75,000 service for XK's.
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It looks like he's come down to earth now that so many cars use the same transmission. He's now competing with eBay.
I've never heard of counterfeit ZF fluid but hey, first time for everything.
The price listed on CTSC is now $100 lower than when I last bought from him. I'm not sure it's the best price, but it's certainly within reason.
Note that there are only 5 extra screws. You will be lucky to break only 5. The newer screws have larger heads and less prone to breaking. Also, he charges $30 to ship (at least here in Minnesota). Just things to consider, but not deal breakers.
I would recommend you have at least 7 liters of fluid on hand. One of the two I've done needed 6 1/2 - 7. I don't remember which car.
And lastly, if you're not DIY, consider pricing the change at a Hyundai dealer. Their rates might be a tad lower than a Jag dealership, I dunno.
I've never heard of counterfeit ZF fluid but hey, first time for everything.
The price listed on CTSC is now $100 lower than when I last bought from him. I'm not sure it's the best price, but it's certainly within reason.
Note that there are only 5 extra screws. You will be lucky to break only 5. The newer screws have larger heads and less prone to breaking. Also, he charges $30 to ship (at least here in Minnesota). Just things to consider, but not deal breakers.
I would recommend you have at least 7 liters of fluid on hand. One of the two I've done needed 6 1/2 - 7. I don't remember which car.
And lastly, if you're not DIY, consider pricing the change at a Hyundai dealer. Their rates might be a tad lower than a Jag dealership, I dunno.
This is why I love our little group- it takes all our minds to make one good one.
I want to do it myself, and have done several others, because of wanting to see if there are any meaningful shavings and oil condition. Bit of a stickler for perfection.
Unless you see something extraordinarily cumbersome. The filling up with engine running I can do better than that guy in the video mangling up the heat shield. I can use a 1/4" copper tube about 6 feet long and preform it with a bend. Do you see anything wrong with that? Just going to use my mightvac as a dispenser.
On snapping the heads. Is it because you use a wrench and the torsional forces are skewed or are the bolts simply too small for the torque. I was planning on using a cordless impact. I can use an air ratchet too (soft torque)
I noticed the pans on ebay/ amazon are not ZF. Does anyone care?
You bet there is knockoff ZF fluid, look at the incentive vs risk, you can make $20 a liter, and how will anyone know. They ship knock-off baby formula to make 10cents a liter. Or machined aluminum flashlight for two bucks including shipping all the way from Jhina. I hope I havent given some of you spry brothers an idea.
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Unless you see something extraordinarily cumbersome. The filling up with engine running I can do better than that guy in the video mangling up the heat shield. I can use a 1/4" copper tube about 6 feet long and preform it with a bend. Do you see anything wrong with that? Just going to use my mightvac as a dispenser.
Great deal on Private Brand Tools - 70913 at ToolTopia.com
Worked great but I started with an air ratchet which was too slow to draw the fluid. It comes with a drill - 3/8 male ratchet attachment. I saw a pic of a forum member who did the same (short piece of copper followed by plastic hose )and just hung a funnel from a step ladder and let gravity do its thing. worked for him.
I don't. I used a non OEM replacement pan and it came with gasket and screws, as did Cee Jay's. No runs, no drips, no errors.
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Geezus Sin, you are the one saying they are designed to do 275000 miles. Yeah I know I have a car with 260000 miles on original transmission. But I have flushed that transmission several times. The gunk that comes out of a transmission cooler will shock you.
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They are designed to run 275K miles with proper maintenance. Not changing transmission fluid and filter is neglect. Typically, you can get 125-150K on original fluid, then you will require complete rebuild. So over car's lifetime 300$ or so in maintenance vs. $1500-$4000 for transmission work.
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