Mercedes g/box oil...ATF..????

tinyjiney · 2011-12-04 12:20:02

Dropped into M*L to enquire about manual g/box oil for my Vito.........the guy in there (after consulting with a mechanic) told me i needed ATF oil...I left ,oilless...:confused: Is there something they're not telling us....???

04-12-2011 01:20PM

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Dropped into M*L to enquire about manual g/box oil for my Vito.........the guy in there (after consulting with a mechanic) told me i needed ATF oil...I left ,oilless...

Is there something they're not telling us....???

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#2 04-12-2011 01:23PM

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Visit the castrol website. Type in your REM and you

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#3 04-12-2011 01:24PM

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A lot of their manual boxes use ATF

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#4 04-12-2011 01:24PM

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Visit the castrol website. Type in your REM and you might get your van specs. If not search for your make model of your van

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#5 04-12-2011 01:47PM

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A lot of modern manual gearboxes require ATF fluid...

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#6 04-12-2011 08:38PM

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Nissan doctor wrote: »

A lot of modern manual gearboxes require ATF fluid...

In this fact Mercedes don't use just ur normal ATF like say a normal car.its actually a green ATF like fluid that Mercedes use and I no this as that's the brand we specialise in.

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#7 04-12-2011 08:41PM

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I suppose the point here is that the parts guy and the mechanic knew their stuff in this case.

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