Is there water in this trans fluid ?

[Kodyeml270cdi03]

Does this trans oil look full of water ?

 

[joderest]

bit difficult to make out the pictures.
Please correct me if i am incorrect, but that MY ML270 does not have transmission oil cooler within the Radiator, its separate on the outside, hence very difficult for water to enter gearbox.
Oil should be just oil coloured, depending on what oil was used, either red or gold. Perhaps its just well past its sell by date.

 

[Oldspanners]

Does this trans oil look full of water ?

Doesn't look right that's for sure, if it's pink and looks like a milk shake it's been emulsified. Old oil is usually a brownish colour.

 

[M80]

Remove some into a clear container.
Let it stand a while and see if it separates.

 

[spenttherent]

Did read a test somewhere that said, if you pour some on a hot pan and it splatters, then its got water in.
Not sure if that works

 

[RhodieBill]

To be honest I cannot even tell what the photo is even of...???

 

[Jim2]

There are two radiators at work, one for the engine coolant , and one for the transmission fluid. In earlier automatic MB models , the engine rad leaked into the trans rad, and in several cases before it was flagged and the rads changed, it deatroyed the transmissions. There is a test strip available which will react to water by changing color when it comes into contact with it. Google water miscible test strips for ATF.

 

[Doug1234]

Did read a test somewhere that said, if you pour some on a hot pan and it splatters, then its got water in.
Not sure if that works

Yes that test will work , people that run veg oil use the same test.. hot pan and about a table spoon of oil dropped in.
It will fizz and pop if water in it.

 

[Wighty]

Yes that test will work , people that run veg oil use the same test.. hot pan and about a table spoon of oil dropped in.
It will fizz and pop if water in it.

Then sets fire to your kitchen

 

[mioba]

Did read a test somewhere that said, if you pour some on a hot pan and it splatters, then its got water in.
Not sure if that works

makes sense. if you cook. then the same when you add water continuing foods to hot oil

 

[Doug1234]

 

[alexanderfoti]

YES!

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard..............................

 

[Jim2]

bit difficult to make out the pictures.
Please correct me if i am incorrect, but that MY ML270 does not have transmission oil cooler within the Radiator, its separate on the outside, hence very difficult for water to enter gearbox.
Oil should be just oil coloured, depending on what oil was used, either red or gold. Perhaps its just well past its sell by date.

Yes thats true, but both shared the same radiator, with a partition seperating them, and this partition used to leak water into the trans cooler, and from there directly into the transmission...it was a major flaw in the radiator itself..Valeo ones, I think , but google MB faulty transmission radiators , and there plenty of info on them. It has not been a problem for a Nr of years now, since they changed to a different Radiator manufacturer .

 

[Jim2]

Does this trans oil look full of water ?

It sure looks like its contaminated with something, thats a completely unnatural colour for ATF. I've never seen ATF fluid that color, you will get old fluid which was originally red, but with old age and burnt particles from the trans itself, will be almost black in color.....