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Originally Posted by nhdoc
I just called my MB dealer and spoke with the service rep, mind you he is not a mechanic, but the guy who is SUPPOPSED to know what he's talking about. I asked about doing a fluid/filter change in my supposedly "lifetime fluid" transmission and he told me flat out "it can not be done". Basically he told me the only way to get the fluid out is to take apart the transmission which is "very expensive" (his words, not mine).
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The "Service Rep" is either ignorant or a liar. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and figure he's grossly misinformed.
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Originally Posted by nhdoc
I did read somewhere here that some of the "lifetime fluid" transmissions do not have a drain on the torque converter and maybe mine (98 E300) is one of them, so I will not pass complete judgement on him until I find out for sure whether my TC is drainable or not...it's just interesting to hear the dealer say "even if you insist upon it we will not do it".
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The torque converter drainplug was omitted somewhere (it's in a Technical Service Bulletin) in 1999 "...to cut costs...", or similar wording to that effect.Your 1998 should have one.