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Old 07-20-2015, 08:11 PM
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Glycol in transmission, what year??
i got a w211 220cdi 2008 model, and my car use a litte glycol, and my gearbox is weird, do i have a leak??
what was the bad radiators called??
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They were manufactured by Valeo, but issue ended up to 9/2003... but it is not totally unheard that other models fail too. Glycol test is fast and easy to perform in your local garage. Weird gearbox behavior may be wrong amount of oil, dirty oil, ATF leak to TCU, conductor plate etc.
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Check your expansion tank.... Is there a milky substance in it?
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Check your expansion tank.... Is there a milky substance in it?
i will check it today, thanks for reply cmriv
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