£700 for gearbox oil/filter change?
 

Hi all, when cold my gearbox is a bit jumpy changing gears for a a min or so.

So had an ask round an indi garage and was quoted £700 to change the oil (blue) and the filter.

That feels like a lot to me?

Sounds top end. There is a variation though depending on which engine you have.

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Done, thanks ;)

Where are you based?

Ah.... W12 is special transmission fluid, so is 4.2 Tdi I think from memory. They may have quoted you for the good stuff.

It would be interesting to see on the quote how much is labour, how much parts.

I wouldn't expect more than an hour or 2 labour....

Essex

Parts £460
3 hours labour

Does seem a bit steep to me.

I'd get a comparative quote from a proper gearbox specialist personally.

Even if its a bit further to drive, and not necessarily much cheaper, I'd definitely take my W12 to a transmission specialist for a flush over a regular garage any day of the week....

There's been plenty of horror stories of garages having a go at a flush for the first time....

Although I've not dealt with them, A&M in Chelmsford have been established for quite a few years and seem to work on a lot of prestige cars. A couple of people I know have recommended them so it's worth giving them a call and seeing what they say.

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I probably wouldn't have got it done there if needed as it's a pretty specialist gearbox but I had a chat to them about doing my D2 S8's gearbox and they seemed to know what they were talking about and said they done a couple of 4.2s before.

Funny enough I just had a chat to them (Before reading this) and it's booked in with them on Tuesday!

Half the price and sound like good guys, will review once done!