My car is coming up to its 12 month service which I can get for £145 by booking online. I presume this service is just the bog standard engine oil change and the pointless visual health check but has anyone had a dealer change the gearbox oil as part of a service and if so, what were they charged for it? The cost will have a big bearing on my decision as I don't have access to any sort of ramp and I can't find the recommended oil in realistic quantities to do it myself anyway.
I know the gearbox has a much longer service interval than the engine but I am hoping that an oil change might aid with the final little bit of stickiness into 5th and 6th, which has improved dramatically over the last 2000 miles, but I still get occasionally. It also seems logical after breaking the car in that you would service the gearbox much like how you might opt to do a 1500 mile engine oil change, right?
Feel free to tell me that it is pointless e.g. "the oil will last 100k miles" or whatever, if you are privy to any information.
Cheers
I know the gearbox has a much longer service interval than the engine but I am hoping that an oil change might aid with the final little bit of stickiness into 5th and 6th, which has improved dramatically over the last 2000 miles, but I still get occasionally. It also seems logical after breaking the car in that you would service the gearbox much like how you might opt to do a 1500 mile engine oil change, right?
Feel free to tell me that it is pointless e.g. "the oil will last 100k miles" or whatever, if you are privy to any information.
Cheers