trans flush. do it myself or pay for it??

[J_Dub]

I want to give the auto trans in the R50 terrano a service.
Should I do it myself, drain oil, replace filter, fill with new oil or pay a shop to give it a trans flush??

Or is paying for a trans flush and getting the shop to do the filter as well the beter option?

[LOLYF]

I did mine myself, have a look on youtube for the hose in a bucket system.
It was very easy to do and saved heaps (money to spend on improvements instead of maintenance)

[BlakeNZ]

a trans flush gets all the oil out of your torque convertor, which a simple drain and replace won't do.
if you have a hoist,and spare time, have a go yourself.
The dirtiness of the oil also influences my decision as to which option i use on a vehicle.
BTW, in Toyota A340 trans, the filter is a steel gauze sheet, which can be cleaned and replaced- perhaps the nissans have similar? enquire.

[mazdamike]

I went to one of those oil change places $99 bucks to flush a discovery tranz took about 8-10 lts of oil. bang for buck it was cheep in and out 15 mins don't even think I will bother doing oil changes my self again

[Checkerhead]

I'm kinda with Mike on this.

I did a filter replacement and transflush myself on my t700 trans. Spent a couple of hours messing around and went through two and a half 4 litre bottles of atf. (I wasn't very efficient)

Worth paying someone a hundred bucks to do it (even though I assume they do not replace the filter for that price)

Arron.

[catalystracing]

A good trans flushing machine will also replace all the ATF in the valve spools, def worth it to have it done if it were me.

[J_Dub]

Cheers for the replys.
Where are you guys getting this $100 from? I've rung a place close to home and they charge $260 just for the flush

[mazdamike]

there is a place called oil changes here in chch they are in botany up there
http://oilchangers.co.nz/location/auckland might help. it may have been a little over 100 but way less than 200
http://oilchangers.co.nz/services/automatic says $154
with 8lt oil

[Checkerhead]

Haven't priced it myself, just going of the $99 in the post above, seemed good value.

I must have spent $180 on oil, filter, gasket etc. Add a little time and inconvenience. $150 still sounds ok. $200 not unreasonable, but probably about my limit.

[derk]

I'd be a bit more confident of a auto trans shop doing a proper flush and service than a budget oil change shop that employs cheep unskilled labour it smells awfully like the skill base, service and standard you get from places like tonys tyre services

[Marco Polo]

I'd be a bit more confident of a auto trans shop doing a proper flush and service than a budget oil change shop that employs cheep unskilled labour it smells awfully like the skill base, service and standard you get from places like tonys tyre services

I agree. I diy it anyway.

[J_Dub]

I'd be a bit more confident of a auto trans shop doing a proper flush and service than a budget oil change shop that employs cheep unskilled labour it smells awfully like the skill base, service and standard you get from places like tonys tyre services

True true.

I will get it done properly eventually, for now think I will just do my own oil change, will look at a flush in a month or so