John Laidlaw
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Well you have a way forward, so that’s good and not the worst result
Yeah, and to fair, I underpaid for the car by about £500 so I'm not really losing anything, although I will be putting a call in the car dealer as legally, he should cover the costs. But being a smalltime dealer, I expect it won't be an easy ride!At least once its done you won't need to worry about it for a good while!
Keep the dealer fully informed of the codes you had read , and give him the option of doing the work or paying for another garage to do it for him . Let him know in a nice way that you are "fully" aware of your rights as a purchaser and his "obligation" as a dealer as well .Yeah, and to fair, I underpaid for the car by about £500 so I'm not really losing anything, although I will be putting a call in the car dealer as legally, he should cover the costs. But being a smalltime dealer, I expect it won't be an easy ride!
ATF if its really black I wouldn't waste money on changing it, especially if there's a lot of material in the drained fluid,
usually it makes the gearbox worse as all the particles floating around in the oil have now gone and the fresh fluid cant grip the clutch plates.
Put the old fluid back in after draining and inspecting don't waste your money on new ATF.
I would get a recon box and TC fitted.
Should have added it had a new electroplate also, and all MB Genuine parts.Good result if a little expensive!
Yes the speed sensor is not available as a separate part unlike the solenoids.
Don't worry Jim , the ATF change will not harm the box , if it does develop a fault it is probably because it was going to have one anyway as a mileage/maybe not changing ATF cause .Hi Cloudsurfer,
since your last post 12.02.2018, and today 01.03.2018, you have had a few weeks driving the car around after all the work was done.....how is it now? Were the repairs you carried out a success? Especially the oil change? ( I mean replacing the black oil with fresh oil, did not adversely affect the transmission? ) The oil in mine is also black, but showing a red tinge around the edges in a glass when held up to the light..and does not have the dreaded burnt smell. Car is driving fine, so I am cautiously optimistic.... will drain the oil next week, or as soon as the Beast from the East departs....
Regards, Jim2
As you are looking for a dipstick, I'd safely say that it's the 722.6 5speed transmission. If so, Google MB 722.6 trans dipstick and you will get a selection to choose from. I went for the 1200 mm one. It's way too long and overhangs by about 30 cms, but that's not a problem at all...better to have it too long than too short. Its the plastic measuring tip thats important as it has stop to prevent it going too far into the transmission. Sorry I can't help with the code's, but I'm pretty sure that someone will be along to help.Hello everyone I’m not sure if I will get an answer here has it’s a while ago but I will have a try,so here goes I have a vito 3.0 v6 sport x automatic won’t change gear or engage manual mode EML light is on it’s in limp mode I think there’s no heater plug light when you put ignition on got some codes which are p015 44BO 44FO 51C1 7222 7270 p0500 p2015 p0720 p0670 also does anyone have any links for the gearbox dipstick thanks gary