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    Glow plugs w221 s320 cdi

    I've just seen On NGKs website it states that they supply their glow plugs as OEM to Mercedes
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    Glow plugs w221 s320 cdi

    I need to replace the glow plugs on my 2006 w221 S320cdi, the engineer who services my car advised Me to use Mercedes originals as he fitted a set of Bosch ones to a 320cdi engine and the car started having problems, ended up taking it to Mercedes they told him that The Bosch ones caused Voltage...
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    Front caliper piston off kilter on E220 CDI (W211)

    In the WIS manual, it shows a tool to retract the calliper, dosent say anything about clamping the hose and undoing the bleed nipple
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    W221 grease for parking brake gearbox

    Just stripped the parking brake motor gearbox on my w221 anyone recommend the type of grease for the plastic gears, silicon grease looks like it is generally good for use on plastic gears, can anyone confirm this, thanks
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    S class w221 jacking points

    was a little reluctant to take the weight of the whole rear end on the diff, but thanks, I'll try that
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    S class w221 jacking points

    can anyone tell me the best place to jack up the whole of the rear of a W221 S class with the hydraulic Jack, to enable me to place the stands under the jacking points, thanks
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    Mercedes Benz service contracts

    Spoke to my Indi about the glow plugs, told me that they have been known to break off, when trying to remove, cost of the rectification of that sounds quite scary, would that mean the cylinder head off
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    Mercedes Benz service contracts

    When I purchased my used S class last year mercedes were offering a 2 year service contract with the purchase, does anyone know if these service contracts cover glow plug replacement, as I've have a glow plug fault that had just appeared
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    W221 Sclass airmatic suspension failure

    Airmatic failure Sorted Huddersfield Mercedes took the car in Monday, advised me not to drive it, got it back Friday, new compressor, bracket and relay, still not sure why just the back end dropped, all done under approved used warranty, I asked if this sort of failure was common, as it's...
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    W221 Sclass airmatic suspension failure

    Whilst driving a malfunction came up on my 2006 W 221 s class , both my rear suspension struts dropped totally, the front was fine, the car was so low that the rear mud flaps were almost on the ground, the car is still under the Mercedes approved used warranty. Can't understand if the pump has...
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    S Class W221 parking brake issue

    Took the car to Robin Hood garage in Brighouse, who service all my cars, took Des all of 15 minutes to sort the problem, removed the rear wheels which he said hadn't been off for a long while, there was a hole in the hub, inside was a ratchet wheel to adjust the parking brake shoes , it had...
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    S Class W221 parking brake issue

    After the first visit to the Stratstone technicians I was told to put it in park first, yeah right, what happens then is the car rolls back till it reaches what ever locks the gearbox and lets the weight of the car rest on that, then when you put it in drive the gearbox goes with a right bang...
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    S Class W221 parking brake issue

    Hi Just bought a W221 2006 S320 CDI from Mercedes Benz of Leeds, got an issue with the electric parking brake, my drive is very steep when I press the brake switch I can here the tension applied to the back wheels but the car slides back when I release the foot brake, up to 400mm before...
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    Mercedes insurance quote

    As with most things Mercedes their insurance is over priced, but it's worth the free seven days when you buy a car, which takes the hassle out having to get a cover note for your tax
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    Mercedes E320CDi help required

    Hi Mergaz going to get the fault codes read on mine this week, im starting to think throttle Position sensor, I assume it works on a potentiometer principle, we use pots for speed control where i work and they occasionally become worn and the drive speed jumps at low frequency
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