Hello,
I bought this car in August of 1997, and it had 95000 miles on it. It ran very well for about a year. I then had the transmission serviced by a local mechanic since I live way out in the country. The next day, after the driving the car for about 100 miles, I parked it, went shopping, and upon my return noticed a huge trasmission fluid spill underneath the car. I had it AAA'd back home, and the mechanic reserviced the transmission, this time tightening everything properly.
About a month or so later, I noticed when the car had been running about 100 miles or so, the engine started racing and the RPM needle showed the revolutions to be at 25-30000 in the second gear. I can make it drop down by shifting into neutral, slowing the car down, and then putting it back into drive. I know it can't be good for the transmission to do that, but I don't know how else to deal with it.
The local mechanic told me it probably needed a new transmission, but someone else said that it might just need to be serviced once more, replacing filter and gaskets. Could it be anything else? Please help. Thanks.

I think for once your mechanic mght be right. I would call MB and price a reman transmission. If I remember correctly, they're not terribly expensive. Also, I would recommend not having this guy service the car anymore.

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Rgds,
Aaron Greenberg
MB technician
'67 250SE Cabriolet
'77 450SL
'79 6.9
'79 6.9
'80 300SD
'81 240D
'85 380SE
'89 420SEL
'93 300E 2.8

With Mercedes Benz transmissions make sure that the fluid level is correct, too much fluid can be a problem just like not enough fluid. With the car running (cold) the fluid level should be 10mm below bottom mark. On a hot trans(driven at least 10 mi) the level should be between the marks. Never allow the fluid to get above the top mark.

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IF you do get a new transmission, I would rec. the dealer for the job. I have seen many other shops try to rebuild a Mercedes trans and charge more than a factory reman unit with a warranty.

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Benzmac:
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Hi i own a 83 500 Sel
My opinion Get RID of the CAR!
its the worst mercedes i have ever driven
and the 1 with the most problems
i recently had to replace the trans. for the 2nd time on my car.
My recomendation if u like 80's benzes get a desil they last 4 ever!