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Ok .... Pilkington windscreens for the W210 are garbage if you have auto wipers. Something about the screen stops them working competently. The screen fitting company (National Windscreens of chesterfield) have been utterly excellent getting this sorted! I really can't recommend them highly...

Fault actually caused by pilkington glass being less than careful during manufacture. The bits of dirt on the glass are causing the infra red sensors to think that it's raining permanently. I thought windscreen fitted put this on and in fact is fitted at factory. New plate on order for the...

Wow time flies...... Another month and yet another issue (kind of self inflicted this time)! Courtesy of our friendly local gritting trucks I have had to have a windscreen replacement. Obviously this has been via insurance but I have issues with it. It's a pilkington screen with a green tint...

Small update regarding the smoke issue. After renewing all of the breather hoses and seeing no improvement. We started getting the dipstick blow out along with oil at the same time! Back to the theory of something was blocked again then which must be the reason the crankcase pressure was too...

Well if this is a V6 I would be interested in seeing how you go. Pictures and a run down would be great to see. These W210's are really nice to drive so I can see why you are looking at repair... The timing chain side of things is the biggest thing that puts me off meddling with anything major...

Well today I have been busy. What a horrible job it was! The oil burning had gotten beyond a joke. So much so that the throttle body required very frequently cleaning....... So, off with the inlet manifold and open it up to see what happened! Let's see what was hiding inside (like a terrible...

Silly question time. I'm not complaining about the fuel economy because it's comparable to the C200 I seem to be getting around 22.5mpg regardless of driving style (dad's E240 gets 27mpg). No idea on a run because I haven't really been anywhere yet other than locally. The car smells a little...

Put the car on the ramps at last! And yeah..... Really surprised with it to be honest. Underneath seems to have none of the many common rot pockets and even all of the boot floor and side aprons are in great order. I have had a really good prod around the sills too. These are actually really...

I spend £7 repairing an oil leak on the left bank breather cover. I have all the things required to do my dad's face-lift 240 (which has decided to leak too in the same place at 67k) so that will end up being as good as a free fix too. I need to come up with a clever plan for repairing the...

I am yet to have the car on ramps. However..... I have had the front wheels off, passenger spring perch is fine..... Drivers side at the front is a little crusty but no worse than the c class was that I had before it (I know a guy that will happily fit a new one if required which is handy). I...

In all honesty I have never seen any of the smaller trims in my travels. The trims that were removed were like 1/4 arches haha. Each to their own but they are certainly not to my taste. I would like to make some sympathetic changes to the car.... Maybe something along the lines of Sador...

Very nearly yes, they are fairly solid with a good amount of surface but they are crispy at the front where they always go just above the bumper line. Also at the rear of the arch profile at the bottom. They should see the March Mot, but then they would have to be changed shortly after. Not to...

They were about the first thing to come off. There are some crusty bit below but I prefer it to be scabby and no horrid chrome than the other option. Pictures of all 4 arches (fake chrome removed) ..... https://photos.app.goo.gl/y66G9nX6zfbmqott1 https://photos.app.goo.gl/h66jwjzCJag6CmZH3...

Almost fixed the parking brake on my W210.... It appears someone had sacked it off completely??

I have been away for a little while from the forum and have recently parted ways with my W202 (panzer tank MKI)! I have now returned with my uber cheap W210 E280 in Ruby red ... I can't upload photos still and seem unable to resize them small enough for the site with my dumb android phone. I...

This car has now been moved on as I accidentally reversed it into my dad's w210 (oops) and mullered the rear corner! I had gone as far as I could with it and corrosion was starting to get the upper hand. I now have a Ruby Red E280 (W210) with the 2.8 M112 V6 and what a machine it is...

The time has come for me to move the car on. I am going to be listing it at between £750 and £850 which is reasonable considering what's been spent on it over the last 8 months of ownership. Also has about 71k on the clock and a long mot. If I get no interest in the normal sales routes I will be...

No longer an issue as the car is going up for sale! Thanks anyway guys

I have the 2.0 M111.945 engine. Current diff is a 3.96:1 from what we can see on the casing... this is too high revving currently around 3,000rpm at 70mph which isn't good on fuel! The diff I want is the 2.88:1 from the 2.5 td. All the maths are done already and the engine can cope with the...

As per post, I am after a good condition 2.88/2.87:1 diff for my W202. My car is a 1997 but needs a diff with the ABS sensor fitted. The later diff is no good as I can't fit the ABS sensor to it! I would like spend less than £100 and don't mind traveling within 150 miles from J30 M1 for...