Have 1200 mile break-in maintenance in a couple days...

HoldenMI · 11-30-2017, 04:45 PM

Hey everyone,

I have the break-in 1200 mile maintenance this Saturday. My understanding is that they will change the engine oil and the differential fluid. Should I have the manual transmission fluid changed too? If so, how much do you think that will cost?

Thanks!

gatorfast · 11-30-2017, 08:22 PM

No need to change the mt fluid unless you are just looking for peace of mind. Dealer would likely charge a few hundred bucks but a trusted independent shop should be able to do it for far less.

Aaaaaaaaa · 12-01-2017, 11:33 AM

There were some earlier threads of dealers confusing the DCT and MT oil capacity and overcharging by a lot since the DCT has a lot more oil capacity.

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HoldenMI Private First Class 114 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 6MT Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Detroit, MI iTrader: (0)	Have 1200 mile break-in maintenance in a couple days... Hey everyone, I have the break-in 1200 mile maintenance this Saturday. My understanding is that they will change the engine oil and the differential fluid. Should I have the manual transmission fluid changed too? If so, how much do you think that will cost? Thanks!
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gatorfast Major General 4995 Rep 6,862 Posts Drives: 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (4)	No need to change the mt fluid unless you are just looking for peace of mind. Dealer would likely charge a few hundred bucks but a trusted independent shop should be able to do it for far less.
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Aaaaaaaaa Banned 7559 Rep 5,056 Posts Drives: The other M3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: So Cal iTrader: (0)	There were some earlier threads of dealers confusing the DCT and MT oil capacity and overcharging by a lot since the DCT has a lot more oil capacity.
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