Not entirely true, I'm afraid. While a B2 piston failure might manifest
itself as a sudden complete loss of all forward gears, it doesn't
necessarily have to be that drastic.
I've seen one case where a B2 piston broke apart in enough pieces to jam
iteslf in the bore, resulting in Marshall's immedi
Allan Streib wrote:
My '83 300D has 162K miles on the trans -- the first winter I had the
car it had some flaring in the low gears when the trans was cold,
which was cured by Mobil-1 ATF. Then about 5000 miles ago the B2
piston failed (actually the flaring could have been an early symptom
of tha
My '83 300D has 162K miles on the trans -- the first winter I had the
car it had some flaring in the low gears when the trans was cold,
which was cured by Mobil-1 ATF. Then about 5000 miles ago the B2
piston failed (actually the flaring could have been an early symptom
of that problem).
Fortunate
Hi,
1990 350 SDL with 246,000 MIles. Fluid and filter changed every 45K.
Getting a little tempermental when really cold outside last winter (0 to 10
degrees), but otherwise, fine.
Angelo Giaimo/Fishkill/IBM @ IBMUS
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Ron Dwelle wrote:
I've looked at a lot of 190D's (bought 3 of them), and I think their
transmissions are shorter lived. It's a rare 190D that has over 200K on
the original transmission. My 123s, on the other hand, never seem to
have a transmission problem (though I haven't driven one over 300K)
Have always understood that the number of shifts made goes along way
to determine the lifespan. 400K miles on the highway is going to have
a longer life than a car driven in traffic most of the time with many
shifts per mile. Every shift made is a wear item on the bands, etc.
On 10/31/05, Donald S
I've looked at a lot of 190D's (bought 3 of them), and I think their
transmissions are shorter lived. It's a rare 190D that has over 200K on
the original transmission. My 123s, on the other hand, never seem to
have a transmission problem (though I haven't driven one over 300K).
Perhaps Dr. Boo
my tranny still feels like she's got alot of life in her.
On 10/31/05, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> wonder ? I recall 150 kmi on average. Is that right?"
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is the expected mileage lifespan range for my transmission I wonder ? I
recall 150 kmi on average. Is that right ?
My former mechanic (ran an independent Mercedes repair shop in
Pittsburgh for more than 40 years) reported that the 722.3 series
transmissions i
Hola
I probably screw up the averages, 487,000 miles, one front pump seal
installed years ago. 1982 380SEL. Filter change about every 50,000.
Adios Don
On 10/31/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> What is the expected mileage lifespan range for my transmission I wonder ?
> I recal
Dan Elliott wrote:
"What is the expected mileage lifespan range for my transmission I
wonder ? I recall 150 kmi on average. Is that right?"
Dan,
In my experience (6 Mercedes 4 of them diesels) I think this estimate is
pretty low. I have only had one transmission failure on one of my
What is the expected mileage lifespan range for my transmission I wonder ? I
recall 150 kmi on average. Is that right ?
dan elliott
82 300d-t 87kmi
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