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    Ban The Person Above You...

    Banned for using long words
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    CLK 320 W208 performance / codes

    The original codes were: P0150 O2 Sensor Upstream P0306 Misfire Cylinder 6 Both O2 sensors also replaced. It was on the second visit I was told about the possible blocked cat.
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    CLK 320 W208 performance / codes

    I should add that in two weeks time I'm driving down to Lake Como in Italy and would love the car to be in the best shape possible.
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    CLK 320 W208 performance / codes

    Hi, So a few months back now I was chasing a gremlin that was causing my car to lose power and then judder heavily at idle. I replaced the MAF, TPS, leads, coils, fuel filter etc to no avail. I visited an independent Merc Specialist twice who charged me an hour labour each time...
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    CLK 320 W208. Help greatly needed please.

    Problem has returned :-( Is it possible for the primary cats to get blocked? After using Cataclean the car drove fine for a couple of weeks. Will I do any damage by using another bottle so soon?
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    Mercedes CLK W208 chirping noise from dash when on very bumpy road

    I wasn't sure which section to post this in so please move if its in the wrong place. thanks
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    Mercedes CLK W208 chirping noise from dash when on very bumpy road

    Hi, Now that I have my car running well again I thought I'd address an long standing issue that I've ignored. When travelling over a bumpy road I can hear a chirping / squeaking noise from the central dash area. Has anyone experienced something similar and know what it might be...
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    Ignition coil

    Hi, The picture below is one of the ignition coils that was removed from my W208 CLK 320 as cylinder 6 was throwing a random misfire code. Coil replaced and issue with the car now sorted, I'm wondering however if the blue residue (presumably oxidisation of the copper) could've caused the...
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    ml320 gear box issues...

    Exact same thing happened to me. Suspect it was a lot of short journeys in London. Booted it a few times and problem went away.
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    ml320 gear box issues...

    If that doesn't work, buy a £30 code reader from eBay / Amazon and see what the fault codes are
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    ml320 gear box issues...

    Bottle of Cataclean in a quarter tank of petrol
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    Clk 430 1999

    Yes, running good as new :-)
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    Roof rack for convertible

    Haha oops!
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    Clk 430 1999

    The things I replaced (in order) when addressing the same problem - 12 new Bosch plugs and leads - 2 new Bosch coil packs - New Bosch MAF - Removed Cats - 2 new upstream Bosch O2 Sensors - New Bosch fuel filter - New air filter - Gearbox reset - Cataclean
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    Clk 430 1999

    I recently had similar problems with my CLK. Firstly, get the codes read. No point guessing. I also now swear by Cataclean and Redex.
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