Hi,

I have never changed the fluid on a manual tranny so I am curious if there is anything different from an automatic ? (I know you pour it from underneath but are there any tricks?)

My 190D 2.2 takes 1.5 quarts according to the manual so I orderd two quarts of RedLine MTL Synthetic Fluid that was recommended by you guys.

Will there be enough room to just pour out of the bottle or will I need to get a special filler tool ? Any help or suggestions are greately appreciated.

Thank you,
Kamil


I got this stuff on ebay which cost me 26 dollars with shipping.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4540273250&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT#ebayphotohosting

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Parts stores like Autozone sell a very inexpensive pump to transfer the fluid. Space is tight and the bottle cannot be emptied -at least on my 240d manual. I just use auto trans fluid. Somewhat of a messy job.

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1981 240D
1987 300D Turbo
1973 220
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I bought MTL from Summit Racing. I'm not sure if it's just a local or chain store. $26 is a lot for shipping.

You'll need to get one of those hand pumps that are easily found at Kragen or PepBoys. They screw nicely into any 1-qt bottle. Make sure that you finalize the fluid level while the car is level, though you can raise the front for draining and initial fill.

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Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

The 26 bucks was for two quarts plus shipping (total for everything)

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Audi TT

Oh yeah, I read it wrong. I think I got each bottle for $7.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

Shipping out of Ontario (CAnada) could make it more than something shipped out of a nearby US location. But you definitely got the right stuff!
If you don't have a fluid pump you can use a container like a MityVac jar but larger (a quart jar would be minimum size) and apply pressure with a MityVac (in reverse) and fluid will go out thru the hose into the tranny.

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

also put a hose on the pointed snout and squeeze it out and up.

tom w

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