can you guys educate me on whether i need to do the various fluid flushes or if i need to replace it? there seems to be a pretty big cost difference between the two jobs.

i have 37k miles on an 06 300 AWD. what do i need to get done?

 

I dont know off the top of my head but I would say let the dealership figure it out and tell you or just refer to the manual

 

What fluid are you referring to exactly? You're probably referring to the brake or tranny.

 

i'm reffing all of the above...brake, transmission. coolant.

 

tranny i don't think you touch it until it's like 100k?

 

Tranny is sealed & never needs to replace fluid. It's in the manual. As for brake fluid , Manual states every 2 years.

 

I would wait until 60k to replace maybe coolant and brake fluid/pads. The fluids are better than before and ready for extended periods, 100k easy.

 

Oil and filter change every 5,000 miles.
Power steering fluid: never, its electric
Tranny fluid: see above. It is a dealer change only due to the complicated procedure and the tranny is sealed (no dipstick).
Brake fluid: every 2 years or 30,000 miles. you can do this yourself if you aspirate all the fluid out of the resevoir, then add new, then bleed all the brakes well, then top off the resevoir again. If you go to the dealer, ask for a power flush, not a manual bleed.
Differential fluid: still haven't gotten a consistent answer on this one, anyone?

steviej

 

I'm looking for an answer on the differential fluid myself, I posted a thread but didn't get a reply. All I know is that it needs "attention" after I got my car front brake pads replaced. My car has about 30k miles on it right now.

 

Here is a link all about power flushing ETC ETC http://www.gadgetonline.com/BrakeFlush.htm