oh no, not another transmission thread. BIll Phelps wrote:
Thanks to all who answer my original request. Taking your advice, I checked the selector. All OK there. Dropped the tranny pan last Saturday. There were no debris present. The fluid was clear though slightly dark with a mid burnt smell.The filter appeared to almost completely blocked so I figured I had the problem in hand. I inspected the visible parts and all seemed in order. Fluid from the torque was also devoid of any debris. After cleaning the pan and buttoning the tranny up, I installed new Mobil1 atf. Fired up the car and.. no change. Still no forward or reverse at any rpm. Are there any further thoughts? Regards, Bill Phelps Annapolis, MD 85 300SD Beeker 85 300SD Parts Original Message Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:03 AM Subject: [MBZ] Another Transmission Problem I have a problem with my 85 300SD transmission that I would like to explore. The transmission and torque converter were replaced in Oct 2003. It has logged 30k miles. I bought it from Rusty. It is filled with Mobil1Synthetic fluid. It has been performing flawlessly until recently. In the past few weeks, I noticed the forward shifts, all of them, where harsher than in the past. I attributed this to vacuum and made a note to go over the vac system soon. However, yesterday I parked the car and made a quick dash into a store. I returned to the car, fired it up, put it in drive, but the transmission did not engage. Not forward or reverse. Revving up the engine makes no difference. Fluid level fine, nice and pink. Other than the harsher shifts, there were no other symptoms, sounds, on-the-road problems, or fluid leaks. It simply stopped working. Does this sound like a valve body seal problem? Maybe a bad torque converter? Modulator? Regards, Bill Phelps _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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