Vehicle: 1980 w123 230 "Sport", 2005 w203 230 Sport
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I'm no doctor..but that sounds a little odd...they are two different machines...the automatic while needed good lubrication requires the oil to more hold pressure and lock up the converter and activate the shift valves...while the manual slush box is all about lubrication and cooling...
Jake
Sorry this doesn't answer your question - the operators manual should tell yo
Jake
My independent MB shop refused to put anything into my 6-speed (2004 C230)except Mercedes-Benz fluid, although they have used Redline with good success in other models. Not sure why they took such a hard stance -- I can't see any advantage to them in which fluid to use, so I went with their advice. The MB oil was comparable in price to other high quality synthetic oils, so I didn't push back. I have seen other posters on other forums say that the appropriate Redline (not sure which) has helped shifting vs. the MB fluid.
Do whatever the manual says, I've never done it yet but it wouldn't hurt calling the Service department at MB.
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I posted this on the other forum just yesterday. I hope it helps.....
I just had a 60,000 mile Service B done ($498) at MB Manhattan, NY. At the same time, I asked them to do a transmission service on my C230 SS manual. My invoice is dated April 3, 2007. They performed a power flush of the transmisison and torque converter and changed the filter and replaced with synthetic fluid. It cost $122 parts and $164 labor. I know it could have been done cheeper if I were handy, but I am not. Also, I do not have a trusted service place, either. I think in SoCal you have lots.
My invoice from MB says they used synthetic fluid with part # 001-989-21-03-10. I hope that helps. Whatever you do, do not put the wrong stuff in your transmission.
By the way, I asked them to check my shocks as they felt a bit off. I was told they are fine. MB Manhattan is really very good.
Actually my MB supplier give me A 000 989 92 03 that coresponds to MB 236.6 - ATF, and after revision proposed me A 001 989 26 03 10, so my next question is
does anybody have idea which codes coresponds with wich MB sheet such as
A 000 989 92 03 - MB 236.6 - ATF
A 001 989 26 03 10 - MB 2xx.x type
# 001-989-21-03-10 - MB 2xx.x type
If somebody keeps empty tube it must be writen on the back side
I posted this on the other forum just yesterday. I hope it helps.....
I just had a 60,000 mile Service B done ($498) at MB Manhattan, NY. At the same time, I asked them to do a transmission service on my C230 SS manual. My invoice is dated April 3, 2007. They performed a power flush of the transmisison and torque converter and changed the filter and replaced with synthetic fluid. It cost $122 parts and $164 labor. I know it could have been done cheeper if I were handy, but I am not. Also, I do not have a trusted service place, either. I think in SoCal you have lots.
My invoice from MB says they used synthetic fluid with part # 001-989-21-03-10. I hope that helps. Whatever you do, do not put the wrong stuff in your transmission.
By the way, I asked them to check my shocks as they felt a bit off. I was told they are fine. MB Manhattan is really very good.
I'm confused. You say your C230 has a manual transmission, but the dealer said they performed a power flush of the transmission and torque converter and changed the filter? That's illogical. That is the service procedure for an automatic transmission, not a manual. Manual transmissions don't have torque converters or filters.
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