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After this much passage of time, I really think the owner will have to decide, to a certain point, when "enough is enough". My experience has been the one E300D that I know went 350,000+ without a change, and I've lost contact with that car. To me it isn't unusual for an older style MB trans, say a 733.3 to require a rebuild in that many miles. Not saying it was correct to push it that far, I'd opt for maybe 10 years 200,000 or so, but hey, it's YOUR baby, I'd use that for a guideline. I certainly don't buy into 30,000, 60,000, or even 100,000. Not me personally. If it's going to fail in that low of a mileage, it'll fail if you change it every time you change the oil, IMHO. Something besides MB service intervals are wrong with that trans, maintenance won't fix ALL problems, believe it or not. It was put together wrong or "someone" is beating the hell out of it.
Royaiii, the fluid either stays or it goes, if there is no leak I'd leave it alone or if you're really curious have it properly checked.
Gilly
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