HELP! W124 transmission problem
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HELP! W124 transmission problem
Hello everyone,
Am new to the forum here.
I have a 1995-1996 w124 e280 wagon with a 5 speeds automatic gearbox. The car has 530K KM on the clock. It has been a great car and I love it. I have a problem that the car refuses to shift to higher gears, for example, it goes 80 KM/hr at about 3.5K rpm!
I felt the car shift up twice from still so I guess it doesn't shift after 3rd?
I tried pushing it 100KM/hr, put it in neutral and switched off the car, let it drop to 80KM/hr and switched it on again and put it in D. After few attempts it was able to shift up and drive normally, however the problem would come back again.
If I leave the car sitting for a day or two and take it out for a drive again, it drives normal and then acts weird again !
What do you think the things that I should check or the possible problems?
Thank you!
Am new to the forum here.
I have a 1995-1996 w124 e280 wagon with a 5 speeds automatic gearbox. The car has 530K KM on the clock. It has been a great car and I love it. I have a problem that the car refuses to shift to higher gears, for example, it goes 80 KM/hr at about 3.5K rpm!
I felt the car shift up twice from still so I guess it doesn't shift after 3rd?
I tried pushing it 100KM/hr, put it in neutral and switched off the car, let it drop to 80KM/hr and switched it on again and put it in D. After few attempts it was able to shift up and drive normally, however the problem would come back again.
If I leave the car sitting for a day or two and take it out for a drive again, it drives normal and then acts weird again !
What do you think the things that I should check or the possible problems?
Thank you!
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Joined: Sep 2016
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W124 E280T , W211 E240
Based upon what you have stated, I believe that you need to change the conductor plate and all the shift solenoids.
The above assumes that you have maintained(changed fluid and filter) the transmission at regular intervals----if not try a good flush and see what happens, because if you want to waste money on guesses rather than get the transmission tested, doing a fluid flush is the cheapest waste of money!!
The above assumes that you have maintained(changed fluid and filter) the transmission at regular intervals----if not try a good flush and see what happens, because if you want to waste money on guesses rather than get the transmission tested, doing a fluid flush is the cheapest waste of money!!
