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Old 03-14-2000, 06:49 PM
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Hi all,

Quick question: I'm looking for advice as to whether to stick to factory service intervals or accelerate my transmission servicing due to having a really heavy right foot.

At last change, fluid was red, didn't smell cooked and no metallic gunk fell out of the drain. Looked OK - but still I'm wondering as it seems I'm always reading how something as insignificant as a misplaced speck of dust can wreak havoc and destroy these trannys...

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Old 03-14-2000, 08:00 PM
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Matt, how heavy is your right foot. I.e. what do you mean? Are you doing any manual shifting of the tranny? Do you hold the brakes and build the RPM until the converter stalls? Need more detail re "heavy right foot".

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Old 03-14-2000, 10:07 PM
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If you are abusing the tranny, I would service it more often. How much? That is up to you.

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Old 03-15-2000, 01:19 PM
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JeffSR,

No, not doing brakestands, but lots of kickdown and shift-holding (due to slightly anemic engine and loooong third gear).

Don't even know if that qualifies as abuse, as I'm letting it get warm before putting the foot in it.
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Old 03-15-2000, 06:12 PM
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Shouldn't be a problem..What's up with the engine? Those 2.6's seem pretty peppy to me. That might be something that you should consider looking into...

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Old 03-16-2000, 08:50 AM
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Go by fluid colour.
if its red its OK
it degrades to brown.
Brown is burnt fluid
Grey is really bad news


Take responsibility for your car.

Check the Battery level...........

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Old 03-17-2000, 10:26 PM
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Matt,
Have you found any good repair shops in the area? I have had sveral bad experiences with Autobahn Motors in Redwood Shores. I have used Los Gatos Auto Mall for some simple things with success.
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Old 03-20-2000, 01:05 PM
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Wade - The family has used Auto Haus Los Gatos for almost twenty years with excellent results. They're MB-only, MB-certified and charge considerably less than the dealerships for maintenance. Tony Schwager is the owner and a good guy to start the relationship with - he believes in 100% customer satisfaction. They're on Winchester in Campbell (Hwy 85 to Winchester exit, head north approx one mile - it's on the left. They also specialize in the sale of MB SL's, so you'll see about thirty out front. Phone is 408/370-2655.
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Old 03-20-2000, 05:37 PM
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is it bad to brakestand? (hold brake and build RPM) and is it bad to manually shift the tranny?

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Old 03-20-2000, 10:10 PM
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Yes, it is "bad" to brake stand and force the drive train to absorb what amounts to full throttle power. When you get the torque convertor to stall, everythiinnngg gets a good torqueing and something will eventually break.

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