There are FAR more of the 722.6 trannys with more than 80K miles on them than there are ones which died at 80K (or under).

I'm also not trying to get into any name calling, but his transmission could go another 100K miles or more without a problem, there are some people on the diesel board with 250K on their originals...just the fact that he's already more than 25% over your estimate of it's life (and I am approaching 70% over) tells me that at least our two transmission dispell your 80K myth.

Again, his question was about fill level, not how bad the transmission is...my experience was there was nothing wrong with mine at 115K but I changed the fluid and filter anyway as preventive maintenance. Afterward I noticed it seemed smoother and I can honestly say after owning nearly a dozen Benzes that this one has the smoothest AT of any I have owned. Sure, mine could die tomorrow...I'm hoping it doesn't but it could...if so I did what I could to prevent it. I only regret I had bought it with 115K miles on it already and assume the fluid was original then. If I had been the original owner it would have been on its second change by then.

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2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz