Werner Fehlauer wrote: > Sounds like another good reason NOT to give extra $$ to a shop to "flush" a > transmission. Other than a good "profit maker" for the shop, a flushing > process can do more harm than good, since it can bypasses the built-in > filter system, and puts a fluid of unknown quality in the system. > IMO, a complete drain of trans. and torque converter, change of filter and > gasket, and refill with quality fluid should suffice. There's no need to > connect/disconnect lines and hoses. >
True for Mercedes cars, but keep in mind there are many cars out there that lack torque converter drain plugs. There is no way to completely change the fluid in those cars except by flushing it.
