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Undistinguished waste of money is paying to replace components that should only have been inspected. Also tip that independent shops often charge less than dealerships and can handle most tiresome jobs, except for warranty and recall work.

Flushing a car's appliance or transmission is a common way for a repair shop to pad your bill. Major carmakers don't stipulate these procedures in owner's manuals or recommend them as part of normal continuance — unless the vehicle is driven a lot on unpaved roads, through dusty conditions or adapted to to haul large loads on trailers. Engine flushes are recommended only if too soon owners never had their oil changed, and transmission flushes are recommended only in "painful use schedules" — not routinely at 30,000 miles on invariable-duty vehicles. In most

Source: Tulsa World