Originally Posted by
velociabstract
I did a quick google search and what I came up with is Pentosin ATF. It's a yellow color and Pentosin says it's for our MB transmission. I've had shifting problems from low fluid, unfortunately I can't tell you what high fluid levels shift like. Look at and smell the fluid, if it's not milky (water contamination) or smells burnt the fluid is still good. If you see foam or bubbles it may be overfilled. My thoughts are that if grossly overfilled you wouldn't have lasted 45,000 miles. If positive it's too full, the fluid looks and smells normal, use a long clear hose and suck some out.
Les
Thanks for the input Les, I did some more research and found that to much fluid causes foaming which then cause decreased pressure to vital transmission areas causing bad and sluggish shifting sometimes. The only thing I'm concerned about now at this point is why it never felt this way for the past 45,000, which leads me to think it was the wrong fluid used and has degraded or burned and gone bad causing the foaming, so I I may perform a transmission flush and put all new fluid in and the right fluid level and see how it performs after that. Would I need to replace the trans filter or do you think just the flush should be sufficient enough to get all the other fluid out? Thanks for the help