Recent content by helgi33

I have a 2004 CL600 and the Right hand side mirror glass has gone all smoky.. I am looking for replacement glass but it is bit of a jungle out there .. From what I have gathered then I should have tinted spherical heated with auto dim function. The W215 should only have the auto dim...

I was just wondering what kind of life CL600 owners are getting out of their rear tyres ? I Just passed an MOT with a warning that my rear tyres have only 3mm left. I have done about 4600 miles on them and they originally have 7.5mm treads.. That means that I have used up 1mm of treads...

I just noticed a long crack in my windshield on my 2004 CL600. It is a strange one in my opinion.. I have never seen crack like this in any windshield.. it is horizontal just above the firewall almost from windowpost to windowpost. there is no sign of any impact so am just wondering what might...

Hi all I suspect I might have a problem with my left front ABC strut.. it seems occationally that front left end of car is bit lower then rest and when started it will raise up a bit to normal position and have also occasional problem when riding hard through turns that left front wheel...

Hi All I am thinking about buying A200 2006 model the turbos diesel version.. I have found one with 58k and looks good.. any advise what to be aware about.. ? what to look for ? have no idea about this car... I will apreciate any input on this.. regards Helgi

Hi Carat 3.6 .. thanks for the lead... I have checked the mixture and made it leaner and richer... didnt really change the lack of power at more than half throttle.. I got maybe a little bit more throttle before start loosing power when very rich which kind of supports my theory that the fuel...

The reason why I suspected the Fuel Distributor to be faulty was that I had basically elimanted everything else. The engine has been holding a bit back when given more than half throttle.. I had replaced every single ignition part (plugs leads rotor distribution cap coil ) both fuel pumps and...

I am about to start working again on my 1988 500SEC. I had problem with the Fuel Distributor and bought a repair kit but messed up the rebuild. I had spare 560 engine and used the Fuel Distributor from that engine but that one is also giving me problems.. I found "Remanuctured" unit on...

Wrong offset wheels alone doesnt cause vibration. It might cause some rubbing of tyre against body in certain wheel travel like full cornering or going over speed bumps and so on. On the other hand if somebody has tried to correct the wrong offset with cheapo spacers then that can cause...

yes have been at one forum Scared to buy v10 tdi - Page 2 - Club Touareg Forums and it does looks rather nasty and risky....

I have a friend about to buy a 2005 V10 Diesel VW Touareg with 70K miles.. I have been kind of warning him that they have bad reputation for reliability and advised him to rather go for a good ML. His budget is bit low or max Gbp 9000 and the Touareg would be around 8200. I have been...

I found this thread here on the forum.... warning about E10 for cars older than 2000 http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/72277-e10-french-petrol-affecting-older-cars-real.html

I am aware that older cars often had problems with any ethanol mix due to many rubber and plastic parts of fuel system were not made to withstand ethanol. but I thought all that had been corrected by the manufacturers long time ago as I think it is over 20 years since almost all pump fuel in USA...

Maybe that is the reason.. I am just to used to the RR system where there is only aural system and it comes on early .. so am expecting Parktronic system to behave the same.. I guess will try to focus more on the visual indication ...

I have had a Range Rover for 8 years and the park warning system there is very sharp.. start to beep early and and really warns you in time... so quite disapointing to experience the parktronic so slow.. On the mercedes I can hit a post at very low speed and it wouldnt really warn me until...