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Old 09-21-2009, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kbpenney View Post
Can any of you give me an approximate life expectancy on the auto trans in a 300sd?? I'm looking to purchase one with 185k and it shifts fine now. Thanks. FYI the car is in washington state so it has seen it's fair share of hills and traffic. thanks
Ask the seller how often he changed the fluid and filter. Also something to keep in mind would be the B2 piston, which has a tendency to fail (lots of info on here about it) and if it has already been replaced with a new unit. As PawoSD said, the transmissions last as long as the engines if properly maintained. Asking for service history is always a good idea.
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