Please if anyone is familiar with e300 1995 diesel transmission and diff.
Yesterday I parked downhill and when I wanted to go in reverse I heard some like grinding noise in the back of the car and it was trying to go in reverse but it did not have enough power. I had to push my foot out the door and push to help it. On the level ground there was not problem driving forward. I thought it was problem with diff. because light ASD is on all the time, but AAMCO person thinks it is transm. problem.
If anyone had similar problem , please tell me what you think it could be.
Thank you all.
ZXDENT

AAMCO is seldom going to come up with any other diagnosis but a tranny problem. That is their revenue stream after all...........
Parked on hill eh? Fluid level OK?

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Its always a good idea to park without any pressure on the transmission, i.e., wheels against curb or apply parking brake in neutral before you go to park. I do this ALWAYS when not perfectly flat. I actually put it in neutral before every park to make sure its not rolling even a little. I've got my wife to figure it out too! (she doesn't understand why I think its important, but she does it so she doesn't have to hear me)

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

I am in the same boat. My 95 E300D (307K) tranny is on its way out. I was told my the local Mercedes dealer that when a tranny does not reverse.. it is the first sign of it going south. My car engages in reverse albeit after 5-10 seconds. Then I accelerate VERY VERY slowly and it seems to work so far. It drives great in forward gears.

The cost for the tranny rebuild is any where from $1500 to $2500 at indy shops and $4400 at the Mercedes dealer. I am going to push this tranny until I can no longer reverse and then get it fixed. Sorry I can't be of more help.

smk_texas
03 ML500
98 S420
95 E300D

See my note in your AC thread on a very local to you indy mechanic......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John