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Hi all, Thanks to the Mayor planning to expand the ULEZ zone to include all of London in October 2023 my trusty W211 320 CDI will become obsolete. I've been looking at W212 models and the petrol 1.8 litre 250 CGI seems like it will have decent performance. 201 BHP is pretty much the same as my...

Hi Pete, you make it sound easy. Any tips on getting the drive shaft out of the hub? That seems to be the bit of the job that can cause problems.. thanks Paul

Hi all, Can anybody recommend a Merc/German specialist in the Heathrow area for this job? I tried JP Garage at Hampton Court but they seemed uninterested and said they couldn't give me even a rough estimate on cost or hours involved. Thanks Paul

I will try that at the weekend. If as you say the relay can be duff and no fault code generated that could explain the problem. Would the glow plug light come on and off as normal if the relay was at fault? Once I get the car running for a few minutes and it is warmed up it will start OK. On a...

Thanks for all the advice so far guys. One thing that doesn't make sense is this doesn't happen when it is not a cold night. Thursday just gone it was 7 degrees at 8.30am and she started first time. This morning (next day) it was 2 degrees at the same time and I had to use Coldstart to get her...

Thanks for the quick replies guys. Is it the black braided line that runs across the top of the injectors? I'll check the pressure with my scanner. How does adding a spray of coldstart get around this? Thanks again, Paul

Hi all, My 03 W211 does not start easily when it gets down to 2 or 3 degrees overnight. It will start if I spray some coldstart into it however. The glow plug light goes off after 5 seconds or so , so it would appear they are fine. Is there a way of proving that they actually do work? I have an...

Hi all, I need to fit a new cable to my rear dome light as the ribbon cable got damaged. Clearly I can't do this without removing the headliner, or I'm hoping at least dropping it slightly. Has anybody else had to do this? Where does the other end of the ribbon cable connect to and would I...

Hi Alec, thanks a lot for the PDFs. This clears up my confusion and one of the earlier replies from merc85. I now know it is transmission fluid that is leaking. All I have to do is try a fix without replacing the pipe as I've seen posts that say the radiator always gets damaged and then needs...

Hi Martin, I got mine from German And Swedish. I don't see there can be much of a difference when mine and other none OE ones are much longer than necessary. The question how it should go into the dipstick tube in order to take a correct measurement.

Hi Steve, what you say matches what I was trying to describe. The first one is easy to push past and the second does indeed feel like it isn't supposed to go any further

I have a Haynes manual and it makes no mention of the engine oil cooler.

Hi all, I have a leaking transmission oil cooler line and need to keep an eye on the fluid level whilst I wait for my mobile mechanic to be available. I purchased a dipstick so I can measure my gearbox fluid level on my 2003 320 CDI. The dipstick is much longer than required which is the case...

Hi all, I have a leaking pipe that goes to the engine oil cooler. In anticipation of being unable to get the old pipes off of the oil cooler I plan to buy a new one as they are relatively cheap. Not sure the pipes will be as it seems only MB sell them. I am having trouble seeing where the...

Hi all, My compressor on my car (2003 W211 320CDI) only works if I wiggle the power cables to it. With relay contact 87 and 30 linked it did not fire up as it should, that only happened whilst I was under the car pulling wires around. I plan to remove the compressor this weekend and clean up...

Hi all, The front cigar lighter in my 2003 W211 has no power when tested with a DVM. I have checked fuse 54 in the fuse box under the bonnet and it is good. Double checked by swapping it for 53 which is for the horn, horn works, still no power at the lighter. The rear lighter and luggage area...

HI all, I'm trying to find some steel rims on which to mount winter tires. I've had no joy searching for W211 rims, just wondering if anyone has had success with steel rims from a C class or maybe something non-Merc? Thanks, Paul

Has anyone mounted the socket in the lower dash? Or is it easier to wire it up and tick away behind the dash?

That looks like the solution, cheers Gary and everyone for a great response!!

I'm trying to avoid having a cable draped across the dash. If the socket can be in the area of the bonnet pull I can have a nice short cable that goes straight up to my phone.