Because I didn't drive my 8 for the first two winters (until I got proper snow tires - which are great by the way), my mileage is low.

I need to get the basic 30K service:

1) Differential gear oil change

2) Manual transmission oil change

3) Brake fluid change

Here are my questions. If I don't get enough time to doing this myself, what is a fair price for each of these?

Also, would you recommend buying the fluids and oils myself, and taking it to an independent garage, instead of having the dealership do it?

After searching for these things, I found that a lot of you did this stuff yourself, I'm hesitant to ever take me car to the dealer for service (there are only two Mazda dealers near me, and one I definitely do not trust), and I'd rather control what type and brand of materials used to do this service (example- RP for the manual transmission oil). So I'm pretty much in the dark.


Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

stuff that u want to do probably gonna cost u 200 bux or so if u want someone to do it for u.

 

the rear diff and manual trans oil change is really simple to do.. yeah yeah i have an auto. but ive done it on a manual. trust me its easy. just buy a jack and the fluids. and there is a nice DIY on here of it. and i like to use Red Line

 

NY, you mean $200 for everything, I assume?

lilring, redline for the transmision or differential, or both? Thanks.

 

i like to use it in both.. i have always had good luck with it. here are the directions. let me know if i can help you some more.

http://www.5cats.org/rx8/trans_diff_refill/

 

Excellent!! Thanks man!

 

if u let places like dealership to do it, yeah it probably gonna cost u like 200.

if u're near NYC, I can do it for u for free, well, no labor charge. just buy the fluid and I'll do it for u.

see now u get the diy link, u should try to do it urself, its super easy. just take ur time.

 

Nah, I wouldn't let you do it for free man. That's not a fair deal.

I'm too far from NY, anyways, but I appreciate the offer.

I'm just going to do it myself next weekend. I am going to get a hand pump for the differential oil and use a plumb to make sure the car is perfectly level.

Thanks for everything guys. I'll let you know if I mess anything up and need an SOS.