[R129 SL] automatic gearbox update

[Jan Kuylaars]

Yeah, it was just like you said.
I drove easy and a guy in a landrover puts his thumb up to say how he
liked my car.
We drove to a traffic circle and behind me there drove a new 4 doors S
class.
Leaving the circle a give a kick down to show the power of the 8
cylinders and saw the cars disappears in the mirror.
Then the ASR light come on and the car would not react on the gas pedal.
I stopped and heard the pump make a loud noise.
Checking the oil, level indicated a loose of oil.
Driving further results in burned oil and smoke coming from the exhaust.
Now the oil is dripping constant out of the gearbox.
Looks exact like your story.
Do have the currency to kick down again after this?
Or should it last at least 200 00 miles again?


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Verzonden: dinsdag 7 augustus 2007 22:57
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Hey Jan,
I blew mine out by hitting the gas pedal a bit to hard in summer
traffic. A little old man driving a hugh Cadillac was just about to hit
me broadside. He could barely see over the steering wheel. Well I went
another 8 miles to my next stop and noticed it leaving a constant trail
of transmission fluid everywhere. Took it to a mechanic in the next town
over and he said it is kind of a weak spot. They go out of shape or 
can even weld themselves to the shaft. I shudder to think what welded
one would 
cost to replace. Good luck...

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:36:27 +0200, you wrote:


>Ok, now i got an answer from someone with the same problem.

>It must be the front seal, and i hope no pump or bearings. Should it 

>blow out the seal because teh filter was clogged?

>

>Jan

>

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>Verzonden: maandag 6 augustus 2007 22:18

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>Sorry to hear that... I blew out the front seal last summer and it was 

>500.00 to do the job. The mechanic did the filter at the same time.



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