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Hi, Could someone please educate me on the name of the tool required to hold the central piston on a Sachs shock that has two flats? I have a go-thru socket set that should work just fine on the nut itself but I suspect I will need to stop the piston turning while working the nut. Car: S211...

Hi Folks, I hope someone can help. My S211 E280 2008 Estate has this weird issue on the offside brake caliper and disc. When rotating the wheel it partly rubs in a certain place which makes a shhsh shhsh shhsh noise while driving, particularly prominent when creeping along in traffic. Can also...

Apologies if wrong section folks, was not sure what section to post this message. W211 E280 Estate (S211) 2008 Is it possible to remove / replace the air conditioner condenser without disconnecting transmission and coolant lines? It looks like the car has a small auxiliary transmission cooler...

Hi All Is it normal operation that W211 E280 Estate (wagon) rear air suspension re-adjusts after being in raised position on a jacking point type car lift for some time? Noticed that I couldn't slide out the jacking arms since the car was too low until starting it which then auto levelled...

Hi Folks, Should the w211 estate e280 alert or warn when parking brake engaged? I can't count how many time I have set off down the road and forgetting to release the darn thing. Having adjusted the parking brakes on more occasions than I'd like to admit due to the above I thought it high...

I think I have had enough of Mercedes cars. 2008 Mercedes E280. Headed off for our annual camping vacation to the South of France on Friday. Caught the Dover to Calais ferry and headed off down the autoroute at 80MPH / 130KPH reached Reims 2.5 hours in. The car felt great. Passed a vehicle in...

Hi Folks, Sometime ago I had an accident whereby the car slipped of a trolley jack while jacking up from the front center jacking pad. The jack slipped between the front of the engine smashing the fan housing into a number of pieces and pushing the coolant fan up out of the engine bay...

Hi Folks, Hopefully a couple of quick question.... Is it possible to remover an ARB (Anti Roll Bar) drop link by jacking up one front side of the car? Also when doing so is there any expected tension that I should be cautious of when removing them? I intend to do one at a time on my...

I feel like a total idiot, had one of those days I wish never got out of bed! So, I borrowed an old trolley jack from my neighbour so as to jack the car up to so as to put axle stands under it. I used the centre front jacking point but needed to pad it out with 4x2 as the jack though heavy...

Hi Folks, Just received the car back from mechanics after it had a transmission oil and filter change. Now I am not entirely sure whether the following used to occur of whether I noticed it since I was conscious of the work that had been carried out. When I shift from park to reverse I feel...

Hi Folks, I have been doing some research but still baffled with the issue I am experiencing. Car = W211 e-class e280 estate (2008) When I go over small bumps I hear a rattle down by the passenger front wheel area. I thought it may be a ball joint so purchase a ball joint removal tool and front...

Hi Folks, I just received a generic OBD2 bluetooth scanner, the cheap ones of ebay and am running Torque on an Android phone. I started the car from cold and received the following two errors: P2095 - Powertrain B Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit High bank2 c P2136 -...

Hi Folks, This is my first post so just wanted to say Hi and to also ask for some advice if I may? I am in the market for purchasing a E-Class estate, preferably the 280 or 320. In my budget it seems to be for vehicles that range from 2004 - 2007 depending on mileage, location and what not...