93 600sel transmissio takes several seconds to go into reverse. If on a hill car will roll while waiting for xmission to engage. Once engaged does not slip if brake held and engine is revved. Forward works fine on up shifts and down shifts.?
Any comments of this problem? Thanks

First Check transmission fluid level and correct if necessary. If full, worn B3 clutches is the most common cause of delay into reverse, transmission must be remove for a fix, at this point you should just have it rebuilt

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Steve Cattaneo www.mastertechtrans.com


03 SL500
02 MB AMG
87 560 SEC
87 300D
928S 83
85 928 S2 EURO

I was thinking of buying a 600 SEL here in Ottawa for $9000 CAD do you like your car? If so what problems have you had?

Not a big fan of the w140, alot of problems with them especially electrical

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

It was normal for trannies of that era to delay engagement up to 5 seconds. It was intended to fix the harsh engagement problem.
There is a modification shown in programmed repairs that involves a pop-rivit in the valve body but few people do it.
Mike freeman