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I order two trans mount by mistake, Lemforder and Corteco. From my research both are used as OEM sources parts or OEM manufactures for German cars. Anyone have experience on which brand is better in terms of longevity? I am doing the engine mounts and transmission mount at the same time to restore overall feel of the car again.
Cost is not an issue since they are within $10 of each other.
I am also doing the transmission service which includes the pan gasket, pan bolts, torque converter drain bolt replacement, pan drain washer, and filter. All parts were purchase from Mercedes. The question I have for this part is anyone else use the Shell ATF 134? I did not purchase rhe 134FE since I have the 7G and not 7G+. Is this good fluid or should I got with OEM? I verified that the Shell 134 meets specification but wanted to make sure I have the best fuild and it is the same as the OEM fuild, I have a feeking that OEM is just rebranded Shell. I purchased a case of 12qt from the local shell distributor for $70, OEM fuild is sitting at $21 per quarter so it is more then triple the cost.
The last part of my maintenence is the engine oil, for this I went with Mobil1 0w40 European formula and MANN 5x fleece filter. I just did the engine and cabin filter in the last 5k so I won't be doing those this go around.
Motor mounts
Transmission mount
Transmission fuild
Engine oil and filter
Wipers
Engine filter
Cabin filter
Man the car is smooth again, especially with the engine mounts, it is like new and acceleration is improved. If your mounts are shot I recommend everyone change it if you want the new benz comfort back. The only thing is rhe it did one didn't leak and the rubber looks good still, just collapse as itdldt was shorter then the new one.
How difficult was it to do all of this work? I assume you did it yourself.
it was on a lift at a shop, I would not attempt to do this by myself in my garage. I paid the mechanic for the spot and some labor since I would just be helping/overseeing the job.
01-20-2017, 06:38 PM
