Recent content by tor_ake

Why would hill starts be more interesting than any other manual cars? Something with the parking brake...? Automatic transmission adds at least £1k to any mercedes, as long as the car itself is worth more than that. ;-)

No. At least the C43 AMG has larger rotors (334mm), according to spare parts catalogues. The C200 diesel and C180 Petrol have 284mm solid rotors. Models inbetween have something else.

Since the springs are located further in, on a "lever" from the wheel spindle, they are about twice as stiff as springs from e.g. a macpherson strut. You can use standard spring compressors, but they must be sturdy enough for the job. Most aren't, which makes the job very dangerous, as claws can...

On the intake manifold, under the airbox. Almost directly below the maf sensor.

I have not seen a rail pressure sensor on the M111 engine in my wifes CLK200 -99. It is not at all common on petrol engines. No pressure sensor = no way for the computer to know.

Color of the fluid? Where is the sound coming from? Under bonnet? Pinpoint the sound and come back with a picture.

The cluster has to be reprogrammed to enable manual time setting. This is done with Star Diagnosis i.e. at a mb shop.

I fully understand that your winter conditions are not the same as mine, but if you ever need to drive in snow, slush or water that is deeper than your tyre thread (5-10mm), the tyre width directly affects how fast you can drive before the wheel loses contact with the ground. (look at rallycars)...

If you will be driving in snow it's best getting the smallest possible alloys for your car and narrow high rubber. 195/65 15 on mine but 195/60 16 might be needed if you have the bigger front brakes. Low profile winter tyres have very poor price/performance ratio. My reference is Stockholm...

Go for it. But get a proper ecu tune, not the k-box. The pulleys will add some torque in the middle and headers a nice top end. K-box on my 180 gave 15hp and a lean afr on top, while properly tuning the ecu with AFR checked on rolling road added 28hp. No pulleys for me, however, so the gain is...

Sorry but a 6ft son rules out the 202 and 203. No legroom in the back seat. I am ibit under 6 and cant sit comfortably behind myself. But then again, the youth is bendable. ;)

it's listed in the parts catalog as a "shock absorber". I can't see what would possibly be gained by removing it.

The UFH vendor surely has instructions for how to lay their particular product. I will be adding UFH to my upstairs bathroom, and for that application, the UFH products available (in sweden) states they should be casted in a 8-15mm thick layer of screed. For joist floors, it should be laid...

theory is: oil runs in the loom, mucks up the o2 sensor - that would cause the emissions fail.

If the idle is ok, then it isn't an air leak Never heard of the oil in loom sickness until today, but it could very well fit the bill.