Recent content by Dobble

Morning all. Can anybody recommend a decent indie/garage in the Manchester area that could change auto box fluid,filter etc. on a W211 E270 just spoken with local merc dealer and was quoted £335.59p for the job. many thanks kris

Thanks for the replies gents. will nip up to merc when it opens. Is pilot bush hard to replace

Evening all. just drove back from nottingham to manchester and over the last 30 miles or so car wasnt driving as it should. seemed like a box full of neutrals or clutch slipping (i know its an auto). got home jacked the old girl up and there is a bit of fluid on the bottom of the box sump. am...

evening all. i have the abs/esp defective message come up a last week. after doing a few searches everything seemed to point towards either brake switch or low voltage. have checked charging voltage and everything seems fine. have also changed brake light switch but am still getting the message...

ah ok. thanks for the info. i will check them later. its a 2003 E270. many thanks kris

just wondering if anybody has any experience of using dyes to restore car seats. the bolster on drivers seat is looking a bit aged now and has a bit of cracking, just want to make it look the same as the other seats. many thanks, kris

to put a bit of effort into the old girl and keep her cleaner than the last one.

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evening all. the light sin the front foot-wells don't appear to want to work. I have checked the bulbs and all is fine, even replaced with new ones and still no joy. I have tried with doors open/closed, headlights on/off. any advice would be greatly appreciated many thanks kris

fancy dress

that video is proof of what happens when cousins marry. lol

sorry for the late reply. thanks for the info. i shall have to get some ordered and just hope the missus doesn't see the receipt, lol many thanks kris

Morning all. I have been looking for a dipstick for the gear box and was wondering if the same dipstick could be used to check engine oil or would i require a separate one. I know the engine oil is checked by the cars computers but being a bit of a technophobe i prefer to check it with the...

ah ok. so it was pilot error :doh::doh: thanks for the quick replies, much appreciated

afternoon all. been out today and whilst in stop/start traffic SBC_S came up in the display. the car drove like the brakes were on. pulled over and flicked through the menu buttons and eventually SBC S OFF came up. put car in park, switched off and restarted. car drove fine. any ideas what...