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I loved my W211 and my CLS both were excellent cars and relatively trouble free, but the S Class was a massive let down reliability wise. Alfie

I would have agreed with you Alex prior to owning my S Class, I loved the car until it tried to bankrupt me. glad yours is going well and long may it continue. Regards Alfie

Well I hope you are sitting comfortably... I bought a new 124 E250D in 1996 one of the very last, sadly I went for a manual version, within 28kmls it had 2 clutch slave cylinders 2 clutch master cylinders and a centre propshaft bearing, other than that and its wayward high speed stability it was...

NOW SOLD THANKS.. Alfie

For sale new GENUINE icarsoft i980 all systems scan-tool used once fantastic bit of kit the best scan tool for Mercedes apart from Star in totally new condition, with full instructions and up to date software and padded case with leads. I paid £136 for it but will swop for the same tool for...

That's pretty normal its just a consequence of the V6 breathing system mine hasn't got any crud around the intakes yet! but my last 320 CDI was really messy until I cleaned it off and it never really returned in any great amount, dont worry about it, ive seen it many times. Alfie

And mine:dk: Alfie

In terms of real world results, torque is that "neck-snapping feeling" when you take off. Power on the other hand most closely correlates with the top-speed of a car. The fastest cars in the world have 1000+HP. In automotive terms, we love both. However horsepower is generally a function of...

Although I do agree with a lot of what you say and yes a diesel fuel injection pump will cost far more than a petrol fuel injection pump, but these sort of arguments don't really stack up, as I could say well my 350CDI isn't known to have the timing chain issues that your particular car has. ie...

Well most petrol's are fitted with "Turbochargers" nowadays and its been mentioned that petrol's will be getting "Particulate Filters" within a couple of years. also Auto's don't have "DMF's"' and Diesels don't use "Coil Packs"" and complex " ignition systems" and both are Injected so sadly...

For any of you chaps that hav'nt seen this info yet this could be interesting. Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know ? News ? Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog Alfie

Not sure about the 350CDI but on the 320CDI (same block) the CPS was fitted on the top centre of the bellhousing and held on by one bolt. Hope this helps Alfie

Because it tells the ECU etc the crankshaft position for timing purposes. Alfie