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Last night one of the glow plugs on the CLK decided it would leave. Small whoosh, lots of noise like an old steam train, and plenty of smoke and fumes. About 5 years ago I tried changing them all and one wouldn't come out. It eventually broke off and I spent quite a while hammering and banging...

Today my Vito went into limp mode and the ODB code is P0101. In 18 months of ownership I've had 3 MAF's fail. It was OK for 2 months then the original MB one failed, which I think was a replacement as the van came with a spare MAF which didn't work either. The local commercial company who are...

My vito 3.0 V6 has now gone into limp mode with the code P0101 which is MAF. I've only had it for 4 weeks and it's just not right. I gave it a full service last week after the guy before just reset the service indicator which was a bit naughty. It's going to an indy tomorrow to get diagnosed...

Came back to the car yesterday after walking the dog. There was less than 1" between the 2 bumpers. No marks on my admittedly dirty bumper so he didn't actually touch it. Why would anyone do that?

Last week the fan started to run an full power for about 10 minutes and then yesterday just wouldn't stop. I did a 40 mile m-way run and the fan just kept going at 100%. I had to pull the fuse just to shut it up. I did a google search and it has happened to a few people, but with no clear...

My daughter is 18 yrs old and wants to buy a new Corsa with the free insurance offer. Quotes for the Gp1 Aygo she currently shares with my wife were £2.2-£2.7k. She passed her test just over a year ago. She has a part time job and is adamant that she can afford the new car, so we went to the...

My car is currently sitting with 8x15kg batteries in the boot. It won't be moved over the weekend and I only have a mile to go on Monday to get rid of them. It really doesn't look very happy sitting right down at the back. Will it be OK or should I remove some of all of them until I can get...

I've bitten the bullet and started to refurb my 16" winter wheels. The faces are not too bad after I did them when I got the car 4 years ago, but all the paint is flaking off the inside of the rims. I've removed all the dead paint with a wire wheel on a drill, sanded down with 40 grit so...

I had to creat a new post as I cannot figure out how to PM attachments!! This is how I did my 2005 CLK EGR delete. I disconnected the EGR valve on the RHS of the engine and jammed a 5W 1Kohm resistor between the 2 pins on the connector. I sealed both that and the valve connector with tape...

About 4 weeks ago the engine light came on in my car. The bluetooth ODB reported a P0102 code which is MAF low input. It seemed to have no affect on the car but I bought a new MAF anyway. The new MAF didn't fix the fault and I then noticed I had lost kickdown, which I don't really use much so...

Bit late on doing my annual costs, but got around to it on Friday Year....Miles....MPG....p/litre....cost....ppm....+deprec 09/10..12479..33.1....107.52..1845....28.......48 10/11..13468..34.09...124.6...2236....30.......46 11/12..12209..34.53...141.62..2271....33......49...

Walking away from an ATM today I saw a collision and the protagonists then pulled up beside me so I saw most and heard both both side. Traffic lights 70m away from me in 2 lanes of an each way road. Parked cars where I am. Car in middle lane pulls away sharpish when lights go green, Car in...

See if you can guess the difference in my average speed and reported fuel consumption from 2 near identical trips. I left home on 2 Sunday night's 4 weeks apart at around 19.20 I had a 72 mile trip to my destination where I spent a little time and drove home again I live 6 miles on town/city...

Yesterday morning when I came out of a customers office, in the pouring rain, I found that I had a note on my windscreen. It was a name and telephone number. My car was parked in a on-street pay-and-display parking box parallel to the pavement. I prefer these as there is less chance of...

My CLK was in for it's MOT yesterday. I thought it would fail on the obligatory front ball joint (1 is a little loose), but it didn't. The examiner gave me about 3" of rear spring and said that was all that was wrong with it. 2 questions. 1. The MB one lasted 75k so should I just go back to...

It's that time again when I spend too long with Excel Total Miles 12209 Fuel Cost £2271.57 Ave per Lit 1.4162 Litres 1603 Gallons 353 Actual MPG 34.53 Ave Speed 30.8 Comp MPG 42.08 (it lies) Total Hours 397 Ins, Tax & Maint £1500 It was a bad year for parts...

Can anyone tell me the part number for the fuel line in Red. I was changing the thermostat and the tee-piece snapped, spraying diesel all over the drive and engine bay when I tried to start it - aagh The car is a 2005 CLK 270cdi. Many Thanks fuel line.jpg

Found this while looking for part number for my thermostat Apologies if posted previously everythingbenz

Mine was today. Last one I can remember was when I drove a 5 series (typical BM attitude) at least 3 years ago. The MB, along with 6 points, has certainly slowed me down and be more relaxed. I think the auto box is also a big contributor.

Driving at night, I always dip my full beam before the car coming the other way is visible. If the car coming the other way doesn't do the same before I see them, and there is nothing behind them, then I switch my full beam on just as I pass them.