tranny situation.....weighing options
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tranny situation.....weighing options
well i recently caught a little snag in my tranny always ran smooth until now kinda jumpy checked the fluid level and its good but dark so did some research and found a new tranny online for about 1600 with 1000 refundable core any ideas as to what i could do besides this?? my vehicle now has 95k and dont know what my next step should be.
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Why dont you replace the filter and all the tranny fluid first before you buy a new one. My trans was running a little rough before I changed the filter at 95 thousand miles and it ran a hell of alot smoother. If the trans still shifts rough then you could either replace it or send it out to get beefed up. I dont remeber who it was (BlackBenz maybe) that said a place called Code One would significantly beef up our trannies. This could be a worthwhile thing to do if you plan on doing any serious mods later on down the road.
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You might be low on fluid thereby not getting enough pressure to change gears....I dont really know but its always better to check first. You can buy the dip stick tool at the stealership. I dont think they cost much...25 bucks maybe?????
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yea about 30something lol i just bought it about a week ago checked the fluid and its high enough alittle black though but the tranny is worrying me it makes a grinding noise now.......any thoughts?? i dont want to risk driving it like that in case i mess something up you know
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I know that you have already searched for transmisions but here are a couple more, oh yeah I also found out that the E320 transmission fits your car as well:
1100 bucks w/ 6 month warranty http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TRANS...3286.m20.l1116
2000 with one year warranty: http://www.phoenixhardparts.com/inde...ROD&ProdID=119
1500 and 1 year warranty 1000 corehttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...em170203126846
1100 bucks w/ 6 month warranty http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TRANS...3286.m20.l1116
2000 with one year warranty: http://www.phoenixhardparts.com/inde...ROD&ProdID=119
1500 and 1 year warranty 1000 corehttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...em170203126846
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hey gregory appreciate that alot battle, well im taking the car to the stealership today i was going to start doing things on my own since im accustomed to always doing my own work but im afraid of just overspending due to troubleshooting without adequate tools when it could be something smaller, i know this is going to hurt lol especially since they charge 95 bucks just to look at the thing
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I would have done the same thing...just have them diagnose the problem and then you take care of it. I do this all the time. You will still save alot in the end since you will do the majority of the work. Hopefully it is something small and not the whole transmission.
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ohh man the stealership just called me a few mins ago to tell me ...........drum roll.......... i need a new tranny and theyre quoting me at 4400 for the swap thank you mercedes benz, aww man this is crazy and then im telling them i could bring them a tranny and theyre all against it saying that they wont hold up only theirs will and warranty blah blah blah.......i know this sounds crazy but cant i just do this myself ive swapped trannys and motors on my previous vehicles before.
they said as soon as they dropped the pan there was metal shaving found
whoooo hoooo for me
they said as soon as they dropped the pan there was metal shaving found
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I would statr calling independent shops and see how much they quote for a tranny change. Or.....call that one place that will redo your original trans and make it much stronger so that you know that you can increase power or at a minimum have a MUCH stronger tranny. ????
Keep us posted on what you do...a couple of us could end up in the same situation. Oh and if you do tackle this yourself PLEASE take some pics and instrauctions for the rest of us!!
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Keep us posted on what you do...a couple of us could end up in the same situation. Oh and if you do tackle this yourself PLEASE take some pics and instrauctions for the rest of us!!
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just a quick update for people who are showing signs of tranny problems but get it checked out QUICK my tranny literally went from alright to sh#$y in about a week a friend of the family is taking care of it and opted to just swap the tranny out will keep updating the thread
