think dealer screwed me on a flush...
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think dealer screwed me on a flush...
OK so this has to do with what happened to my car 3 weeks ago... basically the dealer stated it was overfilled and from high spirited driving the excess came out of the blow vent on top of the tranny..
I told those idiots since they screwed up, I want a free flush done, not a drain and fill. The service rep said it would be, and was done.
I checked the receipt, and it stated a flush was done with 5 matic S fluids. I checked the dipstick, and it doesn't look different from before the flush.
My question is, what color is the matic S fluid? And since it was a flush, there should not be any old fluids left over to contaminate the new fluids, so shouldn't the color be brand new???? I'm thinking these idiots lied and did a drain and fill.
I told those idiots since they screwed up, I want a free flush done, not a drain and fill. The service rep said it would be, and was done.
I checked the receipt, and it stated a flush was done with 5 matic S fluids. I checked the dipstick, and it doesn't look different from before the flush.
My question is, what color is the matic S fluid? And since it was a flush, there should not be any old fluids left over to contaminate the new fluids, so shouldn't the color be brand new???? I'm thinking these idiots lied and did a drain and fill.
Like he ^^ said, 5 quarts is just a pan drain and refill. The system holds much more than that (more like 11 or 12 quarts). Perhaps a sample could be sent to Blackstone for analysis to determine whether the current fluid is a healthy, viable 'solution'. They are relatively inexpensive, and it might be the only way to get some peace of mind about it. As to who should or will pay for that, I have a guess.
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Flush v. drain and refill
Infiniti's maintenance schedule lists a transmission fluid flush as optional so any claim that Infiniti says this should not be done is wrong. The premium schedule is a drain/re-fill at 30k or optional flush. The regular schedules don't have a specific mileage recommendations for drain/re-fill or flush, but to inspect and presumably change as needed.
A complete flush takes between 12-16 quarts fluid, depending on how certain you want to be of complete replacement.
Mechanics, dealers and otherwise, interchangeably use "Flush" and "Drain and re-fill" and obviously they are not the same service. As expensive as Matic S is, the fluid cost alone is substantially more with the flush and that's probably why the dealer lied, or, they don't have a flush machine.
A complete flush takes between 12-16 quarts fluid, depending on how certain you want to be of complete replacement.
Mechanics, dealers and otherwise, interchangeably use "Flush" and "Drain and re-fill" and obviously they are not the same service. As expensive as Matic S is, the fluid cost alone is substantially more with the flush and that's probably why the dealer lied, or, they don't have a flush machine.
very nice find saywat, i had read this too a long time back but just could not find it again... imo at 60k its better to just do ~5qt(measure drained fluid for exact) drain and fill and then do it again after ~3k miles to allow new fluid to blend in with old when first and then freshen up the fluid some more with fresh 5qts
Infiniti's maintenance schedule lists a transmission fluid flush as optional so any claim that Infiniti says this should not be done is wrong. The premium schedule is a drain/re-fill at 30k or optional flush. The regular schedules don't have a specific mileage recommendations for drain/re-fill or flush, but to inspect and presumably change as needed.
A complete flush takes between 12-16 quarts fluid, depending on how certain you want to be of complete replacement.
Mechanics, dealers and otherwise, interchangeably use "Flush" and "Drain and re-fill" and obviously they are not the same service. As expensive as Matic S is, the fluid cost alone is substantially more with the flush and that's probably why the dealer lied, or, they don't have a flush machine.
A complete flush takes between 12-16 quarts fluid, depending on how certain you want to be of complete replacement.
Mechanics, dealers and otherwise, interchangeably use "Flush" and "Drain and re-fill" and obviously they are not the same service. As expensive as Matic S is, the fluid cost alone is substantially more with the flush and that's probably why the dealer lied, or, they don't have a flush machine.