E55 oil change

myfirste55 · 08-15-2009, 01:34 AM

Looking to change my own oil in my 03 E55.. Do you recommend? Or should I drop it at my mechanic? Also... What oil would the best oil be for 60k?

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RenntechE55 · 08-15-2009, 01:39 AM

I use 0w-40 but its almost worth it to take it to jiffy Lube I took my own oil and they changed it and provided the oil filter so they charged 32 buck which is cheap for a oil filter and change .

sneakyneon · 08-15-2009, 03:01 AM

Stright forward and for the most part easy to do, Filter is on top so you spill no oil! pull the plastic belly off and the oil pan has 2 sumps so 2 drain plugs. They say that the plug is one time use but I reused mine, I did apply teflon paste to the treads as there is a know issue of sepage. You might consider doing the trans wile your there, your under the milage but might be nice to knock it all out at once.

Ammi · 08-15-2009, 10:03 AM

what's the recommended tranny fluid?

sneakyneon · 08-15-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

what's the recommended tranny fluid?

Best bet is from the dealer, I've heard of some others for the 722. trans but belive it or not the MB fluid is less money.

myfirste55 · 08-15-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sneakyneon

Stright forward and for the most part easy to do, Filter is on top so you spill no oil! pull the plastic belly off and the oil pan has 2 sumps so 2 drain plugs. They say that the plug is one time use but I reused mine, I did apply teflon paste to the treads as there is a know issue of sepage. You might consider doing the trans wile your there, your under the milage but might be nice to knock it all out at once.

when is Tranny do? I mean... how many miles?

MJ50 · 08-15-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by myfirste55

when is Tranny do? I mean... how many miles?

dealer recommended at 40k miles...

Ammi · 08-16-2009, 02:57 AM

you guys know how many quarts we need?

izzyz28 · 08-16-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

you guys know how many quarts we need?

You'll need 9 quarts of oil, but I'm not sure on the tranny fluid. I'm curious about this myself, as my car is at 70k and has very likely never had the tranny serviced, and i'd like to do it myself in a couple months at my next oil change(no point in paying the stealer big $$$$ for removing a couple of bolts).

FWIW I have put 4,000 miles on the oil currently in my car, and according to the level display on the IC I'm not even down 0.1 quarts, which is pretty amazing to me.

Estate55 · 08-16-2009, 09:51 PM

Someone who has changed their own trans fluid should post it in the DIY sticky!

sneakyneon · 08-17-2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Estate55

Someone who has changed their own trans fluid should post it in the DIY sticky!

Ive done it, took 5 bottels. Really dont need a DIY thread if your machanicaly inclined, Remove belly pan remove drain plug drain fluid, remove trans pan bolts, pull the filter out, reverse the steps. Common sense should tell you the rest. Working on your car is not for every one, know your limitions.
you Do need to a dip stick to do this job .

prodigymb · 08-17-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sneakyneon

Ive done it, took 5 bottels. Really dont need a DIY thread if your machanicaly inclined, Remove belly pan remove drain plug drain fluid, remove trans pan bolts, pull the filter out, reverse the steps. Common sense should tell you the rest. Working on your car is not for every one, know your limitions.
you Do need to a dip stick to do this job .

thats because you didnt flush out ALL the trans fluid. the full capacity is more then 5 bottles.

O-55 · 08-18-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by prodigymb

thats because you didnt flush out ALL the trans fluid. the full capacity is more then 5 bottles.

correct. i recently took mine to the dealer for tranny service and they used a bottle of ATF cleaner, followed by six 6-packs of ATF.

of course this was a flush and not a drain and fill.

TopEndS62 · 08-19-2009, 12:21 PM

Is it safe to flush the transmission?(keep hearing mixed stories)... Sorry for the question but this is my first automatic car that i will work on and i am mechanically inclined..

Racerxjling · 08-19-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by prodigymb

thats because you didnt flush out ALL the trans fluid. the full capacity is more then 5 bottles.

I've done it and it takes 5 quarts. Friggin' bonehead stealer parts counter

advised 7 quarts so that's what I poured in. After a test drive and a TON of smoke from overfilling it, I bought the $$ dipstick and verified I was WAY over the max. I drained part of the fluid..about 2 quarts. So, essentially I did a partial "flush" as well

Jeff

sneakyneon · 08-20-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by prodigymb

thats because you didnt flush out ALL the trans fluid. the full capacity is more then 5 bottles.

Well this statment seems to be lacking any usefullness, - guess if you want to spend a few grand on shop grade transmission flush machine then by all means. How ever if all you want to do is drain the 80 percent of the fluid and replace the trans filter in your own garage with you own basic hand tools then I promise you its 5 bottles of MB fluid. I'm pretty sure this thred was a guy asking for DIY info. Instead of open ended statments that don't help please share you personal exspeirance to help out.

Racerxjling · 08-20-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sneakyneon

Well this statment seems to be lacking any usefullness, - guess if you want to spend a few grand on shop grade transmission flush machine then by all means. How ever if all you want to do is drain the 80 percent of the fluid and replace the trans filter in your own garage with you own basic hand tools then I promise you its 5 bottles of MB fluid. I'm pretty sure this thred was a guy asking for DIY info. Instead of open ended statments that don't help please share you personal exspeirance to help out.

I agree. He knew I was a do it yourselfer so highly unlikely I have a flush machine (although I do have a lift in the garage

After draining fluid, I BELIEVE I netted only 3.5 to 4 quarts. IOW, I would start with 3.5 to maybe 4 qts and then measure it with the dipstick. As a side note, I am not sure it was mentioned but to buy a new washer and maybe even a drain plug for peace of mind.

Jeff

O-55 · 08-20-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TopEndS62

Is it safe to flush the transmission?(keep hearing mixed stories)... Sorry for the question but this is my first automatic car that i will work on and i am mechanically inclined..

i havent had any issues since my transmission service (3 months ago). car shifts smoothly and i am getting better MPG than before (avg 16.5 - 17 city). not a huge improvement, but i didnt buy the car for being a fuel miser anyway.

as for the 7 quarts mentioned earlier, was the torque converter drained as well? i know earlier gerneration MBs have a drain plug for the torque converter. not sure if ours do as well...just a thought.

FYI - Auto Trans takes 8.0 US qts...page 469 of the good book

c43amgedmonton1 · 08-28-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sneakyneon

Stright forward and for the most part easy to do, Filter is on top so you spill no oil! pull the plastic belly off and the oil pan has 2 sumps so 2 drain plugs. They say that the plug is one time use but I reused mine, I did apply teflon paste to the treads as there is a know issue of sepage. You might consider doing the trans wile your there, your under the milage but might be nice to knock it all out at once.

Where are the two drain plugs i can only find one?

ZGlide · 08-28-2009, 04:20 PM

Does the differential need to have its fluid changed too?

kjlindgr · 08-28-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by c43amgedmonton1

Where are the two drain plugs i can only find one?

The second one is in the front of the oil pan.

kjlindgr · 08-28-2009, 04:35 PM

Found this DIY article on the interweb for changing the trans fluid. It indicates aforementioned torque converter drain plug too. Keep in mind that this is a generic 722.6 trans with no mention of torque converter model.

http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/Trans7226Fluid

c43amgedmonton1 · 08-28-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kjlindgr

The second one is in the front of the oil pan.

Thanks i found it just had to remove another shroud.

kjlindgr · 08-28-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by c43amgedmonton1

Thanks i found it just had to remove another shroud.

Yup, I remember that now too. You'll be surprised at how much oil gets left behind in the front of the sump.

GRAFH · 08-29-2009, 11:20 PM

Do it yourself. Whatever you do don't take it to jiffy lube, those guys are *** clueless.

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sneakyneon Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 241 Drives: 03 E55	Stright forward and for the most part easy to do, Filter is on top so you spill no oil! pull the plastic belly off and the oil pan has 2 sumps so 2 drain plugs. They say that the plug is one time use but I reused mine, I did apply teflon paste to the treads as there is a know issue of sepage. You might consider doing the trans wile your there, your under the milage but might be nice to knock it all out at once.

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Ammi Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 182 Drives: W211 E55	what's the recommended tranny fluid?

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Ammi Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 182 Drives: W211 E55	you guys know how many quarts we need?

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ZGlide Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 69 Drives: 2005 E55	Does the differential need to have its fluid changed too?

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kjlindgr Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 47 Drives: FD3S, E55 AMG, DMax	Found this DIY article on the interweb for changing the trans fluid. It indicates aforementioned torque converter drain plug too. Keep in mind that this is a generic 722.6 trans with no mention of torque converter model. http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/Trans7226Fluid

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