I almost never use dealer service for anything, but the new cars have systems that sometimes require it. For the Tundra I paid (doh!) $170 to have the local Toyota dealer swap 4 quarts of transmission fluid. I've got a case of the right fluid, but the more I read of the process the more I decided not to do it myself. Having paid the price once I expect I'll DIY in the future. From what I see they didn't even drop the pan, just drained and topped....
While it was there I also had them reseal three of the TMPS sensors, replace the fourth, and resync the whole system so the idiot light is no longer burning. Two of the sensors were leaking slowly, requiring a few pounds of air a couple of times per week. This is a service that Mavis screwed up not once, not twice, but three times and still couldn't fix, so back to the dealer it went.
So what does it cost to fix the system that is supposed to tell me when my tire air is low, which was slowly draining the air from my tires?
$322.81.
And that was with only one new sensor at $88 each - $214 of the cost was labor which one would think includes remounting the tires. But no, even though they had the tires dismounted to get to the TMPS sensors, which requires a rebalance and of course requires that the wheels be bolted back to the vehicle, they dinged me another $70 for a rebalance and rotate.
Oh, and they didn't actually rotate the tires as much as randomly bolt them back onto the truck, so tomorrow I have to swap the passenger side wheels front-to-rear to actually complete the job properly. Yay dealer service!
Finally, last weekend on the Tundra I did the oil and filter and air filter and the gigantic serpentine belt myself. It's all easy work, and I probably saved myself $250 in labor and parts (Zygmunt). So that's a positive.
EDIT - they also performed the BST recall, which I didn't request but I suppose it has to be done. Now I will not be able to powerbrake the truck.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t ... rning.html
