I don't think they're "power" or "back" flushing anything. The ones I've seen and had done hook up in-line with the tranny cooler lines. I believe the tranny's really doing all the pumping. The machine just has a couple reservoirs for clean and dirty oil and you can see the nasty junk come out and the good stuff go in, and you proceed until the oil coming out looks nice and clean. Much better in my opinion that simply changing maybe 1/2 the fluid and leaving the rest old and nasty in the torque converter. (since most cars don't allow you to drain it like the Mercedes).
Levi On 5/10/06, Dillon, Meade LCDR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brian, I'm also suspicious of the flushing. I've heard bad things about back-flushing or power flushing transmissions. They're probably correct on the difference from the manual quantity. If you didn't pay for it and no harm was done, I wouldn't worry about it. If you're paying for the fluid, I'd ask that they don't flush it next time, and I'd certainly not agree to any back flush or power flush. Very respectfully, /s/ Meade Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD 287k miles '85 190D 2.2 5 spd 106k miles '85 300TD Euro 5spd 327k miles *sold* -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Finks Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:52 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT Trannie Flush Technique I'm taking the wife's Honda CRV into the dealer for an oil change (we got several free oil changes as part of the deal of purchasing vehicle). And I'm going to ask them what it would take to make the vehicle capable of running E-85. I'm going to run something past y'all that they told me last time. They changed the trannie fluid, and I noticed on the invoice that it took like 12 quarts or so (maybe more, I forget) - a lot more than I thought it should. Their explanation is that they always flush the trannie when changing fluid, and they actually use fresh trannie fluid to do the flushing. I really question this, as it seems very wasteful. In addition, he told me the capacity on the thing was more than the manual says, explaning that it's because the manual quotes capacity for simply changing the fluid without completely emptying it (torque converter, etc.). Sound fishy? Or not? Brian 83 240D 2000 Honda CRV _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
