I know this has been talked about before, but I am wondering what they latest opinions were on what type ATF to put in my 86 300E 5Spd tranny. The dealer said Dextron 3 is OK. I asked about type A and got a puzzled look. Any ideas? Thanks!

I'm looking for an answer too, assuming a 1991 190e had the same transmission. I'm due to change mine.

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ON the latest MB chart the manual trans fluid is still listed as 000-989-26-03. & that is SHELL ATF type A. Comes only as .5liter & you would need at least 2.5 of them. TRY Mobil 1 synthetic ATF OR Redline MTL or ATF

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If you take it to an MB dealer and tell them to change the fluid without specifying type or brand, they'll put in Mobil1 ATF.