30K Service: Clutch Bleed? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Infinity · 03-13-2020, 08:18 PM

I just called the dealer about the 30K scheduled service and they want to bleed the clutch for like $130. I have read several threads on the 30k service and none mention this. I thought the 30k service was going to be basically just oil/filter change, brake fluid, air filter, and cabin filter.

The dealer also wants to do some fuel and oil additives for like $50 and $100 which seems like way too much.

Is the clutch bleed part of the 30k service? The manual just says inspect clutch fluid at 30k. Has anyone else had the dealer suggest this as part of the 30k service? At what mileage do you typically need to bleed the clutch and change the clutch fluid?

Mr.ac · 03-13-2020, 09:12 PM

What da funk $130 for that? Is that before or after a hand job?
Cause that's the only way I'll pay that much.

I would tell them politely to fist their butt hole.

Honestly if you want to pay that much I would go to any quickly lube place, at lest you'll get an oil change, all the fluids toped off, and/or a cheap interior vacuum.

Decep · 03-13-2020, 10:05 PM

In general, never do these services. Just bring your car in for your fluid changes and major items (spark plugs at 60k come to mind).

Bleeding the clutch is probably not necessary unless your slave cylinder has leaked at some point. If you want just pull out the old fluid with a syringe/baster and put new fluid in and call it a day.

qqzj · 03-13-2020, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Infinity

I just called the dealer about the 30K scheduled service and they want to bleed the clutch for like $130. I have read several threads on the 30k service and none mention this. I thought the 30k service was going to be basically just oil/filter change, brake fluid, air filter, and cabin filter.

The dealer also wants to do some fuel and oil additives for like $50 and $100 which seems like way too much.

Is the clutch bleed part of the 30k service? The manual just says inspect clutch fluid at 30k. Has anyone else had the dealer suggest this as part of the 30k service? At what mileage do you typically need to bleed the clutch and change the clutch fluid?

It's a good idea to bleed it. But you can do it yourself super easy. No need to pay dealer for it. In fact, you can combine it with brake service and one big bottle brake fluid will be enough for both.

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soundman98 · 03-13-2020, 10:21 PM

$130 doesn't sound too bad to me. i can reasonably see $85 for labor and $45 for shop materials.

i haven't met many people or companies that work for free.

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Infinity Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Scion FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 173 Thanks: 49 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	30K Service: Clutch Bleed? I just called the dealer about the 30K scheduled service and they want to bleed the clutch for like $130. I have read several threads on the 30k service and none mention this. I thought the 30k service was going to be basically just oil/filter change, brake fluid, air filter, and cabin filter. The dealer also wants to do some fuel and oil additives for like $50 and $100 which seems like way too much. Is the clutch bleed part of the 30k service? The manual just says inspect clutch fluid at 30k. Has anyone else had the dealer suggest this as part of the 30k service? At what mileage do you typically need to bleed the clutch and change the clutch fluid? Last edited by Infinity; 03-13-2020 at 08:35 PM.

03-13-2020, 09:12 PM	#2
Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,369 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,558 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What da funk $130 for that? Is that before or after a hand job? Cause that's the only way I'll pay that much. I would tell them politely to fist their butt hole. Honestly if you want to pay that much I would go to any quickly lube place, at lest you'll get an oil change, all the fluids toped off, and/or a cheap interior vacuum. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

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Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In general, never do these services. Just bring your car in for your fluid changes and major items (spark plugs at 60k come to mind). Bleeding the clutch is probably not necessary unless your slave cylinder has leaked at some point. If you want just pull out the old fluid with a syringe/baster and put new fluid in and call it a day. __________________ 2013 FR-S 10 Series ~75k (SOLD) RCE SS-1 Coilovers Corsa Catback Edelbrock Supercharger installed @ 50k

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soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	$130 doesn't sound too bad to me. i can reasonably see $85 for labor and $45 for shop materials. i haven't met many people or companies that work for free. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

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