Author |
Topic: gearbox service (Read 636 times) |
|
micky5
Full Member
Essex Scorpio man
Posts: 108
|
 |
gearbox service
« on: Jun 4th, 2010, 1:50pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
Hi, i want to give my scorpio a gearbox service and was wondering wheher to do it myself or get it done via a garage, any idea what a garage would poss. charge...... thanks
|
|
 IP Logged |
Bakers make it rise more often,lol
|
|
|
tonyboy
Full Member
black2.924Vcoss ( No More )
  
 
Posts: 998
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #1 on: Jun 4th, 2010, 7:31pm » |
Quote Modify
|
If your talking about an oil and filter change, the filter, gasket, O rings, from ford will cost about £48. The oil is about £19 for 5 litres, Thats about £86 . If the garage does it for you it's about 2 hours work. so thats ( what ever they charge an hour ) say £70 ph . Thats £226. Then theres the chance they wont know what car they are working on and totally knacker it up . ( do something they shouldn't do, like put the wrong grade oil in, or too much oil, or not enough oil. Forget to put the filter back in). Some of these garages don't know what a scorpio is... So to your question i would have a guess at about £300 for a oil and filter change.............
Which car have you got......
|
|
IP Logged |
I think i'm going, erm what do you call it..... Senial.... 
|
|
|
scorpio_man
Administrator
Ford Kuga awd
Posts: 5654
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #2 on: Jun 4th, 2010, 8:20pm » |
Quote Modify
|
hi there
an autobox place should do it for about £100 to £150.
i paid £100 a few years back.
hth
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
micky5
Full Member
Essex Scorpio man
Posts: 108
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #3 on: Jun 10th, 2010, 10:55am » |
Quote Modify
|
Tonyboy, i have a 2.3 Ultima....is it easy to do yourself?
|
|
IP Logged |
Bakers make it rise more often,lol
|
|
|
gozz
Senior Member
Been around awhile
Posts: 3475
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #4 on: Jun 10th, 2010, 11:49am » |
Quote Modify
|
Yes,just messy ! best to leave it to drain with the pan off overnight,don't forget that there is always a lot of oil left in the valve block and torque convertor,the coolers should ideally be flushed out to remove any debris as well.
GOZZ.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
a900one
Full Member
A scorpio is for life not just for christmas
Posts: 980
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #5 on: Jun 11th, 2010, 7:12pm » |
Quote Modify
|
If you look back a page you will see a thread about changing the oil.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Chieftain
Full Member
Mechanically Challenged with a 24V Cosworth
Posts: 491
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #6 on: Jun 11th, 2010, 8:16pm » |
Quote Modify
|
£78 all inclusive and the garage also owned a Scorp so felt very happy about it, good price as well used to pay double that back in Gloucester
|
|
IP Logged |
Bob
if it ain't broke fix it and it will be
|
|
|
tonyboy
Full Member
black2.924Vcoss ( No More )
Posts: 998
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #7 on: Jun 11th, 2010, 8:50pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Have a look at this there's a lot of advice from other members... Bob £78 that is cheap . The parts cost more than that..........
|
|
IP Logged |
I think i'm going, erm what do you call it..... Senial....
|
|
|
Chieftain
Full Member
Mechanically Challenged with a 24V Cosworth
Posts: 491
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #8 on: Jun 12th, 2010, 7:55am » |
Quote Modify
|
Yep, he also found a fault with the mount and fixed that all inclusive, and I know it was a good job as I hung around and watched and all that should have been done was done, dead happy.
|
|
IP Logged |
Bob
if it ain't broke fix it and it will be
|
|
|
te_ess
Newbie
I'm a YaBB newbie!
Posts: 31
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #9 on: Jun 12th, 2010, 5:09pm » |
Quote Modify
|
19 gbp for 5 litres of original Ford Autogear-fluid? Here in Germany they are asking about 100€ for it !
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Stixy
Full Member
I should know better
Posts: 414
|
|
Re: gearbox service
« Reply #10 on: Jun 12th, 2010, 11:30pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I drill a 10mm hole in the lowest part of the oil pan (taking great care to only just about go through the oil pan) and leave it to drain overnight when possible .
Then when the oil pan is off for the filter change i weld a nut around the hole i have drilled then with a short bolt and copper washer i have a drain bung for next time .
A lot less mess 
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Login
Reply
Send Topic
Print