im at 34k and haven't had the 30kmi service done...my dealer said $400 for the service...waiting for my tax money...is that a good price?

 

whats getting done?

 

idk theres a whole list of stuff....whatever the 30kmi service includes i guess???...lol

 

Do it yourself and save $200
tranny flush $99
coolant flush $65
oil change $25

no plug change or rear end fluid change is due till 60k

 

At 30,000 I changed my fuel filter and drove on by.

 

I change mine every 15k so i thought that was the norm? $8

 

Are you really supposed to get a tranny flush, and a coolant flush. I test my coolant mixture and add water or antifreeze as needed so I figure I don't need to flush the radiator. So the tranny is the only thing that concerns me, is it supposed to be flushed at 30,000 and if so what is required to do it yourself.

 

I recently had the 30K done even though I was about 1-2K short.

I did the whole shabang per Ford's recommendations [below] and walked out of the dealership $186.40 short.

Note: I supplied my own Mobil 1 5W-20, my own Mobil 1 oil filter, and asked them not to replace the airfilter [I have an S&B] and not to do the tire rotation.

 

regular service? Never done anything of the sort... cept get the oil changed and clean the air filter...

 

so it doesn't have to be done at the dealership to maintain warranty?? i can take it to my mechanic (the one i use for my other vehicles??) im sure that would def be cheaper....

 

does my truck have the torqshift tranny? and is a tranny flush really necessary at 30k...seems a little premature no? someone told me $160 for the tranny flush...

 

Lets se here.
Change oil $30
Replace air filter $10 (Do it yourself)
Replace fuel filter $60
Flush trans fluid $120

Everything else is "Inspect" and they hardly ever do that, unless they believe it will lead to more work for them. So about $220 worth of work is all they are actually doing for $400

 

No you do not have the Torqshift. If you have the 5.4 I could have sworn that trans was only to be serviced at 100k check your manual

 

the F-150 doesn't require a transmission flush (4.6 or 5.4). the torqueshift is in Superduties (diesel).

You can do everything in that list in your driveway. Maybe cost you $50 in materials. Just keep reciepts and write it in your maintenance log.

yes, your mechanic can do it as well, just have the invoice spell out what was changed and save the invoice

 

oh sweet...thats a relief...now i can take the extra money i was gonna spend and buy some HIDs and do the big 3 upgrade....thanks