So, this is sort of general maintenance question. I just picked up my 03 GLE auto last week with 36K on it. I have no record of its service history so I am going to assume that the a/t fluid and coolant haven't been changed at the last recommended interval.

So my question is whether or not I should do an a/t flush or just a fluid change and how can I tell if it needs a flush or not? Same thing with the coolant. At the very least I plan on changing the fluids, but will do a flush if it's needed.

Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated!

- Clayton

 

Due to the age and miles of the car, I would only do a fluid/coolant change.

Save your $$$ for a flush next time.

 

look at the tranny stick and look for a dark red fluid...if it is you can flush it yourself.. follow my sig. As for the coolant, you should replace it every 12k miles per the maintenence intervals.......

 

I did my tranny flush last summer following Lontar1's manual. Flushed tranny with mobil 1 synch. Well it almost haven't changed color since then.