Just curious, that's all.

it seems by some accounts on this thread, they last 100k miles to 300k.

i'd like to know some experiences.

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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I think they last 100-300k I've seen them go longer and seen them die sooner, most die toward the end of the second hundred k. Atleast the ones we see die.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician

I got 137 k miles out of mine before its rebuild.

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Steve
'93 400E

Mine started acting funny at around 140K until indie changed the coffee-colored fluid with fresh fluid. Car recently turned 160K.

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

100k to 300k describes the mileage range of perhaps 95% of the W124s out there, so it's not such a meaningful number.

Data that most die toward end of second hundred K describes a pretty good transmission, I'd say. I'd best most needed some work before then just to stop leaks, however.

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles

A chum of mine has an '87 300E with ~140K on it now, OE trans...

Both of my diesels are on OE trans 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]

more down to earth, But I have seen automatic fail at 50K, it is all in how U drive and maintain our tranny. If you speed racer don't expect more than 100K plus or minus if your conservative, you could go 200K plus.As I said it is all subjective.

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Al Lueb
1999 C280 54K miles
1979 450 SLC 144K miles

I re-built one for a friend about thirteen years ago when the car had 151K on the clock. It didn't have a catastrophic failure, it just lost fourth gear. The car now has 482K on it and it still shifts good. It must have a sticking valve in the valve body though, because if you shift directly from R to D it's a bit harsh. If you shift from R into N for two or three seconds, and then into D it's fine.

as I said it is a very subjective thing. Mercedes builts rock solid automatics. My 79 450SLC, tranny was rebuilt by the previous owner, in 95. When I go the car, I noticed the shift handle was very sloppy and slow to get into gear once shifted say from N to D. Easy fix the rubber bushing was replaced with a metal bushing. Which was a factory recall in 84. It is still a bit slow when the temps are low, below 25F, but once the tranny is warm, which doesn't take very long the selection of gears is fine and the shifting is fine driving. The only I noticed, being a 3 speed, with comes out of low very quickly unless you hold the pedal down, the slightest release of pressure from your foot it will upshift quickly. Downshifts are fine, no problem there. 114K miles on the ODO, and the tranny was rebuilt around 109K. As I said in my other post that was in 95. When I first check the ATF it was slightly discolored. My certified MB mechanic changed the ATF and added a "mercedes" additive, but it is hard to say if th additive was needed as the problem was the bushing, but he is the mechanic/tech so he knows best. I just a guy who likes these cars. The older ones seem to be better then the newer ones IMHO.

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Al Lueb
1999 C280 54K miles
1979 450 SLC 144K miles

Had to put a rebuilt in the TE at around 90K,,, shortly after I bought it. I suspect that was the main reason the PO got rid of it. Who knows what it went through.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

I have a 1987 300D with 234K on the original Transmission. At least I think it is the original. Good records up through 2002. Decient ones after that.

It takes a few seconds to go into gear in forward and reverse, clunks when you let off of the accelerator right about the time it is ready to shift, and has loud thunks on the 1-2 & 2-3 shifts when warm. If you drive it hard it does not clunk. I don't know what causes the lift throttle clunk. The other thunks are from vacuum issues that I think I have researched enough. I'll find out this weekend when I try some fixes.

The well worn condition and the complete records up through 2002 is what makes me think it is original. I'm putting about 20,000 miles a year on it now. Mostly in 2-3 hour highway runs. I'm hoping to get a couple of more years out of it.

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

I'm at 140k on my '95 and the fluid looks as clean as can be. Shifts great, no issues.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

I have 376k on my 87 300TD, 280k on my 87 300SDL, and 200k on my 92 400E, all original trannys, and fluid changed but not that often even, maybe every 50k miles.

I had an 83 300TD that broke the B2(?) piston at 215k, and the clutches were getting weak (long delays from fwd to reverse and back) but it still kept on after piston replacement. They just keep on runnin'

Gerry

I had the B2 piston failure at about 130k. No forward gears, just reverse. Fixed it and have had no other issues.