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Old 11-14-2005, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by RobTheMod
Sorry I struck a nerve, whunter... but I'm still curious.

Pages 84-85 in the owners manual, my 1981 300SD:

Automatic transmission:
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)

Power steering:
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)

No notation of Type F, Mercon, or PS fluid. Perhaps they both take Type F fluid. Is it possible to argue that they take two separate fluids, given the language in the MB factory publication?
Problem is the Type F trans fluid of 25 years ago is not the same stuff of today......
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