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timmyr · 07-14-2009, 08:53 AM

hello to all again. to ohlord : what i find really annoying about this whole tranny fluid debate is that no where in the factory approved service products list does MB specifically state what MB spec tranny fluid to use in their transmissions. for example: for engine oils, it specifically says that the 1997 and earlier engines require the MB spec 229.3 or 229.5 engine oil. so judging by the factory approved service products list, it is safe to say that as long as we dont have the following MB transmissions: 722.6 and 722.9 we can use any of the oils from the list, regardless of their MB spec number? or would it be smarter to just try and find some transmission fluid with the MB spec 236.6 / 236.7 ?

thanks

07-14-2009, 08:53 AM	#38
timmyr Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 Drives: 1993 300E 2.8L	hello to all again. to ohlord : what i find really annoying about this whole tranny fluid debate is that no where in the factory approved service products list does MB specifically state what MB spec tranny fluid to use in their transmissions. for example: for engine oils, it specifically says that the 1997 and earlier engines require the MB spec 229.3 or 229.5 engine oil. so judging by the factory approved service products list, it is safe to say that as long as we dont have the following MB transmissions: 722.6 and 722.9 we can use any of the oils from the list, regardless of their MB spec number? or would it be smarter to just try and find some transmission fluid with the MB spec 236.6 / 236.7 ? thanks