tanny fluid level???
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2003 S55 AMG silver
The plugs are supposed to last 100k I changed mine at 40K.
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i drive my baby the way she's supposed to be driven and know it's time i changed the tranny fluid and filter.
anyways, here's the scoop (since the book is WRONG). 3.7 litres NOT 5 or just to the bottom of the 80 mark on the universal dipstick.
anyways, here's the scoop (since the book is WRONG). 3.7 litres NOT 5 or just to the bottom of the 80 mark on the universal dipstick.
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Its markings at 25 degrees Celsius ATF temperature range between 10.3mm to 21.3mm.
Its markings at 80 degrees Celsius ATF temperature range between 54mm to 65mm.
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ok...mb's claim that these cars don't need a tranny fluid change is garbage. i cannot even begin to tell you how much better my car behaves during stop/starts, upshifts, and downshifts! a lot of what i thought was minor ecu mapping irritations are now gone.
it's an easy job and well worth the minimal trouble or outlay in costs and i highly recommend it for those with higher milage cars.
it's an easy job and well worth the minimal trouble or outlay in costs and i highly recommend it for those with higher milage cars.
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MBZ had released a TSB that said the transmission should be serviced (flush fluid via drain lines) sometime back. Perhaps Konigstiger can confirm this. This was performed on my 2004 E55 back in 2006.
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I remember being it as a service you paid for. I still think that most dealers arent doing it. I paid about $150 or so to have the fluid flushed and replaced. It's amazing what it did to the transmission though.
