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    M272 - Russian Roulette?

    My C230 has the 272 engine with 167.000 kms, on cold start it gives for half a second a rattling valve train and that's it. Runs smooth as silk not one drop of oilconsumption. Tony.
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    Request for VIN look up.

    All the way from Greece! Thank you gianton
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    Request for VIN look up.

    That is quick service thank you very much guys Tony
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    Request for VIN look up.

    Hello everyone, can someone equipped with the right tools do a VIN look up for me. (Assuming it makes no difference the vehicle was sold in The Netherlands). I like to know the list how this vehicle left factory, motorcode etc. I need a new startermotor and there is a choice of three, I want to...
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    Timing chain type

    Simplex or duplex, when buying a 30 year old car I would renew the chain and tensioner anyway...
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    CLK 270cdi No gauges or electrics on dash after jump start?

    When in doubt about electronics-safety I always let the donor car run for a while to charge the 'dead' battery, then disconnect and start the now 'charged' car.
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    mp3 does not play

    I have the 2008 S204 (so pre-facelift) with the stone-age Audio 20 system. It plays .mp3, I was told only up to 99 titles into one folder. Wrong, it also plays .wma and here is a screendump of a cd playing title #182. This is how Win 10 sees it: (sorry, the language is Dutch but you'll...
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    Best white headlamp bulbs

    Even if you replace the complete unit for LED units the vehicle must be equipped with some sort of automatic levelling of headlamps or suspension.
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    Best white headlamp bulbs

    DSM10000 is right, never change bulbs for leds, the beampattern is never right and it blinds oncoming traffic. I've read long scientifical reports about the difference in distance of the filament to reflecting bowl etc. And it is illegal. See sticky #1 in this section.
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    CEL is on...

    Ahem… today we went for a ride and on the return the light was out. iCarsoft says there are no current DTC's but the stored one can not be cleared. Gives me a chance to show a pro, this Benz is not going to fool me. Tony.
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    CEL is on...

    Thanks guys for your replies, OneForTheRoad I will let a pro have a look after the weekend, thanks for the explanation.
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    CEL is on...

    This what iCarsoft comes up with: and the datastream of the sensors: Bit of a bad picture due to sunshine, but nothing wrong with the values as far as I'm able to interpret. After the weekend I'll have a pro looking at it. Tony.
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    CEL is on...

    Tonight when driving home the yellow Check Engine Light came on and stayed on. The manual says it's the motor management system that needs attention, what can it be? It's the 2008 C230 V6 (272 eng.) and has some 160.000 km at the odo (100K miles) so it can very well be one of the O2 sensors...
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    Valeo Raditor, What's inside? ?

    It's not only the autobox cooler but also the autobox heater. It sees to it that the autobox oil is rapidly at operating temperature. Tony.
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    Aircon question

    An aircon system functions by the laws of damping to gas and returning to fluid, there must be space left in a system to allow that. If a system is overfilled this principal will be restricted and give poor result. The amount of fluid depends on the system volume. Plus there is a certain amount...
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