $60.00

My car turned 100k, so I thought for its' 100k birthday I would give it a transmission flush. However, when the attendant realized it never had a transmission fluid change before, he told me at this point it would do more harm to my system then good. He said all the debris that collects in the system is most likely keeping things all together and may make my transmission worse if they worked on it. I have never had problems with the transmission and after 10 years it still moves right along (hopefully not "Famous Last Words").

Thought it was expensive until I read this site. Thanks!

This is a diesel with the torqshift trans. I thought it was a good deal.

Totally flushed and filled transmission and transfer case on a 4WD. No issues with service or mechanics...

Its good to have a shop you know & trust! I go there all the time and the owner said the trans work is usually about 200 bucks. He knows I'm unemployed right now so he quoted me $140 to do the job right! Flush, trans oil, filter & gasket. Thats a $60 discount. He knows I trust his work & I'll be coming back!

22 qt Transmission Fluid @ 9.00 199.00
Filter 33.00
Labor 58.00
Took a lot of fluid to change transmission oil

198.00 dollars well spent tech used bg cleaner and ran truck hooked up machine and flushed system let me watch old fluid out and new in big difference in color added conditioner drove again and rechecked fluid level. about 2 hrs. of time but shifts better and worth it.

2003 Toyota Camry. It cost me $169 to have the transmission fluid changed with synthetic fluid. It seems like a lot of money for them to put the car up on the lift, hook it up to a machine, then turn the machine on. Though I suppose they have to pay for that machine some how and I'm not sure how often they get to use it. But it still seems like a lot.

I have done many of these services on my cars. You have to know what you want done and trust a mechanic.The corner 10 minute lube change shops try to rip you off all the time , so be careful with them.The oil $45. the pan gasket $25 the filter $20. the labor $80. When you do a change you should change the filter and pan gasket also , otherwise your pumping the oil through the dirty filter.A change is 5-7 qrts of oil a flush is all oil changed , that's 12 qrts.Know what you want !!!

Very expensive for just changing the trans. fluid

They recommended this transmission flush at every 30,000 miles as part of an overpriced maintenance schedule--I checked the owners manual--no mention of this service needed. Sounds like a money maker to me.

Took my 2003 Corolla LE w/111,000 miles to the Dealership for brakes and a few other things (had a $250 credit to use) they recommended a transmission flush for $197, I hadn't done one in a while so I said sure. The care does seem to run better but I feel like I could have got a better price.

I need a used transmission for it

Had no problems with this 98' Maxima with 97k miles but when I asked a service rep in MD what kind of maintenance I should have done, this was one of them. Along with a power flush of the fuel system (was getting poor milage) the car runs noticeably smoother and more responsive gas pedal. Prior to this I just had the transmission fluid drained and changed at 30k miles. This has been the most reliable car with the lowest maintenance costs I ever had.