Tranny service

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Does $135 sound right for changing the tranny fluid and filter in a 96 Grand 4.0? No flush. I questioned the price and he said I have a difficult transmission whatever the hell that means.
 
Get it broken down into labor charges and parts charges. I don't know why a mechanic couldn't change tranny fluid and filter in 1 hour.
 
Yea sounds fair, Alldata calls 1.3 hrs so times that by $70 per hour, then figure 5 or 6 quarts of ATF4 which is like 6 bucks a quart

So my estimate come up to $127 before tax and before any markup on the fluid
 
save yourself some aggrivation, when replacing the filter, be DAMN sure you insert the seal for the filter in the trans case, and make sure it is seated.

I recently repaired a Grand Cherokee where the owner DID NOT do this, and it cooked the trans, almost instantly.
 
$70 an hour???

I'd pay $45, maybe $50 tops, especially to change the fluid in the trans. Jiffy lube pays their guys like $15/hour tops...

Bill out rates should be right at or just above double the pay for the employee...

Anyway, that price seems a little high, but may bey about right for your area. Down here, $70 is way too high for labor
 
rockcity said:
$70 an hour???
I'd pay $45, maybe $50 tops, especially to change the fluid in the trans. Jiffy lube pays their guys like $15/hour tops...
Bill out rates should be right at or just above double the pay for the employee...
Anyway, that price seems a little high, but may bey about right for your area. Down here, $70 is way too high for labor
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I am thinking you havnt checked the local shops in your area latly. 45-50 labor might be what some new shops, or inexperienced people might be charging, but I am betting 65-70 per hour is a little closer to reallity.

Edit: Winterville Auto Repair=65.00 per hour.
 
raleigh labor is 70 to 80 an hour unless you know somebody. price is about right, considering labor, ATF4, and the fact that the filter its self is about 20 bucks.

I do mine myself, changed the filter and screen, then pulled the return line to the tranny from the radiator and stuck it in a bucket. Start the car and start pouring in the ATF, have somebody sit in the car and shift it between gears while you do it. Works great on my cherokee. Just make sure you get the fluid in as fast as it is coming out. Dont want to cook the tranny or anything
 
ah. well, my mechanic charges $45 and I only take it to him when a "mechanic" is actually needed. Changing trans fluid I cand do much cheaper (unless its a flush). I got him to do a complete flush of the trans, new filter, and fluid, last year (about 6mos ago) and it was only $95...

$70 is way overpriced for a mechanic (especially to change the trans fluid). Most only get paid $20+-/hour, so the shop is getting crazy profit on top of paying for the mechanic's labor.

Its hard for us to get $80/hour for a construction project manager for a high-end pharmaceutical construction company I work for, and they all have a minimum 4 year degree and 10+ years experience...
 
the mechanics get 20 an hour, but I would expect the shop to take some for profit as well as paying off the lift and other shop equipment, insurance, power, rent, ect.

the $70 an hour is not going to the mechanic, it has to pay all expenses as well as make a profit.
 
dlbrando said:
the mechanics get 20 an hour, but I would expect the shop to take some for profit as well as paying off the lift and other shop equipment, insurance, power, rent, ect.

the $70 an hour is not going to the mechanic, it has to pay all expenses as well as make a profit.
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exactly. we charge double the average pay for that specific trade (rigger, welder, craftsman, laborer, foreman, etc.) plus add a few $ per hour for profit. And we are not nearly the cheapest construction company, actually, one the the most expensive. We have waaayyy more liability and insurance than a mechanic's shop and waayyy more equipment to pay for.

Point is, theres no reason they need to be charging that much other than they can get it (they have much less liability and much less equipment, hardly any overhead...). It baffles me that a mechanic can charge $70+/hr plus materials and parts, plus markup, but we get a hard time charging $55 for regular time for speciality alloy/ASME code welding and fitting :shaking:
 
My shop charges $75 an hour and the shop right up the street from us charges $88 an hour
 
many dealerships in RDU area are getting $100hr for repair work. General service work is less in most.

I've seen shop hours for independants and chain store range from $45-$80hr, The chain stores generally being higher.

You don't really want to know what labor on industrial equipment is.
 
Ive argued it til Im blue in the face, in the end the mechanic does his work in a shop, so he gets to pay for his shop.
My cons. company we dont get to pay for our shop because we dont work in it.

theen again I get 8-10 guys/hour the mechanic only 1...
 
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