# 2008 Dodge Caravan - How to Check Tranny Fluid

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 13, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330 "2019-07-13T21:13:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Menke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Menke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Menke)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330/1 "2019-07-13T21:13:09Z")

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Cannot check transmission oil height or add oil dealer has to do it told me it would be 1200.00 dollars.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330/2 "2019-07-13T21:14:47Z")

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There has to be some serious miscommunication here .

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330/3 "2019-07-13T21:15:00Z")

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One thousand, two hundred dollars to check the trans fluid? You MUST have that wrong.

Why do you think you need to check the level? Have you had a leak?

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**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330/4 "2019-07-14T13:15:32Z")

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Even if they change the fluid and filter it should not be more than $300 - $400 dollars. if it is then walk away from those crooks and find a new mechanic .

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330/5 "2019-07-14T13:57:57Z")

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> [@vipergg](#):
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> Even if they change the fluid and filter it should not be more than $300 - $400 dollars. if it is then walk away from those crooks and find a new mechanic .

+1  
When my car was in for its 90k service, I told the service advisor that I wanted the trans fluid changed. Before he printed the work order for my inspection, he clarified…  
_Do you want the fluid checked, or do you want it changed?_  
I guess that they do this for their protection in the event that a customer doesn’t communicate well.

In any event, the trans fluid **change** cost $280.76–at a dealership–so the OP can surely find a shop that will change his/her trans fluid for just a fraction of the price that was quoted.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-dodge-caravan-how-to-check-tranny-fluid/144330/6 "2019-07-14T14:20:50Z")

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There are instructions in the owners manual for my 2007 - but 2008 was the first year of a new generation of those minivans, so maybe there’s a different transmission.