Today went to check my car toyota vios aircon. Mechanic said my hand brake too high already needs to change gear (auto transmission oil) oil. Said not expensive.

Here is breakdown of bill in photo.

Auto transmission oil rm220
Air con flushing rm180

Oil filter only Rm15 because he absorbed the one I brought which was wrong size. The correct one his original charge is rm25. It is not the charge of atf filter.

So workmanship 80 include those listed plus changing M oil.

Didn't expect the gear oil so expensive. Mechanic claimed aircon compressor pressure very high despite flushing n changed aircon filter rm28. If air con not cold next round highly likely needs to change compressor.

Car is low mileage so when reach 50k km (now just touched 40k) he advised to change belt (rubber material), check brake pad n check tyres (>4 years old). Now no noticeable issues.

Are the charges fair or markup too high? And the advices standard?

This post has been edited by echho: May 8 2025, 11:29 AM

Saw them fixing the brake shoe though. Now the hand brake like so low.

What's the mileage to change ATF?

No warranty. It's old car but very very low mileage

At what mileage or age of car need to change ATF?

This post has been edited by echho: May 7 2025, 10:54 PM

No more warranty.
Aircond no longer cold. So no choice went to check.

When usually need to change ATF? What to look out before needs to change?

This post has been edited by echho: May 7 2025, 10:55 PM

Mine is vios. Last car also under this shop but different mechanic. This round he let's his partner to work on my car as he is working on another. He gave instructions lah.

I suspect his partner honesty when his bill jumped so far from what he claimed initially. Said not much in few tens. Then become 220. Ouch.

Puchong. Last round the owner of this shop changed for my old car very cold till I sold it like never needs servicing. So this second car went back to him.

Huh. Atf I got overcharged to 220?
ATF has filter too? Not in the bill means use back? Can reuse after change ATF? I saw them macam top up only
I doubt it's full change.

So my AC got markup to 180 lah.

Saw the mechanic assistant removed housing to adjust brakeshoe alamak. If got problems I sure go back complain kaw kaw.

I find it hard to connect the dots.
It's ok this new partner duped me one time. I will go back to his partner in future n let him knows. The old partner has been working on my cars since they were born. Never overcharged me or do unnecessary things. He needs to know about this.

He said full service including add new gas

Alamak. Cabin filter same as AC filter? Never been changed so just changed.

I saw BP castrol...

I wasn't paying attention. Really didn't notice the whole process. Saw his assistant pouring in new atf oil from BP castrol can. Now cursing myself for not watching them work throughout. I took his advice to enjoy aircon in his office cos superhot today. Haishhh

This post has been edited by echho: May 8 2025, 12:04 AM

I am wondering the hand brake really gets higher over time? He showed me level 1 to 5 (something like that) and mine was 5. I was told lower better means grip is strong. Then he said gets higher because atf not enough already. In my head I can't connect hand brake with gear oil that's why felt Kena duped and post here to clarify.

Now handbrake so low like level 1. So what really causes it to go higher over time?

So seemed like he just top up but charged full change price. Takpe. One time business for him. Will let the old partner knows. This new partner dishonest will cause him old customers that he has built so hard over a decade.

So real fix is just adjust or tighten the cable and max cost rm50? Any issue if don't adjust even when it slowly rises to level 5? Car will slip when parked on hill slope?

Full change must change ATF filter right. Another forumer said atf filter rm240? Filter so expensive or typo?? In my bill no atf filter.

Sorry misleading u. Need to fill in info here. Actually that is for M oil filter. I brought a wrong size with my own M oil. He replaced with a correct size and absorbed mine n gave me discount rm10. Means his M oil filter should charge rm25 but he bought mine cos he sure can sell it later n just charge me rm15 for his filter. It's not for atf filter.

How much time needed to do so much work? My car including M oil change, aircon flushing, road test all done in 90min.. Macam tak betul je. Flushing ac means flush out all n top up gas je kan? Tak buka dashboard pun.

Just filter alone cost rm240 or change ATF incl new atf filter total rm240 ya?

Yes. That part I didn't mention cos not much can scammed me there.

If I shared one more detail don't scold me. The M oil he showed me in dip stick was in dark brown colour not even black tarry look. It was a 4 yo M oil since Las last change. This car rarely move was parking most of the time. Let engine runs few weeks once. Wet market few km run type of Spare car. I read about M oil in reddit a lot so I figure it's wear n tear even with addictive n should not go bad without running (oxidise) it. Some reddits claimed 5 years no issue. They were right. If not because of ac not cold anymore I probably wait another year to change. Lol.