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Hi, The last several days, the following issue happened about 3 times. When parking the car after a drive, upon moving the lever from Drive into Park, the lever would not go past Neutral. It would encounter some kind of barrier, limiting its movement upward into Reverse and beyond it into...

Hi, I hope someone can help me with the following: I was trying to connect the ashtray connector when I discovered it's missing and in fact, there are some cut wires, so it appears it was cut off entirely. I'm not certain the cut cables belong to the missing connector, but it seems logical...

Hi, One of the back doors has very loud clicking noises when opening and closing the door. There are 3 clicks when opening and 3 clicks when closing. I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the door check stopper. I've read that some people have fixed this issue by lubricating it with...

Hi, My question is this: do these cars usually have warning signs and symptoms that the battery is nearing its last days? The car in question specifically is a 2006 C200 CDI. The battery is a little over 4 years old. A few weeks ago, I've had about 2 instances when I got a low voltage...

The car in question: 2006 W203 C200 CDI (OM646) The air filter housing rattles horribly. I was told there are 4 rubbers (mounts?) of two types that need to be replaced. I easily found the kind both on ebay and the Febi parts catalog: Air Filter Housing Mount Front Mercedes C 200 CDI C Class...

Hi Guys, I was taking a closer look at some of the hoses today and some look cracked, and feel hard/dry. I sent the pics to my mechanic, saying we should probably replace them next time we do some work. He replied that it's only external cracks, and if they are not leaking, they do not need...

Hi guys, I got a replacement thermostat a few days ago. I was going to have my mechanic install it this weekend, but he's not available. From researching a bit, I understand this is a relatively short and easy job. Perhaps it will be suitable to serve as my very first DIY? I wasn't...

Hi guys, I intend to replace the thermostat on my 2006 W203 C200 CDI (OM646) this weekend. The coolant currently in the system is G13 (see attached img). It was used after replacing the water pump a year and a half ago by a mechanic very familiar with these cars (used to work in a MB...

Hi, I've asked two mechanics whether I should replace the flex disc in the attached images. One said that it's fine and not really necessary. The other said I should urgently replace it. I was hoping to get another opinion here. I just replaced the crankshaft pulley, which was crumbling a...

Hi Guys, Recently I began hearing a noise coming from the belt area when the car was cold, and what we discovered is that the crankshaft pulley is coming apart (a photo is attached below). A new pulley where I live would cost about $350, so I was wondering if it's plausible simply to use...