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Originally Posted by leathermang
There are some great threads concerning Trans-x... (they should be read)
I think I was one of the first to champion it...and have been pleased with the number of good results reported.
I have said this before with regards to the order of use/filter/fluid changes...
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I'm not trying to start another "oil war"-type debate or impugn Trans-X, which may in fact be a great product (I've never used it), but...
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The Trans-X has varnish dissolvers in it... so the filter and fluid should be changed once it has had a chance to work..
If you only put new fluid into the trans you do not have any dissolvers to get the burned on varnish to change forms... back into fluid so it can be evacuated from the trans..
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Mobil 1 ATF is loaded with detergents, too. To my mind, if maintenance has been neglected and the car's performance begins to suffer, the first step is to perform the required maintenance. Old fluid and clogged filters can create all sorts of odd behavior in a transmission, and if caught before serious damage has been done, fresh fluid and a new filter is often all that is required to correct it. How do we know varnish deposits are the cause of gasman's problems, ayway?
Those slide rule-wielding guys in Sindelfingen built a truly amazing machine, capable of lasting an incredibly long time without the use of any addititves so long as three simple rules are followed: "Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance!" Now, if I had a misbehaving transmission that simply would not operate properly after all the standard procedures had been followed (fluid/filter, bowden cable, vac modulator, K1 spring, etc), well, it is likely teetering on the precipice of failure anyhow, and I'd be happy to throw additives at it in hopes of eking a few more miles out of it before a rebuild. But I fail to see any reason to do so before that point.
When I first resurrected the AC in my 300D, it would run unaccebtably hot while charging through the Appalachians at high speed in hot weather. I'd read how RedLine WaterWetter can help lower operating temperatures. So I tried it. No noticable change. Cooling system maintenance had been neglected by the PO, and the only real fix was to correct the resultant damage (descale the engine and rod-out the rad) and refill with fresh MB coolant. 3.5 years later, it still runs nice and cool no matter what I throw at it.
Sorry this has grown to be so long-winded, but as you may have guessed, this is something of a touchy subject with me.
Tom