Recent content by Hereward

Problem solved. I fitted a new conductor plate. Some moron had been in there a few years previously and over-torqued all the valve body T30 bolts. I had to Dremel the head off one of them after rounding it off and luckily the threaded section could be unwound with pliers. Not a pleasant...

I have a late 1996 R129 SL600. Recently the use of kickdown has resulted in the immediate trigger of Limp Mode and illumination of the BAS/ESP orange light. Restarting the engine clears the symptoms until kickdown is tried again. If kickdown is not used the car drives perfectly, with no...

Hello. My 1996 SL 600 also has the noisy secondary air pump on start up. My garage is taking it apart now to see if there is easy access to bearings that can be replaced. If I need a replacement pump who do you recommend for a refurbished unit? I don't want to pay £1,300 quid for a new part...

In Autos I am dropping off my recently acquired 1996 SL 600 with Pedro at In Autos (a few miles East of Gatwick) this Saturday for a week of attention: Ø REPLACE ENGINE OIL SUMP GASKET AND ALSO THE SUMP-MOUNTED SENSOR O-RING INSPECT VISIBLE ROD BEARINGS WHILST SUMP OFF Ø ENGINE OIL AND OIL...

All absolutely fine. Thanks, Bill. I lowered the car onto its tyres then started the engine. No warning lights at all.

Hello. I raised the car on a scissor lift (all wheels hanging free) but forgot to press the Lock button on the hydraulic ADS before doing so. Just wondering if I am going to cause problems with the ride height sensors etc by forgetting to Lock the suspension in place first? Any procedure I need...