Nope. There’s a little tube about 2” long that sits above the drain plug in the pan that sets the level of the fluid. To drain the fluid you have to poke it out with a drift after you open the drain plug, it just fits in there with an o-ring.
It’s an abysmally stupid design, a dipstick/fill tube would be so much easier. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:03 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Can you see the level using the DAS? I would expect to take my laptop and > scan the p*ss out of it before I considered buying it. > > -D > >> On Jun 26, 2021, at 8:59 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> That looks nice. >> >> It’s probably been forever that the fluid has been changed. Apparently the >> “lifetime” fluid likes to be changed every 40kmi. I’d beat him down on >> price based on that (and how would he know it’s low, there’s no dipstick) >> then do a drain/flush (through the cooler lines) then refill. Yes you need a >> pump and tool to fill from the bottom and a scanner to get the temp up to >> 45C (I think) and watch that, then add or drain fluid until it doesn’t drip >> out the drain/fill hole. >> >> There’s a whole procedure, not hard but more involved than the 722.6, will >> take 9-10L to do it all with the cooler flush. Youtubers abound. >> >> The kit has 7L, I ordered another 5L jug so should be enough for both. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iPhone >> >>>> On Jun 26, 2021, at 8:35 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I saw this today on FB marketplace and messaged the guy. No word back yet: >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1282151905538067/ >>> >>> 2008 ML550. “Needs a little work” according to the seller. Says it shifts >>> poorly from 1-2, but the ATF is low and they don’t have time to top it off. >>> At first I thought this was a red herring, but then I remembered that the >>> 722.9 trannys have to be filled from the pan with a pump and the fill >>> adapter, right? >>> >>> -D >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
