Transmission Service

Jul 14, 2007 | 10:00 PM

Untertürkheim

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Transmission Service

Hello everyone, a friend of mine just had his 2000 C230 serviced at Alderson Mercedes-Benz (Lubbock, Tx). Among the many things they did, one was a transmission service that he requested (the car has 100k miles). I was very surprised to hear that the service cost less than $300us. When I looked over the invoice, I noticed that they billed him for 3 hours of labor, transmission pan gasket and a filter, all this looked correct to me. I was concerned (and he soon became so too) to see they only billed him for 4 quarts of transmission fluid. I know from my experience that my cars (all MB) require 9-10 quarts of transmission fluid. Is there something different about the transmission in his car, or did they just not drain it completely (trans pan and torque converter)? Thank you all in advance, looking forward to your advice.

Aug 3, 2007 | 10:04 AM

saveras

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they probably didnt drain it all the way. It has to be drained from the pan and torque converter. I hope this helps

Aug 12, 2007 | 08:24 PM

PurpleHaze

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From: Allen,TX

08 S550 and 07 GL450

Can transmission fluid be added without draining the system, I think my car may need some because my transmission is acting up. It's making alot of weird noise while in park or neutral but goes away when I place the car in drive, however its jurking and making noises coming from the tranny while driving. Any ideas what my problem may be?