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Howdy, Drove the car over the weekend, in torrential rain. Wife alerted me to water gushing in from the back of the glovebox - instantly knew what what it was. So checked the drain hole and it was blocked, cleaned it out and water dumped out the valve as it should. Currently have...

Just washed the car 62 reg sport plus c220 and drove down the road to blow off the excess water and the warning light came up drain fuel filter, I pulled over switched off waited a few seconds and then started up and the warning had gone, went for a blast up the road about 5 miles and the light...

Hi all Noticed that the rear corners of the bonnet what meet the windscreen wipers rest are crudded up with leaves, moss and the likes. Can see the passenger side one and been trying to poke various wires to clear the holes after a quick hoover of what I can get to. No luck so far - are the...

My W211 has a battery drain issue and goes flat in a day or two. The batteries are new'ish and the main battery is around 12.9v when charged and the voltage reading is 14.3v on a fast idle. An ammeter has been connected on the 10A setting and there is a current draw of 0.05 after 5/10mins, which...

There is a drain which carries water from the very far right of the windscreen drainage channel which is blocked (right-hand side viewed from inside the car) The water goes from the screen, run into a channel close to the bonnet hinge before going into a down-pipe next to the fusebox which...

This time last year I had the pleasure of unblocking our foul drain. I had to borrow a rod set from my FIL. Surprise surprise the drain is blocked again (must have been the kids who love flushing bundles of tissues down the pan) I am thinking of buying one of these : NILFISK, ALTO DRAIN &...

Does anyone know if the fluid can be drained from the windscreen washer reservoir bottle? The fluid in mine is looking brown and murky, but having had look and feel under where I can get my hand, I couldn't feel anything like a drain. Thanks Ali

I have a 2001 C180 Coupe (w203 I believe) When I leave my car for a few hours in the cold with all windows closed etc, the front windscreen gets extremely steamed up and foggy. Its impossible to see out of unless I wipe with a towel. When I have been driving for a while the de-mister keeps...

Hi Guys, Right i left my C43 parked up for four days came back to it with a dead battery. The battery only had 3 volts so i assumed it wasn't worth charging. I fitted a new battery started the car fine drove it around the block and parked her up. The next day i went to use the car again, guess...

Hi! Have seen a couple of threads on CLs draining their battery.. well now mine is doing it! At first, I assumed it was the battery, so new Exide 100Ah battery fitted.. But no, still flattens the battery over a day or 2 of non use. In an effort to sort it, have removed the sat-nav CD and...

Hi guys have had this battery drain problem now for about 12 months and its now driving me bonkers. I have a 2004 (54) w211 E220 cdi Classic and if I leave the vehicle for more than 4 days the battery is al la pancake and the car refuses to start. I recently bought a clamp type ammeter and when...

Hi guys, I'm having a problem with my car draing the battery, if I don't drive it for a day. I've taken it to one garage who had it down to the alarm siren and subsequently replaced it. But the problem returned. I since took the car to a friend of mine who is a general mechanic, he ran...

Hi, Can anyone help ? reading threads about smelly air con and checking a a/c canister, say check a/c drain pipe is clear, after driving 50 min with a/c on and waiting, no water on floor. So i guess its blocked, Can someone help to tell me where drain pipe or pipes are and how to clear, i do not...

Thought I had solved the battery drain problem on my CLK 320 by disconnecting the seat memory unit, however, drain still there. I have connected an ammeter in series and tried unplugging as much as possible, I still have 300ma drain!! The current fluctuates too from 100ma to 300ma. Please, any...

Hello all I decided it was about time i changed the supercharger oil on my S55k. Taking the 5mm allen screw out was not that much of a problem, and neither was getting the old fluid out. But getting the damn screw to go back in is proving to be rather impossible. Because of its location i...

Please could some kind soul tell me the size of the crush/Dowty/copper/alloy (no idea which until I take it out) washer that seals the sump plug to the sump on a '98 E55 M113 engine? Thank you in anticipation. E55BOF

Hello, this is my first post here... My father has a 2000 CL-500 4.2 V8, which has developed a problem where the battery drains flat if left for more than a few days. He's had an electrician look at it and it's been narrowed down to fuse #61 (blue fuse, 15amp) for command centre...

hi guys have a w123 230 coupe, discovered wet mats front footwell done some checks and found that water coming of thr front sunroof drain holes is coming out around the lower dash drivers side near accelerator pedal and around the door hinge, whats the fix any ideas

After suffering from a flat battery a couple of times I replaced the battery as it looked like I was still on the original battery. All was well for a few days, then I had another flat battery. I took the car to MB and after two hours of disconnecting things they identified the navigation unit...

Got a lovely clk320 w208 that has a battery drain. Tried new battery and when left for just over a week the car won't start or sometimes even unlock. Can anyone give me advice on the best way to diagnose? Have tried ammeter in series and pulled each fuse, but still could not pinpoint the...