transmission number confusion

[Gt Russell]

Hi, I am thinking if my auto gearbox number is 722616 03 745459 does that mean I hav a 722.6 box as I keep seeing on here ?

 

[television]

Yes the box is a 722.6 for reference purposes

 

[Gt Russell]

thanks thats brilliant, My next question is when should i change the transmission fluid ? its a year 2002

 

[television]

The 722 box first came out in 1996, it was intended to be a sealed for life unit. Some torque converters had drain plugs fitted up to the 09.99, but by this date no cars had them.

Owing to the problems encountered with the boxes over the fluid and great pressure from the forums the sealed for life has now been scrapped and the recommended distance is now 40k miles. It is only of late that most dealers have accepted this.

The no drain plug gave further issues as only ½ the fluid can be drained by conventional means. Some good indies worked out a way to drain the complete box so that the full 7 liters plus can be changed.

Hope that this helps

 

[Gt Russell]

once again that a great help , so mine really needs changeing round about now but does that mean that i have no drain plug on the torque converter ? if this is the case i will have to finf a way of draining the rest of the fluid eg a cooler pipe from somewhere
thanks again

 

[television]

Just disconnect a cooler pipe and spin the engine for a few seconds, and it will empty

 

[Cole@MBS]

Put 2 liters of clean oil in it after draining, as malc, disconnect the return and start it, when it runs clean red its changed!

 

[Gt Russell]

ok but sorry to be a pane but to save me a load of time looking for a cooler pipe to drain ,please could you tell me where to look and which pipe to pull? its a CLK 200k

 

[television]

Its all here

http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...17717.418&CT=GA&cat=23V&SID=27&SGR=235&SGN=13

 

[Gt Russell]

thats fantastic guys thanks very much