Graphical Representation of MB Tool (W 140 589 15 21 00) that Verifies the Automatic
Transmission Fluid Level and My Personal Comments
pens NOTE: Drawn NOT to Scale! Measuring
42.5* (1079.5 mm)
(80 mm)
Magnified Measuring Tip
OK Fluid Range OK Fluid Range
@ 176°F (80°C) @ 77°F (25°C)
7 x
2
3] 3
‘Snake!
Oras |, Ota/s
\(10 mm}(10 mm}
1s
(35 mm)
2%9/s0 (75 mm)
Orals | Ovals
(10 mm)(10 mm
Level After Adding 1 Pt.
@ 181.4°F (83°C)
My Trany Fluid Reading
@ 181.4"
V7 l
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'Snake’
Bottom side of the above figure represents (in dark hashing) my transmission fluid level
measured when transmission temperature was about 182 °F (83 °C) - read by DRBII. As it can
be easily seen | was below the “OK Range” required for temperatures above 176 °F (80 °C).
At this level | was encountering VERY RARE (not more than three times in 9700 miles...)
“rumble strip” noise before upgrading the ECU (to INMotion parameters) and OFTEN (ten plus
times in past 800 miles...) since | added the extra HP and Torque.
| added 1 Pint of ATF Fluid (Mopar brand — especially formulated for Sprinter) and I reached the
MAX level for temperatures above 176 °F (80 °C) (in lighter polka-dots hashing).
OBSERVATION: The “OK Range’ at high transmission temperatures seems to correspond to.
6.5 US Fl. Oz (between MIN and MAX)!
THIS IS THE TIGHTEST RANGE | KNOW FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION!