Gearbox
HI need some advice. I have oil in the water its gearbox oil from the oil cooler part of the rad leaking into the water system. So i got a new rad coming and have ordered a dipstick for the gearbox as...
View ArticleMercedes cls 320cdi whining noise
Hi folks My mercedes cls320 cdi year 2007 has 85k miles. Have a whining noise for some time. Thought it was from the front bearing,however both replaced and still have the problem The whine is there at...
View Articletarnished wheels
I have a 2011 SE C class with the base 16 inch wheels. Its only done 14000 miles and I wash it regularly but am disappointed with the amount of tarnishing on the front wheels. Any ideas please.
View ArticleLittle Samson!
I would like to share with you fellow members a project that my neighbour is building. The name of the machine is 'Little Samson' realised by a company called 'Savage'. My neighbour, Mr. Ray started...
View ArticleFuel economy on C250TD
My c250 seems to be burning more fuel than usual. What could be the cause of this. Kind of hard to establish whether the mpg has gone down or not without the benefit of a trip computer but i suspect i...
View Article1994 C280: Alternator Pulley Bearing Play
Hello everyone: Since I am working on my water pump, I thought of checking all the pulleys for any play and my alternator pulley has some play. Can you change just the bearing on this pulley or the...
View ArticleFirst coat of zymol yesterday!
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View Article[Spares] W201 190E ZEBRANO GEAR SELECTOR SURROUND
As the title says I have a very good condition gear selector surround For sale. This item has the cut outs for front and rear electric window switches along with hazard switch,mirror adjuster switch...
View ArticleJust Bought CLK 4.3
Hi all, Seen several SL's could not find anything decent in my price range, chatted to John @ SW Merc re: CLK's W208 models and his opinion they are out of fashion and a good buy. After lots of...
View ArticleABS sensor malcolm
tested my abs sensor with< fluke 23 multimeter > readings are in continuity are 3.13 and when i spin the wheel by hand reading 23 when set at V with the wave sign on it PS. when reading with the...
View ArticleDAB to drill a hole or not
After installing my DAB in the CL I am now working on the antenna. My car has a metalized screen so thats out of the question, though the glass roof gives some reasonable reception at various time of...
View ArticleW211 E320CDi - Is it time to move on....
Getting increasingly frustrated with this car, always been ontop of servicing where possible but in the past 3 months a massive amount of faults have cropped up and still awaiting repair. Lost all...
View ArticleWhat colour is my car
My cars colour code is 693 but according to codes this could be Travertine Beige or Desert Silver, it is a W203 2004. Can anyone help!
View ArticleR129 - switches beneath radio
On the early 129s, there are switches beneath the radio - roll bar, asr, switch etc. Can be up to 8 depending on what was specced - mostly there seems to be 4 or 5. Question - can the switches...
View ArticleSmokey
ok car runs fine and there is not an excessive amount of smoke (unless its cold) but when i boot it the old girl really does throw out some black stuff? wanted to look at doing and DPF delete or EGR...
View ArticleCLK 270 CDI Remap
Hi, considering a remap as I hear they increase mpg and obviously power. I'm doing 240 miles a week just for work and want it to be as fuel efficient as possible. Wandering what sort of mpg increase I...
View Article[Breaking] 2 x A class
We are currently breaking 2 x A class 168 chassis 99 and 2000 reg 1 in red, and 1 in blue. I will get some photos in due course.
View ArticleC270CDI serpentine belt part number
Hi, today on my way home from work, I noticed a ticking noise under acceleration. When I pulled over and checked under the bonnet I found the serpentine belt had started to come apart. A couple of...
View Articleengine noisy w211 58 plate
w211 e class 220cdi 58 reg, noisy engine a lot of top end noise,to much noise for 68,000 miles,read all the stuff on this site, couldn't work it out,noise was most noticeable at around 1500 revs in all...
View Article[Wanted] Wanted - R129 wind deflector.
As above. Thought I had one located but the OP will not answer posts or email.... Bahhumbug:mad:
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