Recent content by E39

My S211 is blowing warm air and needs a new air con compressor. Is there much difference between brands? MB are quoting ~£450.00 for the compressor, but looking on Autodoc there's loads of choice for less than half the price: Ac compressor MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class T-modell (S211) E 320 CDI 3.2...

Completely agree on the pre-facelift mirrors, was it a fairly straightforward process to fit the facelift mirrors? Wife's broken both so may as well replace them with something better looking

Big thanks for all the comments! If I can get up to Chesterfield this month I'll take a look and report back — few negative reviews of the dealer make me a little wary but we'll see. My preference would be an E63 due to some of the issues inherent with the pre-facelift S211 in general (I'd be...

Wondered if anyone on here knows the car, i’d like a sunroof and cooled seats but looks quite tidy from the pics: MERCEDES BENZ E63 AMG 6.2 7G-Tronic AMG ESTATE BLACK 515BHP 2007 57reg VGC | eBay Priced a fair bit lower than those on Autotrader although the mileage is higher (but not...

No probs, thanks for coming back to me.

What year/colour? I’m after a passenger side powerfold mirror unit for my ‘04 in silver.

Nipping back to the dealer next week to grab a Mercedes me adapter so i’ll speak to them about the rad, my build date was early ‘04 but like you say I thought it was earlier cars affected.

Took it out this morning and the car feels great, noticeably smoother gear changes and the kick down is more predictable. Definitely a concern that the gearbox would fail within 2 years though, I need to confirm whether the car has a Valeo rad and if so get that replaced, although if it was...

Had the same on our E320 and unfortunately turned out to be a knackered turbo. Plenty of refurbed units about but fingers crossed it’s just the hoses.

Quick update in case this helps anyone else. After initially being diagnosed on the roadside with internal gearbox failure, the car was recovered to Mercedes for further diagnosis. They suspected the gearbox ecu but after replacing this failed to fix the problem, they replaced the entire gearbox...

Lovely car, cracking colour as well!

I've been taking my '04 S211 E320 to John Haynes for just over a year now, and they've sorted everything from engine mounts to a new turbo to diff seals. They've always been accommodating, the workmanship is excellent and the customer service from their service manager David is first class, plus...

Big thanks both for the replies, that’s good news about the warranty on repairs and replacement parts. Will drop MB a line as well as my indy and take it from there, will update when I know a bit more.

Evening all, Our '04 S211 E320 broke down yesterday and was diagnosed by the RAC on the roadside as having an internal gearbox fault. The car is high mileage (240K+) but has been well maintained and has a full MB service history, so we at least were able to make use of the MB breakdown cover...

Our 04 S211 320cdi is currently at 246,000, creeping towards the big 250. It's needed some work over the past 12 months but it's not let us down yet, smashing car.