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hahaha i dont have a heavy foot! :o

I really think my car doesnt like me :mad: pulled into drive and put foot on handbrake...... BANG, CLUNK!!!!!! god damn cable snapped ........ think i might sell my car :mad::mad::mad:

Hi all, I just wanted to update on my car's problem....... Well after the new battery everything is fine.... no more gearbox limp mode at all. Shot up to Honiton yesterday and wow..... since i lubricated the wastegate my lovely car flies!! easily kept up with a nice little sports car infront...

hi olivier, Many thanks for that .... will copy, paste and save that for future ref :-) Not had a single problem since the new battery! Car is lovely again. Cheers Kim

Right well, just had a nice little bill! £204 for a new battery and diagnostics, oh and a bulb! lol Nelly still running absolutely fantastic, apart from gearbox in 1st/reverse only first start up in the mornings....... had the battery checked and it was knackered..... got a new one now so...

Hi Norse, You should be able to move the linkage by hand... I can on mine. I sprayed it with WD40 and left over night. I must point out that I never had the EM light come on (lots of other lights but not the engine management light). I am sorry I cant be of more help, but like most message...

ooo sos dont think i will take it apart.... sorry. That one looks different to mine? cheers kim

Ok the numbers around the top (non sensor end) is 07800254.S1 the numbers on the body of it are : 7.22684.07 / >PA66 / GF30> / PBT-GF30 Thats all the numbers on it, hope that helps. cheers Kim

Not a problem ... got mine this afternoon, but going to hold on to it for now.... cars thrown a bulb now ... wonder if its attention seaking! hehe take care kim

After my experience i would say try finding the wastegate and give a good spray of de-greaser leave overnight and see how that goes.... also try giving the MAF a clean. Worked for mine.... still running alright! :-) Good luck

Notes Pierburg Air Flow Meter part# 434220200Mercedes Benz E Class 3.2 (2002) £53.42 In Stock

Olivier, Go to Euro carparts there you can put in your reg no and they list all the parts available for your car. Hope this helps.... mine cost £53.42 inc vat and postage.

Hi, Yes I cleaned the MAF, but ordered a new one just incase.... £53.99 .... will keep it to hand just incase.

:bannana: Thanks Bro...... :rolleyes: MB garage just phoned and asked if I still had probs with the car.... told them it seems ok now, but didnt say i had been fiddling with it tee hee. Going to take it up Darcroft tomorrow get them to check the battery aswell.

Just for your info its only 4p diff and if that makes a diff to my beloved car then of course i will pay it. :-) Also had the same issue with my 02 Discovery 2.5TDI .... maybe its and 02 thing! or a cornish thing! hehe As for the car being better maybe its a female thing? LOL :rolleyes...

kwakdonut ok thats your opinion..... would you like to tell all the people out there that have had damage done to their cars (and i know a few) through cheap, crap dirty deisel? I really dont want to start an argument on this. One gent I know had to pay over £1500 to sort his car out.... and...

:doh: do they have a never ending pot of money??? Totally bonkers. (imho) :D I am so pleased Nelly (the car, as in woha nelly..... the kids named it!!) is fingers crossed sorted. Thanks for all your input .... kim

I think that after all that i have done to this car my mind goes back a few weeks when i put a certain supermarkets deisel in the car........ Please dont buy cheaper deisel for your MB it really doesnt like it...... before i did the other thing mentioned in my previous posts I filled the car...

Many thanks for your great reply ....... I have already cleaned the MAF and lubracated the wastegate linkage left it over night to soak in and it ran like a dream yesterday after the EPC fault..... went for 30 odd miles and full pelt ! No warning lights ... No limp home mode..... I will be...

Cheers Franey, but thats pretty far for me to go ... i am in Bodmin, Cornwall! I have just been on a long ride with the car and it is back to normal and as wonderful to drive as it ever was. I will keep an eye on things and see how it goes. I have already ordered a new MAF for it but will...