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11-03-2006, 02:01 PM
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Automatic Gearbox Lifetime
What would be the average lifetime/# of miles before rebuild of an '82 240D automatic gearbox?
I'm considering buying one and I need to know how much "life" is left in it at ~200.000 miles. Any advice from members owning such cars would be immensely helpful. 
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11-03-2006, 02:09 PM
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ive heared that if it was properly cared for it should go at least double that. they are pretty bullit proof. the only thing that ive seen go wrong with them is vaccum issues. someone else with more info will chime in probaly
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1983 Euro 240D 277K 2016 Mazda 6 Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec Formers: 2012- Mazda 3 2007 Outlander- complete pile 1995 E300 Diesel 208K 2007 VW Passat 2.0T  63K SOLD2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K 2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000 2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold 1984 300 turbo diesel 222K
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11-03-2006, 02:21 PM
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I have 230k on mine. To my knowledge, it's the origional transmission. When I got the car, I was a bit worried about how much longer the tranny was going to last. After working out the monsterous amount of vacuum discrepancies in the car, it shifts GREAT. No more worries.
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11-03-2006, 02:22 PM
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Scratch that: the 240d doesn't have vac controls for the tranny.
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11-03-2006, 02:50 PM
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Lots of these trans seem to blow around 200k-250k. Unless the car was driven a ton of highway miles.
258k with the SDL and its getting there, may rebuild it next winter. 240D's may get more mileage out of them because they don't have any power and can't hurt them. 
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11-03-2006, 02:55 PM
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It can be really hard to know the condition of an automatic if it is shifting good. It could be almost worn out, but there are no outward signs. The good thing is that these are Mercedes Benz automatic transmissions and the quality is excellent and they are overbuilt.
Members of this forum have rebuilt them and there is a guy in Texas that has parts and support. You can get many of the tranny parts here also.
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11-03-2006, 03:20 PM
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11-03-2006, 03:46 PM
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That's the first I've heard that, Old300D. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
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11-03-2006, 04:21 PM
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Transmichigan lifetime
The transmission in my car was replaced with a rebuilt one in 2003 at 188K by the PO. The first owner was a real estate sales firm and the second a little old lady (she got stuck with the bill, over $2000. No idea whether anyone was physically abusive to the transmission. Others here have suggested that 200K is about where many M-B trannys require a rebuild.
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 "Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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11-03-2006, 04:33 PM
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Coming from a real estate agent, I wouldn't buy a car from one.
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11-03-2006, 04:37 PM
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Ours gave out at 260k. Maybe it had been rebuilt before? Who knows. This was on a w116 300SD.
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11-03-2006, 04:41 PM
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My 85 went about 290K miles before the tranny gave up.
I believe that on average at 200-250k miles you are on borrowed time.
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11-03-2006, 05:34 PM
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I had my tranny's seals redone at the dealer 3 years ago and they said the tranny looked excellent inside with very little wear, this was at 213k, it shifts absolutely perfectly (same as when I bought it 42k ago) and now has 248k on it still going flawless. Shifting improved a ton with synthetic fluid. Our other car has 277k on it but we're not sure if the tranny or engine have ever been rebuilt, it shifts even better than mine does. Pretty amazing.
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11-03-2006, 08:23 PM
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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11-03-2006, 08:26 PM
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Highway cars hold up better as they're not always shifting...
Leave it in 3rd around town too.
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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. Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]
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