Recent content by Denise

£60 an hour for labour?!!! a local indie who had previously worked for MB for a good 15 years charges just £25/hour and he does a damn good jon an all! bear in mind most indies dont have overheads like MB, pay VAT, or are registered as a business and perhaps MAYBE claiming state benefits...

where is it possible to get this !!!

is that really so? i always thought fault messages could only be cleared by the diagnostics equipment? if that is the case il have a go myself! can anyone confirm this is correct?!

from what iv heard the MAF sensor is reasonably cheap. new ones on ebay for my model £40 inc delivery. AndrewPage who supplies parts to trade was closed today as nobody answered! I have been researchin a bit and have noticed its so so so easy to change a MAF (how can people sleep at night...

tomorrow after work il try and post the parts number.

live in outskirts of blackburn,and the price given was by an independent and not a MB Dealer!

:( iv just been quoted a whopping £350 to replace a faulty MAF Airflow sensor on my 2000 E220CDi. was originally quoted £125 yesterday, but garage called back today to say its a special one on my model and the lot to replace will be £350. im based in the NW of England, anyone know anyone who...

the cars is a diesel automatic with about 100,000 on clock, last it was serviced was about 8 months ago. noticed the car does judder a bit more than normal when sitting in stationery traffic. btw whats a MAF? and what am i looking at in £ to get it fixed?

im sure an answer to this has already been posted somewhere! but if someone can answer it for me much appreciated ! :) I have a 2000 model E-Class E220CDi which iv noticed is losing power. let me explain - the car runs fine, picks up power etc without any prob on the straight and flat...

yes dieselman there is a switch in the ashtray compartment, i switched that on today and the car didnt whine so much after switching off, what is this switch for tho?!

My 2000 E220 CDI always becomes ill when winter come around! and this year its no different. the bain of my life has now thrown another problem at me, just when i was getting over my last costly expense 4 weeks ago (a £662 alternator!) anyway the prob is this i have a glowplug light...

Glowplugs glowplugs on 2000 E220CDi anyone know what they cost to get them replaced? yesterday on the way to work insert key, glowplug light comes on, wait a bit and it goes off, then when i start the engine glowplug light comes on again, drive the car for 2 mins and its off and stays...

buy with your natwest platinum card and your laptop will be covered with an extra years extended free warranty! i'm not too sure if this covers accidental damage though - so best check that bit out. Having looked around only natwest covers laptops on there extended warranty most other banks...

having been through the same problem as you just a couple of weeks ago, i can quite confidently say its probably the alternator (sorry to be the bearer of bad news). On my 2000 E220 CDi a recon 'service exchanged' Bosch fitted by an independent cost about £600 at a dealer £1000 would be closer...

ATS Oil change - £35 inc vat and labour :) they use the same shell helix as used my merc!