Great info. Thanks all! Brian
On 5/10/06, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I heard them talking about this on Car Talk the other day. Apparently the guys think its a great idea as it will completely swap out all the fluid in the trans. I've had it done a couple times on my Dodge Pickup truck inbetween filter changes. That truck has 187kmi on what I'm reasonably sure is the original transmission. I've had it for 135kmi anyway. -Curt Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 10:25:47 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Trannie Flush Technique To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Zoltan Finks wrote: > Their explanation is that they always flush the trannie when changing fluid, > and they actually use fresh trannie fluid to do the flushing. I've heard of that practice. I don't know of the relative merits of it, but it seems to be pretty commonly done. Often its done through the cooler lines. > 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.). > That might be true. Most cars lack drain plugs on the torque converter, so you can never completely drain them without disassembly. That's one of the stated reasons for doing a flush with fresh fluid. David Brodbeck '83 300D Turbo --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. _______________________________________ 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
