hey guys. just out of curiosity, how many miles do you have on your C43, and at what mileage did you change your tranny fluid?

i have 75000 miles, and had it first changed at about 70000.

I bought my car at 76k, and got trans serviced immediately. Right now I got 83k on it I believe.

I bought mine with 83K on it a few weeks ago and immediately had the tranmission fluid, filter and gasket changed. First time it had ever been done and thankfully there were no metal filings in the sump! Fingers crossed all will be well!

Nath

I purchased mine with 53k on the clock and drove it directly to my mechanic to have it flushed.I now have 68k on the clock and it will be done again this spring.

I'll chide in....72K when purchased. Currently has 98K, had flush & fill when purchased and used 11 qts. Mobil One Synthetic ATF.

I had mine done 46,000 and now have done 54,000.

Bought mine with 61k and currently at 75k. PO flushed trans fluid at 50k and I did it at 68 and 71.

Dealer changed at 39K miles as part of replacing a leaking gasket.
Only have about 44K miles total on my 99 C43

i bought mine with 81k miles and 2 months later i need a new tranny

bought mine with 90k, and drove it from GA to NY right into the shop to change ALL fluids and filters. Now have 95008.

bought mine in june of 05 w/108,000. did a tranny srevice when purchased and just serviced it again @ 145,000 2 weeks ago. no problems to date.

that's great to hear! did the previous owner rebuild the tranny? if not, it is very encouraging to hear at least one member here with 145k miles and no tranny issues!!!

no history on the car before i owned it.
did a ppi before purchase and got a clean bill of health. apparently the previous owner had the car serviced by the book. including the tranny.
have not spent a dime except for service and wear items.
great daily driver. still brings a grin tho my mug every time i get behind the wheel.

Let me add to midasmike's experience...

My 99 C43 has 167K miles and no issues with the tranny to date. I acquired the car with 47K miles, and have flushed the trans every 60K miles. Take care of it, don't beat it up with overly aggressive driving, and it will go the distance.

where do you guys do this tranny flush? i don't have an indie mechanic...my c43 has 65,xxxmiles now

i went to a local indy MB shop in LA.

How much do independent MB shops charge for doing the tranny flush?

my C43 used to belong to a 70yr old man i got it at about 63k miles put a trans in it 4 mos later w/ 65k miles.


they are time bombs!

when i used to wrench i'd changed them out regularly.... even the ones that were lady driven, most 99 mercedes have junk trannies in them.

how much does it cost? mine is 99 and you're scaring me!! i have 67k on the clock

i got my reman w/ a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty for for 4200 and thats w/ the newest version control module.

what's reman?

Mine grenaded yesterday with 90132 miles on it. I bought it in June with 80K on it..

I found a rebuilt unit in California for $2700 WITH A 2 YEAR WARRANTY.

how much for the labor? keep us posted! good luck on your new tranny

That's a pretty good price for a rebuild. That's actually the wholesale price. Do you have the info on the place shop that had it?

btw,how did this happen? was there any sign it was gonna happen?