stu wrote:
> I have an 04 Eclipse 2.4 with manual transmission- 50k
>
> It was bought during a promotion that provided 3 years free scheduled
> maintenance and an extended warranty from Mitsu. The dealer has
> provided the "free" maintenance.
>
> The last 2 visits (one free and one for fee after the 3 years) has had
> the dealer putting extreme pressure on me to purchase a $90+
> transmission service- "preventative- you can pay me $90 now or $1900
> when the transmission fails". He claims that any "warranty" claim on
> the transmission in the future will be denied unless I do the work
> "NOW!" yet it was not done during the "free scheduled" period.
>
> I have driven only stick ****ft cars since I was 16 and have NEVER
> heard it necessary to change transmission oil as a preventative
> measure. I'm not grinding gears, and my previous Eclipse (2000) never
> had this service.
>
> Is the dealer just trying to rape me, or is there something I'm
> missing here.
>
> Thanx
> Stu
>
Yes, I think the dealer is trying to rape you, but regularly changing
gear oil DOES have benefits. I suggest you have it done every 60k, but
simply drain/replace using a good synthetic oil. I dunno which variety
the Mitsu nerds prefer, but in the Mazda and Nissan world Redline MT-90
works awfully well.
IMHO, the far more often overlooked service is coolant, which NEEDS to
be changed every 60k. It definitely loads up with Bad Things as it gets
old, and if you change it on schedule, water pump failures become less
common.
Dave
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