2000 C280 722.6 trans problem
 

Greetings all,

I'm stumped on this one...2000 C280, 94k miles. trans will not pull in any gears..acts like its in neutral..no history on the car. Customer declined any inspection/repair/ just traded it off...

Clean car, no obvious signs of abuse..verified that the shifter is mechanically connected to the trans..fluid level appears to be good. Any pointers?

Does the display in the instrument cluster that indicates what gear you are in show that the transmission is in gear when you shift it out of park?

I was under the impression that the 722.6 didn't have a mechanical link between the shifter and the transmission - I think gear selection is electronic.

just dropped the pan.. no fluid.. and no filter...gonna fill it up..what fluid would you buy at napa? no buying the MB branded stuff..what is the spec?

MB fliud for the 722.6 or .9 trans ONLY.

NO other fluid has the propriatary additive pack MB uses. Is Dex III, but unique.

You ought to have a CEL lit up; you wont be able to read or reset it w/o use of a high end scanner.

Is also touchy about fill levels. Do you have the factory dip stick tool?

Been using Pennzoil Multi ATF in a 99 C280 with zero problems for over 20k miles.

Check back when you've put 253k on it like my 722.6 has and we'll talk.

$35 incorrect fluid vs <$100 correct fluid vs >$3500 trans.....

The OP prob doesnt have a TC drain plug so would use somewhere around 4L rather than +/-8, so would be even cheaper.

That said, finding no fluid or filter in the trans makes one suspect it will not end well...... If it gets rebuilt ro replaced you'll need a new TC too and will need some way to assure the cooler is also free of debris.

Well Gilly posted about a 722.6 with over 350k I believe with the factory fill for what it's worth.

I think it was in the 4's. Mine went 220ish on its fatcory fill to the best of my knowledge.

Whats that got to do with RE-filling with the wrong fluid?

Well the fluid would be pretty well darn shot by then yet it still kept going.

Makes me think the 722.6 won't die if one uses a good quality multi ATF.

That's gotta be better than a 200k plus factory fill.

the rest of the story is as follows..

bought the car, tech in the shop wanted to buy car badly. Tech had removed the conductor plate and fluid. Bought a conductor plate... filled the trans, car shifted well, then ...drove 100 miles out of town...pulled off I40, when i did...trans fluid leaked out of the front somewhere (near the exhaust crossover?) , then the trans would not pull at all in any gear...

Towed it back home...trans acted fine...with a slight flare in the 2-3 shift.

drove on the expressway ...did it again..

trans is slightly over filled per the mb dipstick.. could this be the culprit?

They are touchy on fill level. Check hot and adjust to the upper end of the factory dip stick.

Look at the trans where the harness plugs in for your leak. Oring seals were redesigned a couple of tiems. Should have been finished with revisions by the time your was made. If appears to be the source, check the inside of the harness for fluid; if present follow wires to the computer box and check that end too.