Yeah right - I have seen the service interval requirements in the FSM...

Wow finally a reference to a real source of information has been made!

Which operations manual? To which transmission is this quote referring 722.1 or 722.3/4?

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

The one that is applicable to the subject vehicle, of course.

with the pan off, and the filter instlled... what pathway do you see for oil to enter the transmission besides the filter? for instance, how is the TC filled? if not the front pump pulling fluid through the filter, how does it get there?

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On the 722.1 transmissions you have a hollow shaft that is mounted on the bell housing part of the transmission case.

The 722.3/4 transmission are different. The equivalent bit seems to be called stator in this PDF. This also looks like a hollow shaft - though I can't say for sure as I haven't pulled a 722.3 to bits yet.

http://www.ganzeboom.net/images1/ganzeboom/parts/Mercedes/722.3,%20722.4.pdf

After a complete drain of the torque converter and the transmission you need to fill the transmission via the dip stick tube.

The fluid gets to the torque converter via these hollow shafts.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!