Hi All,
The wife has a W168 auto which I had a refurbished transmission fitted to about 6 years ago by a trans specialist in London. Original trans had a blown clutch drum. Well the trans has started acting up again. Thumping when coming to a stop and flaring 2 to 3rd gear change.
I though I would have a quick check of the oil level suspecting it may be low. I ordered a merc dipstick and plugged in my scan tool. Read the level with the engine running and 80degree trans oil temp and the level is about 25mm over the max mark on the dipstick. Its on level ground. I've also checked the dipstick with measurements online and it seems correct. The level is above the plastic indicator way up on the coiled section of the dipstick
I can also see a few metal specs in the oil too unfortunately. But why is the level so high, can the transmission shop really have overfilled it by that much. I don't know what it equates to but we must be looking at a couple of litres overfill.
The wife has a W168 auto which I had a refurbished transmission fitted to about 6 years ago by a trans specialist in London. Original trans had a blown clutch drum. Well the trans has started acting up again. Thumping when coming to a stop and flaring 2 to 3rd gear change.
I though I would have a quick check of the oil level suspecting it may be low. I ordered a merc dipstick and plugged in my scan tool. Read the level with the engine running and 80degree trans oil temp and the level is about 25mm over the max mark on the dipstick. Its on level ground. I've also checked the dipstick with measurements online and it seems correct. The level is above the plastic indicator way up on the coiled section of the dipstick
I can also see a few metal specs in the oil too unfortunately. But why is the level so high, can the transmission shop really have overfilled it by that much. I don't know what it equates to but we must be looking at a couple of litres overfill.