Well, although it seems as though not too many people are facinated by this topic, I thought I might give you an update.

I successfully drained and removed the trans pan, filter an gasket. There was not too much to it. Actually, I think the hardest part was removing the shielding from under the car. The pan is held in by six bolts, all are easy to remove. I got the filter out (held in place by 3 phillips head screws) to find that the MB dealer gave me the wrong one - I ran out of time - wife started calling...

I turned the engine to see the drain plug on the torque converter. Although, I am afraid now to remove the drain plug because when I attempted to do this on the trans pan it was like jelly and I destroyed the plug - ANY ADIVISE IS APPRECIATED !!!

Any way I will pick it back up again tommorrow.

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1996 (W210) E300D 86K - Traded in for a Lexus
1992 (W124) 300D 2.5 Turbo 202K - Sold
1983 (W123) 300D, 146K - Sold
1970 280S, 263K - Sold - Beginning of addiction