That does sound good! Any update? Max Dillon Charleston SC Sep 25, 2020 9:38:35 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>:
> Not expecting much, I decided I'd try changing the transmission fluid on > the Element that won't stay in gear. My alternative was to try selling > it as-is and probably getting little more than salvage value for it. > > Last time I changed it, I used Castrol fluid that said "for Honda" on > the label. > > Fluid was black when I drained it. Filled with genuine Honda fluid, > drove it around until it was warm. Drove better, but still dropped out > of gear a few times (it seems to just drop into neutral instead of > properly shifting to the next gear). Did the drain/fill again. Fluid was > again black. It was dark by then so I called it a night. > > Today, drove it around the neighborhood for a while to warm it > up. Shifted perfectly. Drained the fluid again, was somewhat dark but > still transparent and red. Filled again, will drive it some more > tomorrow. I have enough fluid for one more drain/fill. > > Not confident yet that this is a long term fix but so far it's looking > hopeful. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
