A Very Very BIG Thank You to the person who posted this video. He actually took the time to explain every little important detail obviously from many experiences doing this maintenance. This was super helpful.
Thankyou for this very descriptive tutorial. I've not done a transmission service before and plan to undertake this service soon on my 2003 CL55. This is the best video I've seen on this topic. Thanks again.
Thanks ! You're very good explaining and showing us what to do. No BS nor trying to show off. You are a very good and clear instructor. Congratulations😉
You are a great mechanic and a wonderful teacher. Thank you for another amazing video. I started working on my Mercedes in November last year after letting it sit and neglecting it for a few years while my son drove the car. I would have discovered and watched your channel at the beginning.
Thanks for your great advice! In particular, the critical positioning/timing of the electrical plastic housing to match up with the transmission housing keyways on the 722.6 trans on my 2006 Sprinter!! My original OEM part was leaking. A good trick I came up with was to clean/ "drain" the harness and socket was using a clean shop towel and small shop vacuum. You were right- the fluid had traveled vertically. After about 5 minutes of vacuum, moving the towel in front of harness socket, it wicked dry. Thanks again!
very good video. I have waited for years for a video like this. I have a CLK W208 2.0 with automatic transmission, but I guess the work is very similar.
Very systematic way of servicing M.benz automatic transmission. The video was very clear and so with the instruction, I just thought that the old transmission fluid from the torque converter should have been drained and renewed as well, otherwise you've done an excellent work Sir, thank you so very much for your time and effort.
Hi there and thank you very much for this excellent video. I'm picking up a CLK 270 cdi with this 'box and as soon as I get the car I want to go through it to make sure all fluids and filters are new.
Good work on your part, at least we know the difficulty of changing the oil from the automatic gearbox and changing the mechanisms that surround it, thank you, great work
Excellent video, thank you for covering everything most other videos missed especially that electrical connector. Personally I didn’t bother with the fluid extractor, or the drain plug, just dropped the trans pan. I avoided removing the drain plug to ensure I wouldn’t introduce a leak from the drain bolt.
Diesel Mercedes, thanks much for a great how to video. Will be changing 722.6 transmission fluid in my 2001 ML430. Most of all, I like your wood very sturdy car ramp design that I built one like yours but with two 2x6 doweled and glued together since my SUV and car have 9" wide tires.
Thank you very simple and clean instruction plain as Day videos fantastic and your instruction the way you presented on the money thank you I have a 2012 E350 turbo diesel Bluetec 3.0 6 cylinder turbo diesel very helpful keep these videos coming covering for any other repairs on a Mercedes E350 2012 BlueTEC
very knowledgeable and done with care. Unlike someone else who operated with one shaky hand and forced delicate plastic around and pretended to be an expert. A joy to watch.
I really like your way of presenting videos. This will be great for my S210.265, but I will also drain the torque converter, which has another three quarts of dirty trans fluid in it.
You made it look easy great video, I have an E320 which has a hydraulic knock possible from the transmission, I have changed all the motor mounts and changed the diff oil, this is my next job in the hope to solve this problem
I like that style of pan gasket. My 2013 Passat uses a gasket similar to that. What I like is that there is no silicone to scrape or get into the transmission accidentally. If that stuff finds its way into the valve body it will be a bad day!!
If you have no leaks you can simply use a fluid extractor and pump out about 1 gallon of ATF from the dipstick hole of the transmission and replace it with equal amount of fresh ATF with no hassles. Repeat it three times after driving a little in between fluid exchanges and you replaced most of the ATF fluid by dilution quickly and easily. Do it every 4 years and it will be sufficient maintenance for the life of this transmission. You can do this from the engine bay while wearing your suit :). The cost will be ~$20/gallon per fluid exchange, if you use the fully synthetic Valvoline ATF that is approved for this transmission and works fine. My 20+ year old ML is at 250K miles and the transmission runs smoothly.
@@frnzklmmrll1012 Valvoline Max Life Full Synthetic DEX/MERC. MERCON LV. Should have Mercedes Benz NAG- 1 listed on the back side in the listed vehicles.
Aw man thanks for doing this. I am about to do the conductor plate replacement. I have gasket filter new plug and conductor plate. But I have not gotten my new fluid yet and I do not have a torque wrench 🔧. What wrench would you recommend? Also do you get your fluid from amazon? Thanks. Joe
