Draining torque converter?? w140 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Jim B. · #1 12-27-2006, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by will70724

Jim Im just going to end up taking it to this place in antioch, independent mercedes service center. Guys there have a lot of exprience and charge 250.

I'd heard about that place too, Will, and I think they advertised on this site. From what I heard, they are a couple of guys who worked for many years at the Mercedes dealer in San Francisco, and have a lot of Mercedes repair experience, and decided to open up a shop by themselves, it is a new shop I think (just this year) but I think they probably could be trusted. I would probably go to them, but it would be nice if they could let you watch them do the work, I always like mechanics which would allow that.

By talking to them you will see whether and how much they know about your vehicle. Just a thought, (I have never tried this) but sometimes you can get off to a real good start if you bring them a box of donuts or a couple of sixpacks of good beer, they are people too and might appreciate it and give your car some etra good attention. I 've never tried it, but it might be something to think about, it wouldn't hurt their feelings, and they might respond to it very well, I don't know). DON'T bring your own paqrts though, that's like goin to a restaurant with your own steak and asking them to cook it, they need to be allowed to have a reasonable profit on the parts too.

If your experience is good - or bad - the people here would like to hear about it, I haven't seen any feedback about the place I can actually remember, maybe because it is a pretty new shop.

This isn't some old Ford Taurus or something, it's a 600SEL, and it deserves the best of care. Hopefully they will deliver that. I think you are on the right track here.

Hatterasguy · #2 12-27-2006, 01:04 PM

http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/wizard.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&cookieid=1Z515Q6881Z70RZ511&year=1992&make=MB&model=600-SEL-001&category=All&part=AT+Filter+Kit

There is the filter kit for your car.

MB trans are cake to drain the fluid on. Drain the pan, drop it. Rotate the engine till you can drain the TC, drain that. In the owners manual it tells you how much fluid it holds. Put it all together fill it up run it and check it.

If you can do it on a Chevy you can do one of these, its much simpler to do and these cars are built 10 times better so they include nice things. Like drain plugs in the pan, and the pan bolts bottom out so you cannot over tighten them.

Hatterasguy · #3 12-27-2006, 01:08 PM

Don't forget you have active suspension as well, you should change at least the filter if not flush it. Not sure if they call for flushing, the FSM would certainly cover this.

MB sells the FSM in DVD form, about $180 covers all the models, you should get it.