Sorry for being away for so long, haven't had time to post. Anyway, the tranny modulator is leaking on the 560 (It looks like I'm going to have to keep her for a while ). From what I can gather, there is a o-ring on the modulator to keep it from leaking fluid out of the case and that is dryrotted on mine. Local MB shop is saying ,"no, you can't just replace the o-ring, you must replace the modulator, o-ring, and any vac hose, just like when you change trans fluid and filter, you have to replace fluid, filter, gasket, and PAN." Basically, I feel like every time I pull up to a shop with this car, a 20 dollar repair becomes a 200 dollar repair because its a Mercedes-Benz . Honestly guys, do any of you feel like that repair shops jack up their prices because it is a MB, or am I just having a bad day . Anyway, is replacing the modulator o-ring acceptable or do I need to replace everything like the shop I called (they haven't looked at it, that cost $65.00 extra) said. Also, is it an involved (i.e. complicated) proceedure that would be best left to a shop, or is it something that a fairly competent D-I-Yer can do?
Thanks, Dave.

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