15k service = $330

[Giachino]

Wow, that'll wake you up..... does this seem ballpark from your experiences?



Rear Diff

Fuel Filter

Oil Change

Other misc as listed in Owners Manual



JG

 

[JCleary]

Yup, my first 15k cost about $700.



I did it myself at 30k, and spent over $200 just on fluids. 3 gallons of delo 400, 10 quarts of 75/90 Mopar synthetic gear lube (like $9/qt), 5 qts synthetic Mopar MTL @ $12/qt, and 3 qts Mopar ATF+4 at $6/qt, add a couple of Stratopores and you're at about 250+/-



It took me 1/2 day. Worth saving the $450 if you ask me.

 

[BHolm]

Seems like a small price to pay. $330 to service a $40k truck, $330 to service anything at any dealer seems "reasonable".



I can (and do) do the work on the Dodge, document it, and have no problems. I have another car in my sig that requires a dealer visit every 20k that gets close to $1000. If you don't have it done at the dealer, resale becomes harder. Figure in a $1500 set of tires every 20k as well and... ... . well, you gotta pay to play

 

[OHale]

That is a good price. My wife's '99 gasser just had a 30k service (90k miles) for twice that amount.



I assume they also flushed your 48RE. That alone is over $100.



I do mine myself except for the transmission and belts.

 

[BHolm]

That is a good price. My wife's '99 gasser just had a 30k service (90k miles) for twice that amount.



I assume they also flushed your 48RE. That alone is over $100.



I do mine myself except for the transmission and belts.

48re should be good until 25k miles I think a lot of the $330 is parts, Mopar FF, Mopar OF and Mopar synthetic diff fluid all add up pretty quickly.

 

[jwduke]

For what was done, it doesn't seem too bad.

 

[DBrickel]

Anytime you take it to the dealer you better be prepared to open the wallet wide.

 

[OHale]

48re should be good until 25k miles I think a lot of the $330 is parts, Mopar FF, Mopar OF and Mopar synthetic diff fluid all add up pretty quickly.

Good point!



Just for a fun comparison, I had a Saab 25 years ago. The 30k service would run about $400 bucks even back then. Learned my lesson. Good ol' Dodge for me.



The service costs I hear people talk about for imports such as Volvo, Land Rover, etc. these days make me feel a lot better about Dodge dealer costs.

 

[Grizzly]

Yup, my first 15k cost about $700.



I did it myself at 30k, and spent over $200 just on fluids. 3 gallons of delo 400, 10 quarts of 75/90 Mopar synthetic gear lube (like $9/qt), 5 qts synthetic Mopar MTL @ $12/qt, and 3 qts Mopar ATF+4 at $6/qt, add a couple of Stratopores and you're at about 250+/-



It took me 1/2 day. Worth saving the $450 if you ask me.

I'm like you, I do my own maintenance. I trust me better then I do those grease monkeys at the dealers.

 

[DHerzog]

Yep... I agree... . fortunately I am pretty mechanically inclined, though this is my 1st diesel



I do all the maintenance to save money, because I like to do it, and Most of all to keep those dealer kids away from my truck... . there have been too many "trainees" that have goofed up something when doing a simple oil change... .



I do this:



Mobil 1 Truck and Suv... . 12 qts... . $62. 00

Fleetguard filter... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . $10. 00

5 qts ATF+4 @ $4/qt... ... ... ... ... ... $20. 00

Trans filter... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . $16. 00

Mobil 1 75w90 gear oil @ $9/qt... . $36. 00

Air Filter... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... $16. 00

Fuel Filter (Napa)... ... ... ... ... ... ..... $11. 00

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Total... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... $171. 00



So, I guess I save about 1/2, but, again, I know it is done correctly and I don't have gear oil or motor oil all over my steering wheel... . Oo.

 

[JKinney]

Wow thats a great price. The dealer charged me $150. 00 to changed the blower relay in her mini van :--)

 

[Giachino]

Thanks for the feedback guys... . I dont do any car maintenance becasue I have 8 dirtbikes that get ridden several times a week... . and they take way too much maintenance... . I'm pretty worn out just with them, nothing left for the truck...

 

[SThorud]

That is a good price. My wife's '99 gasser just had a 30k service (90k miles) for twice that amount.



I assume they also flushed your 48RE. That alone is over $100.



I do mine myself except for the transmission and belts.

Serpentine belt are the easiest item to replace on the entire truck. Try doing it yourself next time, you'll be impressed.