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Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box #

Posted by Peter Warman on December 12, 2011, 3:18 pm

Year of Manufacture *: 2003
( Optional ) Engine Code or CC: 4966 cc

Hi All

Mercedes Benz Avantgarde Auto
E500
03/2003
WDB2110702A267165

This belongs to a customer on our Business Park, he came in to enquire about a problem with his Merc

He told me that it requires a new radiator and the auto gearbox flushing as water has leaked into the auto box via the cooler. He mentioned about a recall for this problem that he has ignored, or the previous owner did

I suspect he has been quoted by the dealer and now looking for a cheap get out

Just wondering if someone has had dealings with this fault and could give me heads up, such as "don't get involved" as I do not do gearbox out jobs

Thanks

Peter

Re: Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box

Posted by Ian Baxter <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1560' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2011, 6:40 pm, in reply to "Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box "
Ian Baxter

Hello Peter,
Have not done a Merc E500 with this problem, But have had this with a few SAAB 9000's of the day and the biggest problem was the Anti Freeze/water mix would cause the bonding adhesive to eventually fail for the brake bands

Regards,
Ian

Re: Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box

Posted by david cogan <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT5506' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2011, 8:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box "
David Cogan

hi peter,there was a recall on mercs of that era with failing valeo rads on the oil coolers,all the water goes into the auto box,the g/box is proberly wrecked by now.

Dave cogan

Re: Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box

Posted by Mark Carter <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1428' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2011, 9:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box "

Hi Pete,

I'm the same as the others, the Valeo rads were the problem, Merc have a new part no for the rad nowadays.

The box will normally have a fault code in it for a gear ratio error (this is because the clutches are slipping)

I too have heard of the bonding failing on the plates if left untreated.

Mark

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Re: Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box

Posted by Peter Warman <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=Peter+Warman' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2011, 7:53 am, in reply to "Mercedes Benz E500 Auto 2003 - Water ingress into Auto box "
Peter Warman - Administrator

Hi

Many thanks for all the replies and to Andy Young for the phone call

I did contemplate giving it a flush several times and replacing the rad after speaking to Andy, but from the other comments it may be passed that stage. The chap did say it had a judder when changing gear

Think I will give him a call and decline this job, as commented I suspect he has already been quoted for a new box by Merc

Peter

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