transmission flush

[queenie]

i have a 2000 vw new beetle 1.8 turbo.
how much do you pay for your transmission flush for the volkswagen beetle?
im going to get mine done and am wondering the estimate cost i'll have to save for it.

[IndyTom]

Really depends where you are at and what the shops are charging you. I would say it could cost between $200-250 bucks. That should include a new automatic transmission filter and new pan gasket. I assume you have an automatic transmission? If you have a manual. There really is nothing to flush. Just drain out 2 quarts of manual tranny fluid and replace with new stuff. Costs less than 20 bucks.
You could change the fluid yourself. the 4 Speed Automatic transmission kit is about $97 bucks and includes 4 quarts of fluid, new Filter, new gasket and New drain plug.
Volkswagen New Beetle 1.8T > Search > Transmission Fluid > ES#261800 Complete Automatic Transmission Service Kit - 01MSKKT

[queenie]

is it easy to do yourself?
hey,cool.. im a girl.. lol so hmmmm. i wonder if i could do that myself? or have my dad help me? ... that would hopefully save me $100-$150 then. that would be good...

[IndyTom]

Originally Posted by queenie

is it easy to do yourself?
hey,cool.. im a girl.. lol so hmmmm. i wonder if i could do that myself? or have my dad help me? ... that would hopefully save me $100-$150 then. that would be good...

It is a bit messy but it can be done. Where are you located? If you are not too far I will come and help you

[IndyTom]

Here is a GREAT DIY by Marvins DAD with pictures.

"How-To" Change Auto Transmission Fluid

[haroldp]

Thats a great DIY write-up until he got to the laptop part

[Smileybug]

What do you mean? To do a fluid change correctly on an auto, you really need to have VAG-COM. I think he did a pretty good job at explaining it.

[haroldp]

I guess all DIY's have vag-com. Do you have one queenie? I don't nor can i find a locator link that works.

[nitroman]

If you don't have VAG-COM to read the temperature, check out the discussion on this thread:

Changing Auto Transmission Fluid - (How-To) -Discussion Thread

There's other options people have done, such as use those handheld infrared thermometer, cooking or darkroom thermometer with a probe, and the last poster in that thread said he successfully used a multimeter with a temp reading and probe. So there are alternatives to VAG-COM for this part.

[haroldp]

Originally Posted by nitroman

If you don't have VAG-COM to read the temperature, check out the discussion on this thread:

Changing Auto Transmission Fluid - (How-To) -Discussion Thread

There's other options people have done, such as use those handheld infrared thermometer, cooking or darkroom thermometer with a probe, and the last poster in that thread said he successfully used a multimeter with a temp reading and probe. So there are alternatives to VAG-COM for this part.

Now thats a good write-up for DIY, no vag-com needed.