So I just recently took my car into the acura dealership, they were offering a free multi-point inspection for the month of october, so I decided to take it in. They found that it needed a new air filter and cabin air filter, which they wanted $150 for. I picked those up at my local auto parts store and replaced them myself. They also said that the intermediate shaft bearing seal is leaking. I don't know a whole lot about working on cars, and was wondering how urgent of an issue this is. They want $370 to fix it which isn't the end of the world though. They also want to do a transmission flush ($272) and a power steering fluid flush ($167), but those prices seem outrageous to me, so I will probably have them done somewhere else other than the dealership. Anybody had problems with their intermediate shaft bearing leaking before? Any responses are appreciated

 

P.S. It's a 2006 TL 5AT

 

I've seen quite a few of them leaking from the intermediate shaft. I wouldn't worry about it though.

Power steering flush, I would just empty out the reservoir and refill. Do a few of those over a couple of weeks. You'll be good with 2 bottles.

ATF, well... there is a bunch of info on this forum. Just don't do a flush, make sure they drain and fill.

 

What spider said then you are good to go.

 

Nothings ever free with the stealerships. They just want you to bring in your car so they can trick unsuspecting people into overpriced work they may or may not need.

NOWHERE in the service manual does it say you need to do any flushing of PS fluid or the AT for maintenance purposes. Drain and replace is usually sufficent. The only exception is to flush the ATF cooler on the AT Type S when replacing a failed transmission, and to replace the PS fluid by unhooking the return hose and running the car, if the fluid is contaminated.

 

Awesome thanks for the responses guys, that pretty much answers my questions