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    190E Specialist in Hampshire?

    Nick I wish I could afford the examples you have for sale! They always look amazing!
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    190E Specialist in Hampshire?

    Thanks for the replies help everyone :) Just to add - my other half was driving behind me the other day, as I accelerated after just starting the car (left overnight) she said there was a fair bit of smoke for a few seconds of driving, and then the smoke completely stopped. I took the...
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    190E Specialist in Hampshire?

    I bought the car in January for £1500 and it had an MOT last month. It's not immaculate but obviously been well cared for. It's had at least a service every year, and in 2014/198000 miles it had a £1500 service at a Mercedes main dealer, followed by new injectors, new anti roll bar bushes...
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    190E Specialist in Hampshire?

    The car did have a lumpy idle but I massively improved it with new breather hoses (only one more hose to now change - the crankcase breather to idle control unit). It's now okay at idle I think. To me it definitely looks like oil smoke. I should also add - the 190 appears to use very...
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    190E Specialist in Hampshire?

    If I coast down a long downhill and then accelerate there is a brief cloud of blue smoke. Also when accelerating very hard there is some blue smoke (I can only see it at night in the headlight beams of following cars). The car has 203,000 miles yet it starts and drives perfectly. It doesn't...
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    190E Specialist in Hampshire?

    Hi all, Are there any specialists in Southampton/Hampshire who know the 190E? I *think* my valve stem oil seals are gone (classic symptoms), one garage I spoke to said the head would have to come off to sort it and the job would be into four figures. I would attempt to do the job...
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