Has anyone done a Transmission filter and fluid change and caused more issues?

[E53inLA]

Originally Posted by kvc

Can a moderator please close this thread - it's becoming rather passe and leaning towards vitriolic diatribe now...

I tend to agree.

I would share an experience. Back in 1998 it came down to a MB E320 and 5 Series. We bought the E320 and enjoyed it for 15 years.

Originally it came with "lifetime" trans fluid.

I asked one dealer (MB Santa Monica) who said it never gets changed. Another dealer, MB Beverly Hills, told me they draw some fluid at every major service and if it turned brown, they recommend customer change the fluid.

Years later, MB put out service bulletin to change it every 60K miles.

In the end, it's up to the owner.