On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 07:23:56PM -0600, Loren Faeth wrote: > I am hoping the new TE will not need a trans, but if it does, I'd like to > know what other models have an auto transmission that will > interchange. The TE in question is a 1988 300TE, and as far as I know, it > is a US model. > > Can anyone tell me which years and models use an interchangeable > transmission? I think 86-91 300Es will work, but that is just a guess. It > appears that the 300D/TD trans is different. Anyone know what the > difference is?
I think it's a matter of the E transmissions doing a second gear start and the D transmissions not, but there is probably something else to it as well. I'd expect wagon and sedan to be the same. K
