Mercedes sells a tool to check the fluid level. It's basically a 4'
flexible shaft with a plastic level guide on the end. You shove it in
until it bottoms out, then extract and read the level.
-Dave Walton
On 12/14/07, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Other than a trip to the stealer,
Other than a trip to the stealer, how can my friend check the tranny fluid
level in his 99 430E, which has no dipstick?
Wilton
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How 'bout an E430, or does my friend not know what car he has?
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430 E-Class is a legit model. It does not come with an AT Dipstick.
You need part number 140 589 15 21 00 AT Dipstick
Rusty has them for $44
If you are careful when removing the plastic insert on the existing
dipstick tube cover, you can reuse them. Push the insert down with a
small flatblade
One other note - there is no drain plug on the Torque converter on the
1999 E-Class. Mercedes decided to save $2.89 per car and doom the
owners to premature failure. You will need to do several fluid
changes. Topside sucking leaves about a quart of fluid behind. You
have to remove the pan, then
I have bought some of those little rare earth magnets that are strong as
can be -- would one of those epoxied to the outside do OK? Not that I
have an E to worry about...
--R
dave walton wrote:
If you are the type that
likes to put magnets in the pan, you need small ones - 1/8 will fit.
'Called Rusty 'bout 3hrs ago 'bout the $44 dipstick. Friend is taking the
car to stealer for fluid/filter chng, etc.
Wilton
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I've not tried that. When placed inside the pan, they pull an amazing
amount of crud out of what otherwise appears to be clean fluid. Same
thing happens when I put them on the older power steering filters -
although I've yet to find the PS filter on the 99. The pan is ferrous.
I've not yet had an
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- Original Message -
From: dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 99 430E tranny fluid check
Mercedes sells a tool to check the fluid level. It's basically a 4'
flexible shaft with a plastic
Ah, hadn't thought of that.
I'll note the W140 hydraulic tank comes with a magnet in the Filter.
It's noted in the parts manual as a Spacer however it's just a
cylindrical ring magnet which is dropped in the
filter.
Therefore I tossed one in the 92 and 83 wagon filter's too when I
changed
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