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I recently replaced my front lower and upper wishbone arms on the front of my C Class W203 when it began squaking like an old bed over every speed bump. The problem was caused by the wishbones not being tightened enough, they have to be really, really tight, on the verge of wringing off the bolt...

My faithful C180 would start easily and promptly but the revs would fluctate up and down between 7,000 - 13,000 RPM. It would do this hot and cold but more pronounced when cold. The cause was a loose pipe attached to the Secondary Air Pump, below the Alternator. The Secondary Air Pump draws in...

My Classic was suffering from about a 10% decline in power as well as having a slight difficulty in starting. I changed the Coils which made no difference. I then changed the Lambda sensors and noticed oil in the connection of the front Lambda sensor. The change of sensors made no difference. I...

Hi All, I hope this helps to decipher the DTC's codes you may get, Regards, Scorpie Mercedes-Benz Technical Acronyms These acronyms are related to Mercedes-Benz vehicles. You can see these acronyms while using diagnostic software and automotive diagnostic tools like OBD scanners or...

For general information: My cruise control stopped working, after checking with a scanner, no codes showed up, changed switch at the top of the brake pedal, no change, took off the steering wheel had a look at the stalk and sprayed alcohol based cleaner into the base/switch and it works...

Anyone know of a MB Specialist in Cork City area? My ECU is acting up again!

Latest update: It was not oil that leaked into the ECU as reported but water because a large black plastic cover for deflecting water safely was missing, the water go in to the ECU while the car was being serviced as it was outside while intermittent showers came and went.

Yes, I didn't understand the solution either, but that was what the dealership told me. I didn't have time to go into more detail from the garage yet, but it does add up in the sense that the computer was disrupted and wasn't working properly, ESP warning coming on, not able to read oil level...

Solution: Oil had gotten into the ECU and this was upsetting the computer. The ECU was removed, cleaned and had it's seals replaced. Four new plugs were fitted just for good measure, it's running perfectly now, thanks to all who tried to help.

Thank you Grober and Dieselman, it's great to have such heavyweights replying to this problem, my suspicion is that, as Grober suggested, I have damaged the HT connection or the wiring connected to it, either way it looks like a trip to the stealership for me to pay heavily for my mistake...

Excuse my ignorance Grober, but I don't understand, if there are four plugs and four coils how are two plugs supplied form one coil? (This may be a bit beyond my competence, so speak slowly). I did check the MAF, replaced it and even tried removing it while testing, no effect, but thanks for...

I think you might be right, I used Genuine MB plugs, the coils are on top with the HT leads tailored to each coil so mixing them up is not possible to do, the car is a 2001 Saloon. I have read that the wiring is quite brittle, but I can see no obvious sign of this. I don't understand how this...

Hello All, I recently serviced my W202, I tried to start it and it was very rough, it feels like a misfire in one cylinder. The OB Diagnostic tool cannot find the computer to diagnose the problem. It did start eventually but behaved as if it was on three cylinders, low power etc. I tried...

Sounds similar to a problem I had, the shudder was mild at sixty miles per hour but increased as the speed increased, it also took more brake pressure to come to a full stop, it took two weeks at the stealership to establish that the problem was the torque converter, it was replaced and the...