Suddenly my 300e won't go into Drive. It goes into the lower gears just fine. There is a little grit in the AT fluid. Been serviced regularly. The only thing I noticed before this was a slight hesitation when taking off from a stop. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Does this mean by trans is bad? thanks
1986 300e
Oct 17, 2007
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Change your fluid and filter... Drain the torque converter and the pan... or drain and refill the pan 2 times before you change the filter.
My car had slight problem in morning... seems like the clutchpack doesn't grab and stutters... When I changed the fluid and filter... it solved itself and runs good.
thanks I will follow your suggestions. Everyone tells me the transmission is bad. how do I tell?
Maybe because it won't go into drive? Sounds like a good clue to me :)
so if I look for a used transmission to have put in how do I know what kinds are c ompatible with mine. I have a 1986 300e vin wdbea30d3ga197725 4s auto trans thanks
hey thanks a ton
thanks. I wil try that. Everyone tells me the transmission is bad. what do you think?
I recall there was a problem with cheap (Fram, I think) filters coming apart. This caused all kinds of transmission woes. (Seem to remember reading it on the old mercedes mailing list).
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