SL/R230: ABC Fluid-Change or Not
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Although an entire flush at 38k sounds too much to me, it certainly wouldn't hurt to do so. That way, you would be preventing ABC Pump and Valve issues that many of us have experienced.
In fact, the minimum maintenance would be a rodeo and filter change. I wouldn't dump all the oil yet, without checking the color. Fresh oil is greenish in color. Whereas old, contaminated oil is dark brownish/reddish in color, sometimes with a foul smell.
In fact, the minimum maintenance would be a rodeo and filter change. I wouldn't dump all the oil yet, without checking the color. Fresh oil is greenish in color. Whereas old, contaminated oil is dark brownish/reddish in color, sometimes with a foul smell.
Last edited by egwu; Sep 19, 2012 at 09:44 AM.
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Thanks five337. Good video 
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Basically the rodeo mode tests to see if the ABC suspension is working within its limits. It tests for pressure and suspension height, etc. In the process, it moves the fluid around the ABC suspension system and filters it through the ABC filter. That is why a filter change is STRONGLY recommended after a rodeo mode. In fact instead of a flush, Mercedes now recommends a rodeo and a new 3 micron filter that replaces the usual 10 micron filter.
.Basically the rodeo mode tests to see if the ABC suspension is working within its limits. It tests for pressure and suspension height, etc. In the process, it moves the fluid around the ABC suspension system and filters it through the ABC filter. That is why a filter change is STRONGLY recommended after a rodeo mode. In fact instead of a flush, Mercedes now recommends a rodeo and a new 3 micron filter that replaces the usual 10 micron filter.
Last edited by egwu; Sep 19, 2012 at 09:46 AM.
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