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ATF fluid?
What brand of ATF should I use in my 85 300D? I don't want to spend a fortune so I think synthetic is out, I will probably change it reasonably often and the car is only lightly driven.
I did a search but didn't come up with much, I did read somewhere about supertech from walmart being an ok brand to use. 6 quarts should be enough for a tranny and tranny filter flush?? Thanks
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I always run the cheapest crap I can find from Autozone or Advance that is Dex 3 rated. I have been running that stuff in all my auto's for years without a hitch (hundreds of thousands of miles). I have yet to have a auto. tranny failure. But, then again, I change it religously.
Watch out buying oil from walmart. Be sure to check the seals on all the bottles. Zipper seals on the small bottles and foil seals beneath the cap on the big bottles.
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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed. W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html 1 X 2006 CDI 1 x 87 300SDL 1 x 87 300D 1 x 87 300TDT wagon 1 x 83 300D 1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry. |
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I used Coastal Sync.Blend at Autozone,same price as regular,and MB approved.
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Why should bottle seals at one store be any more problematic than another store?
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The Red Chinese will fill the bottles with powdered lead.
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As an example I have seen 40 or 50 broken seals on WalMart bottles and I have only seen one broken seal at my local Advance. Most of the broken seals were on the ATF, Delo and Rotella Dino. These are a few that I look at to include Delvac and Mobil 1 for my other Truck.
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I follow a 15k change interval and drop the pan at that time. If for any reason the oil starts to look brown (on a white paper towel) or smells bad (like it got hot), I change it. I used an inline filter on my Volvos. But, that was because there was no filter in the trans. Regarding the filter. When I got the 300D, I could tell that the ATF or the filter had not been changed in some time. When I changed the oil and filter, I cut the filter open and it was amazingly clean considering the condition of the oil. This made me feel pretty confident that the stock filter could go for a while without being changed. But, that would depend on the overall condition of the trans. and the actual service it received over the years. You can't go wrong if you follow the manual's service interval and just change the fluid if it is looking rough in between.
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Powdered lead melts when you get up to temp, goes into cracks, and when the transmission cools again heals the leaks right?
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Dexron 3 rated. I use Castrol.
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Anything dextron III rated, changed at 15k miles, changed and new filter at 30k miles. Transmission fluid is cheap, the transmission isn't.
I drained the torque converter and pan & changed out the filter, took around 6 quarts to refill. I used valvoline Dex 3. Maybe it's a walmart phenomenon? My walmart too has broken seals on many jugs of oil like Rotella and Mobil 1. I only go there since I like buying the 5 quart jugs of oil instead of quart bottles. Walmart tip: Park and enter at their tire change shop where the auto department is, there is a cashier there, it's almost like not going to walmart!
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Has anyone ever used a Synthetic? I tried a Synthetic (redline) on my jeep and it was not very happy with me. switched back to dex 3 and problem went away.
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1987 300D 180k 1985 300SD 330k Helga 1992 300D Lola 269k- Sold 1986 325 coupe Bessie >300k Original engine(ODO Broke) sold 2006 2500HD Druamax Linda- Tows boat and looks pretty in garage thats about it |
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I bought 2 gallons of supertech dextron III last night at mao-mart, it was about $9.90 per gallon, I checked the foil tamper proofing and it was all intact.
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I bought Mobil synthetic ATF. It is Dexron III rated.
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Michael LaFleur '05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles '86 300SDL - 360,000 miles '85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold) '89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold) '85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold) '98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold) '75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold) '83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-( '61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes 2004 Papillon (Oliver) 2005 Tzitzu (Griffon) 2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba) |
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