92 230CE keeps slipping out of 5th gear. Is this a bad sign, I will be changing the fluid this weekend, 1st thru 4th are very smooth

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'05 Ford Escape 100,000 miles
'87 560SL 92000 miles
'89 300TE 199,000 miles
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'00 Ford Excursion V-10 121000 miles
'92 Mercury Capri 100000 miles
'02 BMW 325XI 60000 miles
'92 230CE 160000
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can't believe no one can help me with this problem

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'05 Ford Escape 100,000 miles
'87 560SL 92000 miles
'89 300TE 199,000 miles
'02 Audi TT 100,000 miles
'00 Ford Excursion V-10 121000 miles
'92 Mercury Capri 100000 miles
'02 BMW 325XI 60000 miles
'92 230CE 160000
'87 BMW 535SI 160,000 miles
'93 Rinker Captiva 209
5 Kids
2 Dogs
1 Wife

do you have an automatic in that 230?
you say a 92?
the only 5 speed automatic I recall, was a 722.5, way back in the early 90's, my chart shows that was in the 300 series in 90-93, behind a 3.0.
of course my chart can be wrong.
did not see many 722.5's they did break a weld and would loose 5th gear, or neutral out in 5th. That was a common problem for that trans.
If all the other gears are ok, it is unlikley a fluid change will fix anything.
can you id the trans, usually just above the pan rail, on a flat surface there is a set of numbers, see if you can read a 722. in the set of numbers and then the next 3 numbers after it.

If you have a manual 5 speed, then probably you have gear damage & syncro damage if it is popping out of gear.

email me if I can help further

i am having the same problem in my manual transmission for 190E.