Maintenance
While in Phoenix over the winter I stopped at a Ford dealer for an oil change on my F150 Ecoboost. During check out, after the 90 minute job, they mumbled that I was due for a Brake System Flush, a Fu...
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RedRocket204 wrote:
What is listed as scheduled maintenance in your manual that came with the truck?
X2, the other "expensive flushes" are pure profit centers for the dealership. Do the required maintenance in your manual and have them show you in your manual where there recommended service is "required".
When the wife had her Chevy Traverse at the dealer for their $39.00 oil change special, with 50K on the clock, the service writer loudly proclaimed, "you need a transmission flush right now for $200". He said metal shavings have broken off, the fluid has broken down, and you're looking at a $6000 transmission if you don't"
I said, "funny that Chevy recommends this service at 100,000, and if what you say is true, Chevy is going to owe me a new transmsission". He didn't say anything else.
