mine was overfilled by one quart (85 300SD) and I
noticed no difference except an ATF seep...dripping
from seals onto floor. A little more overfilled and
the idiot would have blown my gaskets. Recall a list
member a while back who was overfilled 2 quarts and
got a few miles b4 tranny blew the gaskets.
The manual explains how to check the tranny level -
has to be hot if I recall...like drive 25 miles hot,
then with engine running, after 1-2 minutes of idle,
you check it. I could be remembering this all wrong,
so check the manual or someone who knows better than I
will pipe up. It's still, IMO, very inaccurate,
inconsistent and VERY annoying.
Chris
--- Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> when a problem occurs, like my hard trans cooler
> line having a BAD leak,
> car ('83 300SD) being towed home, no accurate idea
> of the amounts of fluid
> lost.....how does one tell how much fluid to add
> back into the system?
> When the car was cold/off after the repair, I could
> see fluid on the very
> bottom of the dip stick, so I added about a quart in
> small increments with
> the engine running. I tried driving about 1-2
> miles, and down hill it
> seemed ok, but did slip a bit. Coming back up the
> gentle hill, it was
> slipping constantly. I'm going to check the fluid
> level in the AM when
> it's cold and see where it lies. How do I tell by
> the dip stick how much
> fluid is needed? I've done several fluid changes,
> but that's easier on my
> brain...this is new territory.
>
> Also, what are the differences in a overfilled and
> underfilled trans? How
> will each one act? I've been through low once, so I
> kinda know how it
> acts, and I'm really curious about how an overfilled
> tranny acts. TIA
> all....
>
> --
> Luther KB5QHU
> Alma, Ark
> '83 300SD (happily running WVO/diesel mix)
> '82 300CD (Slate grey, black MBTex, WVO/D mix)
> '82 300D '90 300E (both parts or can run??)
>
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Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri
-1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood)
-1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf"
(http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD)
-1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen
= Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running
WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this at
home!)
-1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent
-1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger"
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