Re: $300 to change transmission fluid?

[Autobahn01@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/3/99 7:09:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dupree@alldata.com writes:

> Call the dealer parts department and get prices for 3 liters of the special
>  fluid, the transmission pan gasket and a transmission filter and see how
>  much of your estimate is left for labor. This assumes they are dropping the
>  pan and changing the filter.

Might want to figure in dropping the dual-cat exhaust to r&r the pan. Also 
the likelyhood that the car may not have the trans fluid level dipstick tool, 
and could be set more precisely with the VAG 1551 scantool. Throw in some 
exhaust harware, mebbe a gasket or two, and it seems to come into perspective.

Regards,
Chris Semple
'87 4000q
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