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12-08-2016, 09:26 AM | #1 | ||
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Hi All, I've spent a fair bit of time perusing through lots of posts, but I can't seem to find an answer to when is the recommended servicing of the standard 6 speed auto transmission gearbox on my 2009 MB TDCI? Any help would be great.
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12-08-2016, 11:50 AM | #2 | ||
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The service booklet that came with the car say 100,000 km. I'd suggest halving that for any kind of severe service such as stop-start traffic or towing.
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12-08-2016, 11:53 AM | #3 | ||
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Many thanks for that. My car has 120K on the clock, and I can't be confident that an auto service was done prior to when I bought the car at 90K. Maybe I'll just get it done, at least it's the standard sports automatic so hopefully won't empty out my wallet.
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12-08-2016, 12:11 PM | #4 | ||
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Yeah I bought an MB with 120K kms and did the Trans @150K (flushed it three times) not knowing it's history and again two services later @ 180K kms single flush, I've got enough in the 20L drum for another so I'll keep to every 30K kms. There's no user changeable filter and for $170 for 20L drum I don't find it expensive at all. It was dark even after 30K kms but not opaque like the first flush.
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12-08-2016, 12:27 PM | #5 | |||
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Like yourself, not knowing the service history of the auto, I think I'd like to get it done. Mind you I've seen some fantastic tips and guides here on how to do it, and if I only had some tools I might have considered having a go. It seemed reasonably straight forward. |
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12-08-2016, 07:44 PM | #6 | ||
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The local auto specialist quoted $250-300 depending on how much fluid they needed to flush it clean.
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12-08-2016, 08:28 PM | #7 | ||
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