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Old Mar 20, 2007, 08:17 AM
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Service Price Good Deal or Rip Off?

I called the dealership and no one in GA is willing to sell me the Fluids alone for the transfer case, rear deff, and transmission.

I have two options
1. Buy Other Fluids other than OEM or (heard you could lose your warranty over different fluids)
2. Do the service for 185 dollars? 90 dollars labor rest is fluids

Which it doesn't seem like a bad deal 185.00 tax included for all transfer case rear def and transmission
Old Mar 20, 2007, 08:21 AM
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mitsubishiparts.com is the man!
Old Mar 20, 2007, 08:28 AM
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personally I dont trust anyone to touch my car but me...but then again if the dealer screws it up then they've gotta fix it, right?
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haha true, i hate anyone else touching my car as well its just how hard is it to change all the fluids out?
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and your dealer wont turn you away on a warranty claim unless they are true a-holes...just make sure you save receipts from any purchases and write everything down in your service manual to keep a good log in case you do ever need to get warranty work done
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Well let me say it is the man if you have part numbers. I would say do it yourself. It is really easy and you save a lot in the long run. I would keep oem fluids in the tc and rear diff. With the 5spd you can use some non oem gear oils. There are some good threads discussing this.
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Originally Posted by BlackonBlack2
haha true, i hate anyone else touching my car as well its just how hard is it to change all the fluids out?
Check the how to section. They have some nice pics with the drain and fill plugs circled. Tells you what you need as well which is very nice.
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thanks i'll check them out i'll go get some fluids
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185 bucks for something you can do for 50 yourself in 30 minutes, ouch.
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i work for mitsu, they will void your warrenty for fluids other then mitsu oem fluids. they will send them away for testing. so just be safe, and get it done at mitsu!!! lol
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Where in GA are you at?
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Yeah, just buy the Super DiaQueen 75/w85 (trans) and the DiaQueen LSD Gear oil (t-case and rear diff) from Mitsubishipart.net.
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You called a mitsubishi dealer parts department wanting to buy a "part", and they refused to sell it to you? I find that very hard to believe.
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Originally Posted by coffeeslug
You called a mitsubishi dealer parts department wanting to buy a "part", and they refused to sell it to you? I find that very hard to believe.
Not if the person answering the phone didn't feel like doing anything, or have a clue what you were asking for.

It happens.
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i second the whole not letting someone else work on my car...unless you dont know exactly what your doin'...so if i were you i'd go get all the parts/fluids from another dealer ('cause thats bs that they werent willing to sell it to you), save some money and do it yourself! if of course you're capable of doin the job right!


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