Chris,
I have successfully switched over 4 relatively high mileage MB's to M1 ATF.
The 5th vehicle was another story. My '87 wagon has 290K on the clock and a
less than perfect tranny. Upon buying the car in December from Jeff Zedic I
replaced the trans filter and switched to M1 ATF. The tranny did not like
it. Suddenly lots of flaring between 2-3 and confused downshifting. My indy
suggested switching back to standard fluid and adding some Lucas. The tranny
now has nice snappy shifts and the car has increased power. My advice is to
try it but keep my story in the back of your mind if something goes array.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
'87 300TD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 1:16 PM
Subject: [MBZ] dexron III/mercon to Mobil 1 ATF transition
I am coming up on a major maintenance and wonder if there is any reason not
to convert from dexron iii/mercon (which is what the 300SD has been getting
for as long as I know) to Mobil 1 ATF? caveats? potential problems?
benefits?
