W140 - S280 Gearbox Problem

[nkotecha]

Hello Forum.

In a bit of trouble. I have got my dads s280, sitting on the drive, undriveable.

Last Friday, after a trip from London, the car seemed to slip in gears, especially from 3rd to 4th, then as I got closer to home, it seemed to slip in all gears.

Now taking the transmission dipstick out, its all black, with a mettallic shine to it, and smells burnt.......Now I know there is a problem!

unfortunately we had the same issue 2 years ago, and the box was rebuilt by a auto specialist!...and its here again.

Teh question I have for the room, is that does anyone recommend a decent breakers yard, or a specialist that may have a re-con box, as I feel that this one is totally knackered.

I hope that someone is reading this and thinking ''Ah!...I know who has one.

The car is a 1996 S280 - W140, 5 Speed Auto. I am based around the midlands.

Any help would be appreciated....Oh yeh...Dad does not know yet!

Nik

 

[paulcallender]

Have you tried putting the back end of the car on bricks and leaving it running in reverse, with something heavy on the accelerator pedal, for a while? It won't fix the gearbox problem but it might 'reverse' the mileage. I think I saw it in a Ferris Bueler film.

 

[guydewdney]

the gearbox in your dads car is the same as the C280 E280 and the S280 (obv)

the next question - does it have E / S or W / S on the switch nect to the gearbox -the former is a cheap easy-t-find box - the latter is not.

try dronsfields or mercman (in southampton)

and andy gale to fix it (in birmingham)

 

[nkotecha]

Gearbox Probs

Hi It has E/S on it, which as you said is a harder box to find!....

I have tried Dronsfield they do not have one!....Mercman has got a box, but i need to provide a Box Number.

Do you have a contact for Andy Gale?

Thanks

 

[nkotecha]

Hi.

Do you have the contact for Andy Gale, please. This box is a mechanical version 722.505 model......Very rare!!!!.

 

[davidsl500]

There you go :-


http://www.mercedesservicing.com/