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Akins Auto Repair
“I figured out from reading online, that my Acura RL needed the field coil changed so I ended up doing this myself costing me $100 + 3-5 hours of labor + a lot of bruises from being a newb”
Best Transmission Fluid Change & Flush in San Carlos, CA
24 experts listed · 5 in San Carlos · 7 open weekends · 22 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 16, 2026
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Michael & Company
- Job
- Old Car
- Vehicle
“Michael & Company also directly worked with the insurance company, and connected me with car rental services, allowing me to drop off my rental at their shop when I picked up my car.”
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Autotech San Ramon
“Troy and Dave are both very consciousness and incredibly thorough with the work that is done and always make sure that I am satisfied with a follow-up the next day.”
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San Ramon Valley Import Center
- Quality
- Money
- Job
“Had I taken this Toyota to a dealer, most of them would have started needlessly replacing parts with no solution to the problem, only a giant invoice, and I know this from perusing the Rav-4 forums on the internet.”
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Gearmaster
- Differential
- Mechanics
- Price
“I just recently found my self in need of transmission services and brought my truck to gear maters and have had the same honest business service and extremely happy with the customer service.”
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Quality Tune Up Car Care Center
“Each customer is special and the work is professional!”
Listed for drivers in and around San Carlos, CA, these 24 shops change and flush transmission fluid. What each one says about fluid brands, filters and pricing comes from its own website; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Area overview: San Carlos, CA
5 of the 24 experts we list are based in San Carlos; the other 19 serve San Carlos from towns including San Jose (27 mi), San Mateo (4 mi) and San Bruno (12 mi). The experts on this page are rated from 4.4 to 5.0 across 5,411 reviews; 17 have 50 or more reviews and 22 are rated 4.5 or higher. When customers rate these experts on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (92%), quality (87%) and value (67%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the experts on this page are "diagnosis", "communication" and "estimates". 7 are open on Saturdays and 2 on Sundays. The services the experts on this page list most often on their websites are brake repair (4), check engine light (3), engine repair (3), oil change (3) and wheel alignment (3). 10 list staff certifications (ASE) and 11 have a BBB rating of A or A+. Domain records put 16 websites of the experts on this page at ten or more years old; the oldest dates from 1997. 3 give free estimates; 7 are family- or locally-owned and 12 list coupons or special offers. We count these figures across the experts on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the expert before you visit.
Can I book a fluid change online with shops listed for San Carlos?
An online booking link appears for 5 of the 24 shops. Give them the year, make and model when you book, because the fluid has to be on the shelf and some specifications are ordered in rather than stocked.
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Perfect Lube
- Fluid
- Engine
- Team
“As they look at all fluids and filters, they give options for additional service when identify it may be needed but not high-pressure sales pitch, just letting you know recommendations and it is available.”
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A+ Japanese Auto Repair
“If you take your Japanese-made vehicle to the folks at A+ Japanese Auto Repair for services, small or large, your car will exclaim, Sugoi (Japanese for awesome)!”
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Fast Lane European Repair and Service For Audi
- Dealership
- Diagnose
- Team
“He performs our regular routine maintenance, he's professional, he gives us honest and fair pricing (which is always lower than the dealership), he's in communication, when he says the cars going to be done, it's done.”
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Nordic Motors
- Mechanics
- Price
- Money
“Before any work starts, they give me a call to explain what they are planning to do, and discuss whether it is worth it, given the age of the car, or necessary because of safety.”
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Bob's Almaden Transmission
- Feel
- Price
- Vehicle
“After dealing with Dishonest Dealerships in the San Jose area & needing transmission work on my vehicle, I decided to try "Bob's Almaden Transmission", when I entered the shop I noticed it was very clean & I was greeted very nicely by the receptionis...”
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San Carlos Auto Solutions Inc.
- Work
- Skills
- Team
“Kenneth and his team texted me issues though out the process, told me about problems and decisions that needed to be made and were flexible when we found parts would need to be ordered.”
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Robbies Automotive Service and Repair
- Vehicle
- AC
- Price
“When I brought my car in, they took the time to patiently explain the problem in a way that I, as someone without extensive knowledge of automobiles, could easily understand.”
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Richards Auto Repair
- Team
- Mechanic
- Smog
“For the past two weeks I tried putting additional miles on the car and for the past two weekends took my car to Richard's Auto Repair where Barry would hook up his meter to my car at no additional cost.”
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Max Motors
- Price
- Work
“I had a bunch of problems with my 12 year old car (check engine light, water leakage, and brake screeching sound) that Avy and the Max Motors team fixed, all at a great rate and turnaround time.”
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Acutech Autos
- Vehicles
- Prices
- Oil
“Very good mechanic does excellent work”
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Almaden Automotive
- Team
- Price
- Vehicles
“John said drop the vehicle off on Wednesday night after hours since I couldn't do it during work hours, by Friday afternoon it was ready to go, in 1 day they had my truck radiator replaced and running fantastic.”
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Next Gear Bimmer Motor
- Dealership
- Fluid
- Cost
“My 2016 E350 was having rough shifts and the whole car was jerking, they recommended me to do a transmission fluid flush and afterwards it was driving smooth like when I first bought the car.”
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United Transmission
- Price
- Work
“I don't suspect he offers free service all the time (no business can) but I would have gladly paid double for the kindness, quickness, advice and care.”
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El Camino Auto Transmissions
- Truck
- Price
- Mechanic
“Sergio is absolutely great, my father went in there to check out once of his dodge caravans and the guy treated my dad like family and in the end didn't even want to charge him.”
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UCS Auto Repair
“I have had a great experience with a transmission change here, the shop is clean, the staff are professional and nice and the service is just excellent.”
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V&S Auto Repair
- Job
- Price
- Light
“They were able to help me with a Kia problem that the dealership was stonewalling me over, went above and beyond and found me the class action lawsuit against Kia for the problem on top of fixing the mechanical issues.”
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San Carlos German Motor Works
- Team
“My mechanics closed their doors I was left looking for a good reliable reasonable place to take my VW rabbit these guys were amazing they looked at my car assessed it next day it was good as new, I have found my new mechanics!”
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Sun City Auto Repair
- Diagnosed
- Price
- Oil
“Not only is his work reliable, trustworthy and affordable, I have grown to find out that Sam is also very well respected with other mechanics in the area.”
Transmission Maintenance Services in San Carlos, CA Cost Estimates
Minimum cost
$80
Maximum cost
$250
National Average
$150
$100
$190
Typical price range is based on 463 cost profiles
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