with the transfer case attached etc.
Randy
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil puzzlement
After I got home today and was able to look
R A Bennell wrote:
Hey Loren, manual tranny's can have their problems as well. I have put
clutches in a 4X4 4Runner 3 times in the past 5 years.
Sometimes stock is best.
Back in 1989, I almost bought a relined clutch disk for my Subaru 1600 4x4
from Carquest. Price was, IIRC, in the $60-80
: Re: [MBZ] Oil puzzlement
R A Bennell wrote:
Hey Loren, manual tranny's can have their problems as well. I have put
clutches in a 4X4 4Runner 3 times in the past 5 years.
Sometimes stock is best.
Back in 1989, I almost bought a relined clutch disk for my Subaru 1600 4x4
from Carquest. Price
After I got home today and was able to look at the oil, it has to be
ATF, and the trans was low. By today there was about a quart leaked
out on the driveway, i'd guess.
IF the torque converter is loosing its oil, then replacing the front
seal on the trans would cure that? If I take the trans
If it has not been done yet, I would change the B2 piston while you have the
tranny out of the car. In my SD it was doable but tricky with it still in
the car. I don't know if a 124 is wide enough to pull it off. I'd also bet
it could be done in half the time out of the car. Mine was leaking from
It goes in the tube in the blinkenshift just behind the chrome framostat
Duh
At 11:59 AM 11/26/2007, you wrote:
lol, ok, got it! ;-) Noticed the burn bulb warning light on the dash
couple of days ago, and was all set to go and pick up a bottle of blinker
fluid. Couldn't for the life of me
After I got home today and was able to look at the oil, it has to be
ATF, and the trans was low. By today there was about a quart leaked
out on the driveway, i'd guess.
IF the torque converter is loosing its oil, then replacing the front
seal on the trans would cure that? If I take the trans
If it has not been done yet, I would change the B2 piston while you have the
tranny out of the car. In my SD it was doable but tricky with it still in
the car. I don't know if a 124 is wide enough to pull it off. I'd also bet
it could be done in half the time out of the car. Mine was leaking
E M wrote:
Ok, seen it a few times but never asked. What is blinker fluid? I'm
curious. :-)
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Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:48 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Oil puzzlement
After being gone for 4 days, I returned home tonight and saw a 5'
long puddle under the 87 300D. It appears to be ATF, although there
is no red color apparent in the dab I picked up with my finger. Last
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I assume it's greasy and not watery?
Coolant is yellow-clear and slippery. not sure if that would be
mistaken for greasy, also it has a very distinctive sweet smell.
Allan
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lol, ok, got it! ;-) Noticed the burn bulb warning light on the dash
couple of days ago, and was all set to go and pick up a bottle of blinker
fluid. Couldn't for the life of me find in the manual where to pour it in
though!! ;-)
Ed
300E
On 26/11/2007, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After being gone for 4 days, I returned home tonight and saw a 5'
long puddle under the 87 300D. It appears to be ATF, although there
is no red color apparent in the dab I picked up with my finger. Last
summer it was puking ATF at the rate of a qt to 50 miles from the
front of the trans.
Well the only other oily like fluids are power steering, brake and blinker.
Check them and go from there.
Loren Faeth wrote:
After being gone for 4 days, I returned home tonight and saw a 5'
long puddle under the 87 300D. It appears to be ATF, although there
is no red color apparent in the
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:29:40 +1030 Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Well the only other oily like fluids are power steering, brake and
blinker. Check them and go from there.
There is also A/C compressor oil, which is clear. Power steering fluid can
be clear or read depending upon what you
PS is ok, Brake fluid is ok. Just had a blinkenfluid flush and fill
at the stealership. Set me back about 2800 clams. Wonder if they
disposed of the used blinkenfluid by putting it inside the frame box
so it leaks out on my driveway!
This car has a habit of marking its territory, but not
This amount of brake fluid, and the whole system would be
empty. There are only a few OZ. of A/C oil, not near enough for this lake.
This is a pint or so, I'd say. The puddle is 5-6 feet long and 1 1/2
to 2 feet wide. I like Hendrik's Blikenfluid suggestion! Makes sense to me!
At 10:04 PM
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:15:49 -0600 Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This amount of brake fluid, and the whole system would be
empty. There are only a few OZ. of A/C oil, not near enough for this
lake. This is a pint or so, I'd say. The puddle is 5-6 feet long and 1
1/2 to 2 feet wide.
Been sitting quite a while? The torque converter can leak down,
overfilling the tranny so that fluid comes out the vent on top, drips
down the side and off the bell housing. Cure it to not let it sit more
than a month or so without starting it.
The power steering pump holds about a half a
Ok, seen it a few times but never asked. What is blinker fluid? I'm
curious. :-)
Ed
300E
On 25/11/2007, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well the only other oily like fluids are power steering, brake and
blinker.
Check them and go from there.
Loren Faeth wrote:
After being gone
My idiot 2 cents.. I had a car (non-MB) would develop leaks in winter when
the weather was colder. I'd find puddles in the (unheated) garage. I kept
watch on the fluid levels and the leak would stop in the summer only to
return at first frost. At the time it was cheaper to just add fluid than to
I'd never heard of blinker fluid either (LOL) but I've gathered that it's
very expensive to change for from reading here, the cost of service at the
MB dealership (stealership?) goes up immensely when they are asked to
perform the service. OY!
on 11/26/07 12:17 AM, E M at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PS.. this place sells it $8.99
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=2products_id=6
on 11/26/07 12:17 AM, E M at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, seen it a few times but never asked. What is blinker fluid? I'm
curious. :-)
Ed
300E
On 25/11/2007, Hendrik Fay
Sitting since Wednesday is all.
At 10:42 PM 11/25/2007, you wrote:
Been sitting quite a while? The torque converter can leak down,
overfilling the tranny so that fluid comes out the vent on top, drips
down the side and off the bell housing. Cure it to not let it sit more
than a month or so
Hmm... Wonder if Rusty is aware of that! heretofore, the MB special
Blinkenfluid has been dealer-install only. Kinda like the magical
(shortlived) sealed for life transmissions
Rusty! Wake up! Where ARE you when we need you?
At 11:25 PM 11/25/2007, you wrote:
PS.. this place sells it
Torque converter leak happened on my 78 300D. At first it took several weeks
for it to leak out the xmission overflow. Towards the end it only took a few
days. If you start the car after it has sat for a while, put it in drive, and
it initially doesn't want to go anywhere (because the torque
I don't think even Rusty can compete with that price for synthetic.
Never seen it that cheap.
Loren Faeth wrote:
Hmm... Wonder if Rusty is aware of that! heretofore, the MB special
Blinkenfluid has been dealer-install only. Kinda like the magical
(shortlived) sealed for life
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