OK so now it's spring break and I'm ready to determine the fate of this car.

I was just going through some things and is the DIY article on the 722.6 transmission fluid draining pretty close to what I'll have to do for mine (722.4 I think...)?

It's practically identical, except of course that you can ignore the rigamarole with the 80C temp measurement, special dipstick, and Dr. Z's secret profit formula (most any Dexron III will do).

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Prost!

so the first time I was going to raise my car the jack broke. Long story short: if you use two of those jacks that come with the mercedes one of them will break. Anyways it took some time to grow the courage to get under my car after watching that and I was able to drain the transmission pan today.

My first question is: Is it wierd that there was absolutely no metal in there considering I'm doing this all under the assumption that the B2 piston is broken? The transmission fluid looked like it was in good shape too, not burned at all.

and: Is it necessary to drain the torque converter and if it is how do I get the drain plug in the right area again?

I should be going at it again tomorrow morning, hopefully early because I have to go back to college in the afternoon and won't be doing much with the car until summer I guess.

Please don't come back here implying that you are getting under your car without safely supporting it with jack stands.

You are very young.

I hate to be morbid, but if that car had fallen on you, you could not have died fast enough.

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2012 E350
2006 Callaway SC560

I have the works under there...4 jack stands, left the jack in place as a failsafe. have some old tires under there as a bigger fail safe. Trust me, I dont have the stones to get under something unless Im 110% sure it wont fall. I meant that I was going to do the jack on wheel up, put a stand there and then go around and do all four. But, I got the bright idea to try and jack up two wheels and then put two stands there and then only have to do the other wheels.

P.S. I appreciate teh concern its a nice feeling to have before I go to sleep that someone I dont even know doesnt want me to die

anyone have an idea?