# Flushes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/flushes/14227>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** maintenance\
**Created:** [May 20, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flushes/14227 "2008-05-20T01:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![thebull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@thebull](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thebull)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flushes/14227/1 "2008-05-20T01:19:53Z")

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my mechanic is recommending a power steering fluid flush for $79, a brake fluid flush for $79, and a fuel system cleaning for $120. are these normal prices for a 2000 Ford Taurus?

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flushes/14227/2 "2008-05-20T01:37:53Z")

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These are normal prices for totally unnecessary services. What, no transmission flush? Replace the air in your tires with clean, fresh air? He slipped up.

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flushes/14227/3 "2008-05-20T02:19:49Z")

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Someone has a boat payment due.

Find another mechanic, one who won’t try to flush the money out of your wallet.