Aren't we talking differential?? No dipstick required. Randy
-----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:23 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] If it's not one thing it's another... Sounds like FoMoCo is missing a dipstick, just like the newer MB auto trans are. The oil still needs to be changed. They just design it so it will survive the warranty period. At 09:10 AM 7/10/2009, you wrote: >Dwight wrote: "I don't know. Regular dino gear oil used to come in >90 and 120. WE used 120 to quiet a noisy dif with 90. >Don't know about bacon-some old timers used a bit of sawdust." > >That brings up an interesting story on my new car. I was thinking >about changing the gear oil in the rear difference just as a matter >of maintenance. So, I called the local Mercury dealer to find out >what the service interval was and what kind of fluid it had in >it. They said it should be changed at 105,000 because it has >synthetic fluid. The Ford dealer said no, it is just regular >80-90W, but does not need to be changed until 100,000. So, I >looked in the owners manual and it says, the rear end should NEVER >be changed unless it was exposed to water. > > >Donald H. Snook > >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090710/7f4e1239/attachment.html> >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
