I don't believe that. Worn out seals will leak with any color.
The 300TE had the tandem pump seals worn out due to being run dry for
quite a while. A kit and new seals fixed it. the 35 year old pump in
the 240D weeps. It has 35 years and a few 100K miles on it, so I think
it has served admirably. I don't mind putting a new seal in it. That
is on the "to do someday" list. I've had the car over 20 years. It
had ATF in the PS pump when I got it. I am thinking about dumping a
little lubro-moly in it and see if that softens the seal enough for a
few more years....
I put about 250k on the first SDL. Never had a problem with the PS pump
in over 400k miles.
I've never used anything but ATF in the PS on MBs. SLS takes majik
juice, yea, but not PS.
2000+ MB, yer on yer own, read the book.
Peter Frederick via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
December 7, 2016 at 5:27 PM
There are rumors that ATF in any version will eat the seals out of the
PS pump.
My "new" 300D lost one a few years back, and the fluid was pink.....
Peter
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