06-11-2024, 07:11 AM
Another Dealership Rip-off
Finally got going on the transmission service. Picked up a few tools at Harbor Freight, and cracked the T55 nut on the top of the tranny just to make sure I could. Everything was going good, but O'Reilleys' didn't have the gaskets for the fill plug, drain plug, or level plug, and I decided to call a Volvo dealership in lieu of trying to track down these parts online and getting a prepaid card since I prefer to not use my debit card for online purchases.
The dealership did have them and I had to use my debit card anyway over the phone which maybe isn't quite as bad plus I'm running out of options. The cost: $32 for three little o-rings. If I knew the exact dimensions of these or had something to match them up, I could probably get them at Lows for pennies a piece.
I remember when I was going to do a transmission service on the Charger and also went to a dealership for those six small bolts that hold the transmission pan and they wanted almost a $100.00 for those, no thanks, and I walked out empty-handed. Those bolts were petrified anyway and I broke the first one trying to get them out.
Finally got going on the transmission service. Picked up a few tools at Harbor Freight, and cracked the T55 nut on the top of the tranny just to make sure I could. Everything was going good, but O'Reilleys' didn't have the gaskets for the fill plug, drain plug, or level plug, and I decided to call a Volvo dealership in lieu of trying to track down these parts online and getting a prepaid card since I prefer to not use my debit card for online purchases.
The dealership did have them and I had to use my debit card anyway over the phone which maybe isn't quite as bad plus I'm running out of options. The cost: $32 for three little o-rings. If I knew the exact dimensions of these or had something to match them up, I could probably get them at Lows for pennies a piece.
I remember when I was going to do a transmission service on the Charger and also went to a dealership for those six small bolts that hold the transmission pan and they wanted almost a $100.00 for those, no thanks, and I walked out empty-handed. Those bolts were petrified anyway and I broke the first one trying to get them out.
