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You gotta love merc dealers, They will try to sell you only the complete unit.. Had a similar thing when I damaged a battery connector, Merc would only sell me a complete wiring loom for £2K!! for a 99p part I had accidently broken. I went to my local merc indy and they managed to source one for...

probably the oil filter housing.. Have a good look around, clean up the mess of the leak and see if you can see it coming from there? https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/om651-oil-leak.260916/#post-3060081

Pretty much every garage I tried that wasn't a merc specialist refused to take on the job when I had the chain rattle issue. Any mechanic might well be "able" to do the job but pretty much all of them wont. I used a specialist merc Indy and they knew the cars inside and out, the job was done...

I don't know for sure but what condition is the main battery in? What voltage is it reading with the engine off. I do know these mercs do funny things if the battery voltage is low or the battery isn't in excellent condition. Does seem like an odd fault that.

sometimes these mercs have "an off day".. Lets hope that's all it was and normal service has resumed..

Great news, had the exact same pipe fail on mine. I noticed a big loss in power to. Good result

Thanks guys, I'll keep an eye out for these then if they are not average cameras. Yes I know the ones on the A52 very well..... now, :oops:. I am not from the area and hadnt been around that way for a few years but; I recently had a scare since I came out from the slip road just after the First...

You sure you didn't have a curry the night before you took that video? I think you need to work on a process of elimination.. Under what conditions does it make the noise? engine on/off, while steering? going straight on? moving on the seat. is anybody else in the car? Is it the air con or...

I have seen those cameras popping up, I am 99% sure they are average speed cameras so there is probably another set somewhere. They never seem to be in places that need them though, only on stretches of road that generate cash.. The obsession with speed cameras these councils have drives me...

I own a C250d estate but I can vouch for the power, its nice.. For a diesel it has a very nice way of getting you down the road at a pace and no problem for the odd overtake...I often find myself going faster than the usual pace of traffic without trying and have to back off a bit.. I would...

Hi there, when did the gearbox have its last oil change? maybe its due a service?

Does the stop start de-activate on any merc when active regen is occurring? I have never noticed it?

My car is very similar, been that way for nearly 3 years, its a normal characteristic of these as they have a mapped thermostat and an on demand water pump. I can drive 100 miles on the motor way and the temps stays around 88 - 90, get off and onto a 40mph B road and the temp drops to around 80...

Yes a very nice car, I would certainly be spending a bit on it to keep it nice. I don't think 261K is that high for these either. My local independent specialist services one with 400K miles on it, still going strong..

That sounds quite nice that engine.. I didnt hear a rattle, but I can here the aux belt chirping away, could need a new alternator / water pump belt maybe? Or maybe one of the idler pulleys. I changed the idler pulleys on mine at 100K as they started to hum a bit. They were not what I would call...

The chains can "stretch" a little on these and if you hear the cold start rattle its time to sort it. Not a huge job. It could well be the chain making the tick tick noise, if left it can damaged the plastic chain guides and thats an engine out job. As it is a new chain and tensioner can be...

I think they should change the name of SUV's. To date I have never seen one that is "S" Sporty and U "Utility" but they are Vehicles... You can get sporty versions and Utilitarian versions but not both. They make no sense? I toyed with the idea but instead decide, rightly so, that estate cars...

MikeGrieve, Dont go to MB loughborough, go to MB automotive, just round the corner past B&Q. They will be half the price and will not charge for simply taking a look,. They are all ex MB mechanics and very very knowlegable... Been a few times and always come away feeling like they have done a...

How did you test your main battery? When mine stopped the battery was "ok" but a little low on voltage. The car started fine and everything worked. But then one day the brake hold functions stopped. I bit the bullet and replaced the main battery. And voila it all started working again.. And...

sorry couldn't really hear anything apart from a bit of a rumble. Are there any vibrations felt in the car at idle or while driving?