FLUID SERVICE: Avoiding the Waller Flush

摘要

Many shops are recovering revenues lost to a shrinking repair market by "up-selling" fluid maintenance services or, as they're commonly called in the aftermarket, "fluid flushes." In other words, adding a fluid flush to a money-losing routine oil change can boost a shop's average repair order amount into the range needed for true profitability. Automotive equipment manufacturers have been quick to respond by manufacturing a variety of fluid-flushing machines designed to remove dirty, oxidized fluids from engines, cooling systems, automatic transmissions, power steering pumps, braking systems and drive axle assemblies. In most cases, these machines will shorten fluid replacement times by automatically installing an equivalent volume of factory-fresh fluid. In all cases, fluid flushing is a relatively low-skilled, but highly profitable service for any undercar shop operation.