At least reseal the thing and replace the reverse clutches while it is not in a vehicle.

When I bought my 560 years ago, it had just over 150k on the odometer... and a factory reman transmission installed. So, no telling how the 125k on the potential unit you are going to install was driven. All city? Going to have far more wear than an all freeway.

Only thing I would investigate is if the '88 transmission has that solenoid on the left front for pulling out the 2-3 upshift when the motor is really cold (think, emissions). My '89 300E does from memory and my '90 300SEL does for sure.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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