Transmission FLUSH at Dealer?yay or nay?
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Transmission FLUSH at Dealer?yay or nay?
just called my local dealer MB of Sacramento and asked for a quote on a transmission service for my 2001 E55. The advisor told me they use about 10qts of fluid, new trans filter, pan gasket AND they use a machine to flush the tranny.
They said they dont drain and fill anymore as the machine makes it easier.
does this sound right? i always assumed that MB transmissions should never be flushed by a machine?
someone familiar with the procedure in the WIS please chime in.
thanks.
They said they dont drain and fill anymore as the machine makes it easier.
does this sound right? i always assumed that MB transmissions should never be flushed by a machine?
someone familiar with the procedure in the WIS please chime in.
thanks.
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just called my local dealer MB of Sacramento and asked for a quote on a transmission service for my 2001 E55. The advisor told me they use about 10qts of fluid, new trans filter, pan gasket AND they use a machine to flush the tranny.
They said they dont drain and fill anymore as the machine makes it easier.
does this sound right? i always assumed that MB transmissions should never be flushed by a machine?
someone familiar with the procedure in the WIS please chime in.
thanks.
They said they dont drain and fill anymore as the machine makes it easier.
does this sound right? i always assumed that MB transmissions should never be flushed by a machine?
someone familiar with the procedure in the WIS please chime in.
thanks.
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Changing the filter requires dropping the pan, which means you need to drain it in order to change the filter. You want to avoid any shop that does a flush as a substitute for changing the filter. If they're doing both, more power to them. One easy way, if you can't flush it, is to change the filter, put in new fluid, run it for a while, and then change the fluid again. The cost of the fluid for two changes is about the same as the cost to do a flush.
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thanks for the help guys.
i decided to go to a independent shop that specializes in MB. they're going to drop the pan change the filter and put in new fluid and flush it by disconnecting the return line and getting most of the fluid out that way. this is the WIS procedure and there's also a DIY on this forum, in the non-AMG W210 section.
i decided to go to a independent shop that specializes in MB. they're going to drop the pan change the filter and put in new fluid and flush it by disconnecting the return line and getting most of the fluid out that way. this is the WIS procedure and there's also a DIY on this forum, in the non-AMG W210 section.
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