Don DON"T DO IT. Read these two articles http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/29 http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/238
Russ W On Tue,8/8/17 12:02, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
Speaking of transmission fluid and servicing of them, anyone else done a transmission flush with the machines that shops have now? I remember when they first came out there was a machine that allegedly pushed the fluid in reverse to replace it. When I worked at the dealership, we had a machine that hooked into the cooler lines and cycled a full 14 quarts through the transmission -- but not in reverse. It was the normal direction of flow -- whatever that means. But, it worked great. Years later, I had it done on a couple of my wife's cars at another shop. In fact, I had it done on Craigs 1990 300D when I owned it. I have never had any problems with a car after doing the flush. But, I have heard stories (possibly urban legends) that it has caused transmissions to fail. I'm asking because I am considering trying it on my older BMW. BUT, BMW transmissions are not technically serviceable. There is no dipstick and BMW says it is a sealed system and should not be serv! iced because it is built to last a lifetime. I have never had a transmission problem on any of the 5 BMWs I have had. So, maybe I shouldn't tempt fate. Don Snook -----Original Message----- From: Max Dillon [mailto:dillonm...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 1:02 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] An oil question Correct, I spent hours digging into the official MB oil sheets, and Dex III is the answer. One can spend more (Mobil 1, Febi, Fuchs, etc) if desired, no harm except your wallet. Personally I use the Febi fluid now, I used M1 for the first change though.
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