[V8] Transmission Service

[David Head]

The donuts are sealing rings that go between the 2 exhaust pieces. I 
have NEVER seen them cracked, and it really woulldn't matter much 
anyway... They do have to drop the exhaust to remove the pan - about 3 
hours of work. In my opinion, its not worth it. You just drain and 
refill with 4 quarts. The 'filter' is just a screen.

Eddie Dial wrote:

> I took Charlene (car) to get her transmission serviced. When I got 
> there they told me it would be $160 to change the fluid new filter new 
> gasket. They then called me later and told me they had to remove 
> something to get the pan. Now as some of you may know I am still 
> learning about my vehicle so he might as well been speaking another 
> language. He said something about a donut on each side that had to be 
> removed to remove the pan. Is this correct does anything have to be 
> removed to get to the pan? Because now it's $230.00. And he said my 
> donuts were cracked. What the hell is talking about? If they are 
> cracked I would like to replace them myself but if any of you know 
> what he may be talking about and if he is speaking the truth please 
> let me know. i hope you all have a good weekend. THANKS!
>
> Eddie Dial