G-AMG, I am desirous of your most excellent Hazet torque wrench, please send it to me.

Oh, BTW, thanks for another great Photo DIY!

 

Uuuhhhhhh, No Hablo Ingles???!!

Nice try, though!!

 

thanks G-AMG. You're the best.

 

PDF'd and added to the knowledge base - thanks again G-AMG!!

 

de hecho en español seria : porfa regaleme su torquimetro.

 

In English please ??

I love Hazet tools.. Have a Hazet wrench myself.. Had it for years.. Tolerates all kinds of hard work.. Cost me 120 USD, 10 years ago..

 

Erik, sorry for the Espanol, G-AMG started it!

I have been looking at these because after many years, my trusty CDI wrench is in need of repair and I feel like rewarding myself. However, the best deal I can find on a Hazet Torque Wrench like the one pictured above is $390. So I guess I better start saving.

 

Ok, I see. Though you ment the wrench, not the torque wrench..
You could check and see if Bacho has one similar ?

 

Thou shalt not covet...

But if we could I'd be more desirous (in this order):
Just hanging out with G, seems like a very good guy.
The garage (with the tools, of course)!
The Rolex! (which of course makes the requisite appearance)

I'm not sure the first one is actually "coveting" though.

Congrats on another nice DIY; the one in the 210 sticky is a bit better, though...not that I'm biased or anything.

Take care and enjoy the ride,
Greg

 

Is the rear differential "lifetime fill" like the transmission?

At what mileage should the fluid be replaced?

I'm currently at 128k and I already bought the fluid, though I'm not sure whether to wait a few more thousand miles(like 130k) or do it now.

 

50-70k it said

i like to dump it at 30k though.

When i changed mine i was sure i would cry at the black syrup that would come out. last change has been 100k ago and ~10 years.

but what came out was the cleanest, freshest smelling gear oil i've ever drained.

 

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When i changed mine i was sure i would cry at the black syrup that would come out. last change has been 100k ago and ~10 years.

but what came out was the cleanest, freshest smelling gear oil i've ever drained.

Why should it not be so? It's pretty much sealed in there, and there is no combustion to pollute the oil.

 

How much oil goes in there G AMG?

 

Off the top of my head? Not 100%, but I think was 1.3 litres. I always get the numbers mixed up- (In between my various models...)

You will need to buy TWO bottles, and you'll be fine.

Just fill til it's starting to leak out the fill hole.

Be sure, though, that the car is "level".

 

differntial oil and tranny oil

Fu3lfr3nzy, change the differential fluid between 30,000 miles - 50,000. G-AMG is the man. How's it going buddy? When I changed mine at 80,000 it looked really bad. I went with the mercedes fluid and it seems to work well. i think i was robbed at $10/qt for 2 qts.
Even though mercedes and bmw claim the transmissions are lifetime filled with sythetic fluid, my home boy is a mechanic and he recommends changing the synthetic transmission fluid every 50,000 miles or so. No fluid lasts a lifetime. I guess the question is who's lifetime. The life of a car is technically 5 years then it's fully depreciated. Use only mercedes synthetic transmission fluid. If you drain the catalytic converter as well (as you should) you'll need 8 quarts exactly and the transmission oil filter. If you have a good mechanic, let him do it just make sure he uses the correct fluid. wouldn't hurt to buy the transmission "tool" which is the dipstick. about $50. Don't take it to the dealer. they charged me $400 for the trans oil change claiming they hook the car up to a machine that drains every drop of old oil. this can not be done with the w140. furthermore, they didn't drain the torque converter so only 4 quarts of the total 10 qts were drained. the oil still looked brown and old. I threatened to sue (funny how that gets people moving) they redid the job to my satisfaction as I watched. hope that helps.

 

Fu3lfr3nzy, change the differential fluid between 30,000 miles - 50,000. G-AMG is the man. How's it going buddy? When I changed mine at 80,000 it looked really bad. I went with the mercedes fluid and it seems to work well. i think i was robbed at $10/qt for 2 qts.
Even though mercedes and bmw claim the transmissions are lifetime filled with sythetic fluid, my home boy is a mechanic and he recommends changing the synthetic transmission fluid every 50,000 miles or so. No fluid lasts a lifetime. I guess the question is who's lifetime. The life of a car is technically 5 years then it's fully depreciated. Use only mercedes synthetic transmission fluid. If you drain the catalytic converter as well (as you should) you'll need 8 quarts exactly and the transmission oil filter. If you have a good mechanic, let him do it just make sure he uses the correct fluid. wouldn't hurt to buy the transmission "tool" which is the dipstick. about $50. Don't take it to the dealer. they charged me $400 for the trans oil change claiming they hook the car up to a machine that drains every drop of old oil. this can not be done with the w140. furthermore, they didn't drain the torque converter so only 4 quarts of the total 10 qts were drained. the oil still looked brown and old. I threatened to sue (funny how that gets people moving) they redid the job to my satisfaction as I watched. hope that helps.

I'll definitely keep this in mind.

 

so i am guessing 140,000miles with factory diff oil is bad. is it the diff that causes clicks when your on first gear or is that the torque converter?

 

Is it a clicking you can feel on the center console when taking off? Mine just started doing that. I suspect one of the flex discs, probably front.

 

Are you changing out your rear diff fluid?

 

its going to be done next week, also i am draining the torque converter, and bleeding the brakes, and oh yeah I forgot changing the coolant.

 

i was suspecting the flex discs too but my 04 e500 did that too


btw i finally sold the w211 (off-topic)

this whole part was a little off topic but i was just wondering

 

this forum needs far more DIY's like this. much appreciated.

 

I'll be changing my rear differential oil in the 320 tomorow.

 

Just did this today.

While a straightforward procedure, the visuals were fantastic to follow along. Old fluid was black, thick and stunk! Likely original.

Plugs came out just fine and threads were in great shape.

A few pumps worth of clean fluid to flush put some last little bits, but this is the amount of gear oil it took...

Some other differential shots...

 

I'm next to do this job. Does anyone know what you get when you buy from the dealer? I have already ordered 2 bottles but don't know what viscosity they will be. I'm afraid they will give me something more suited for newer Mercedes cars.

 

I got these from the dealer for about $12 a bottle.
It says 85w90 (and MB 235.0) just like it calls for in the cars owners manual , happy about that!
But no mentioning of GL-4 or GL-5 .. does that matter?
Our diffs doesn't require LS additive right?
Car is a 1996 S600 coupe.
Thanks!

 

Hej @600SEC95,

How did you find this 85W-90 diff oil? Any issues with it?