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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / April 2005tranny fluid and filter
Hi All, Did an automatic tranny fluid and filter change on an '82 300D. Owners manual says it should take 6.5 quarts for a fluid change. I drain the tranny and pull the pan - but all that comes out is about a gallon of ATF. Is there some special procedure for getting the rest of the fluid out? The rest of the fluid is in the torqe converter, there is a allen head plug on the converter . Look up though peep hole, rotate engine till it lines up, remove plug,drain, replace plug. etc > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is there some special procedure for getting the rest of the fluid out? yep - couldn't be easier. Well designed - a refreshing change from the modern cars you can't even touch. Just touch the key, as I recall, turning the engine until the allen wrench socket is visible. I did mine the day I bought it, but that was about a year ago. Tweaks > yep - couldn't be easier. Well designed - a refreshing change from the > modern cars you can't even touch. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Tweaks OK, I think Tweaks got lucky ;-) I optimistically tried the "bump the starter with the key" routine, and all I got was tired from jumping between the driver's seat and the underside of the car. There are almost exactly 360 degrees in the big circle of the torque converter, and only a few of them are visible at any one time through the little peephole window. Borrow a friend - hand them a large wrench. If your belts are tight and the engine is a little loose, you can turn the engine over from the power-steering pump pulley nut pretty easily. (clockwise only, please - you don't want to loosen the nut). Meanwhile, you can get under the car with a flashlight and watch for the allen plug to appear in the little window in the torque converter/flywheel housing. I think (faulty memory disclaimer) it's about a 5 or 6mm socket. File this for the next time you change your ATF - of course the same fluid circulates through the whole system, so the only time this procedure makes sense is when you're changing the tranny fluid as a whole. Conrad As I recall there is a plate on the front of the bell housing held on with a couple of 10mm bolts. Remove this and you have a pretty good view of the torque converter. I turned mine by simply using a screw driver as a pry bar on one side. Did I do something wrong? > As I recall there is a plate on the front of the bell housing held on with a > couple of 10mm bolts. Remove this and you have a pretty good view of the > torque converter. I turned mine by simply using a screw driver as a pry bar > on one side. Did I do something wrong? Yes, now your car is going to fly into tiny pieces and explode. Actually, I dunno. I don't recall a handy access plate on the front of the bellhousing, as I was totally intent on watching the small window on the back (tranny) side of the bellhousing for the magic allen plug - but if there's such a feature, by all means go for it. It can save you at least the price of a pint of Guinness, because none of my so-called friends will come over and get diesel oil on them for any less. Conrad |
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