w210 5 speed auto fluid change £150 ?

[PaulE230]

does that sound about right ?

 

[fredfloggle]

I paid about £85 if I am not mistaken - don't you need to get the filter and the adapter plug done at the same time ?

 

[PaulE230]

I paid about £85 if I am not mistaken - don't you need to get the filter and the adapter plug done at the same time ?

not sure

That was the price I was just quoted by a place in smethwick
Where did you have yours done ?

 

[fredfloggle]

mercstar in Wealdstone - no problem with the guy , but would be very muchmore comfortable if he spruced the place up , apart from that , no problem - has Star Diags and seems to know his way around mercs .

I would ask the question about the other items - what car/box is it ..?

 

[jaymanek]

Its a very easy job and not really £150 worth.. id say the parts needed come to between £35-40 and maybe £60 labour so at tops £100...

 

[BlackC55]

The box fluid for the 722.6 box is expensive and if the fluid is replaced properly 7.5 litres. From memory its about £8.05 a litre + VAT. 7.5 x £8.05 = £74.94. Plus the filter £10ish. Plus the labour of roughly 1.5 hrs.

£150 is not a bad price.

 

[fredfloggle]

You can only change about 4.5 litres on the later box - the torque doesn't have a drain plug - so unless you want to drill a hole in it ....

There is mention of removing valve blocks and running the box with the oil cooler split but I'm not sure I like the idea .

 

[BlackC55]

You can only change about 4.5 litres on the later box - the torque doesn't have a drain plug - so unless you want to drill a hole in it ....

There is mention of removing valve blocks and running the box with the oil cooler split but I'm not sure I like the idea .

You can remove the gearbox cooler pipes and let the atf pump out with the engine running. Only take a few seconds to drain it all.

Common practice in main dealers (I used to do it!)

 

[Parrot of Doom]

£150 sounds fair to me, but for that price I'd want the all the old fluid out.

Theres a HOWTO thread in here if you're happy to do it yourself.

 

[PaulE230]

Andy gayle gave me the price (someone who works there) in Smethwick its near to me so it would be handy

 

[Ian_C]

I am sure if you are preapred to travel some of the specialists here maybe able to save you 10-20quid....

Well worth doing and C55's tip sounds good.

Ian