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Hi, bit of a strange one this. Bro in law has a 2015 ML250 (I think W166). He's been to Costco to have 4 new tyres fitted but the fitter says the wheel bolt heads have swollen and he cannot get the socket on without using force which may damage them as the bolts are made of alloy??? I find this...

Hi, as soon as my S211 is back in rude health I'll be passing it on to my eldest son where it will be well looked after. I have just bought (Friday) an Audi A8 4.2 TDI which is a bit of a beast and I'm trying to get to know it. I'll be sticking around partly because Mrs. Saff has a W246 and...

Hi. My 2006 S211 ususlly runs great but a day or two ago the engine lacked pull and no pressing on the accelerator would make it perform properly. It then cleared and ran normally. Today it did the same thing and refused to accelerate normaly or kick down. Again no EML. Scanned the car with my...

Hi as per title. Bro in law's ML o/s door mirror was hit and took out the glass and indicator. Mirror casing is undamaged and indicator still works but craked. The mirror glass relacement is self-explanitory but any tips on removing the casing to get to the indicator unit appreciated. Also...

Seriously, does anyone have a tried and trusted method for getting the little sods out of your door mirrors? I don't want to kill them btw.

Obviously this weather is freakish and temporary but just out of interest: Does anyone use screen sunshades or dash top covers to protect the plastics against sun damage? From many overseas trips I've seen loads of cars with damaged dash tops due to prolonged exposure. Maybe this is going to be...

Hi, another of my 'what would you do posts'. Though it does mean that I appreciate your views. :) Mrs Saff has a 2014 246 B class which we bought at 3 years old with 19K on the clock and full MB history. Since then we've had it serviced by MB specialists including timing belt change and Trans...

Hi Just out of interest, how much would you spend to keep your car before you bought a replacement? For example, my 2006 S211 E220cdi has 134K miles and is in really good condition. Has full MB s/h up to me getting it 6 years ago. I've serviced it since. Much work done with fairly recent...

Hi. I know this is a well-discussed subject but this is a puzzler. Front o/s knock/rattle over rough road surface but not large bumps. Recently replaced the lower suspension arms c/w balljoints and ARB droplink. The odd thing is that it goes away when the car has been driven a while, as if...

Hi I have a new boxed Mahle oil filter for my S211 E220 CDI and its been sitting in my garage for a couple of years due to my forgetting about it. I'm going to do an oil and filter change soon and was wondering anyone's thoughts on it still being ok to use after storage in a brick garage? It's...

Hi all, its been a long time. S211 220cdi 2006 pre-facelift. The soft close mechanism is playing up, sometimes working and sometimes not, also confusing the luggage cover into going up and down like a yo-yo. The tailgate closes manually (so far) and I'm happy with this but I don't want to get...

Trying to change the rear pads on my S211 and having a swine of a job undoing the slide pins from the caliper carrier. I gave them a squirt of plusgas and then proceeded to snap 2 T40 Torx keys. Admittedly they were of possibly dubious quality and the plusgas hadn't had too long to work. The guy...

I don't know if anyone else, or perhaps even many on here are getting scam emails which are so freaking plausible. 2 such items of late, one from my mobile phone provider and another from TV licensing, both of which are direct debits. Ok I'm getting on a bit but still have my marbles (arguably)...

Hi guys. The front power socket, the one under the flap on the centre console has stopped working. I was using this to power my dash cam. The sockets in the rear console and the load area are both fine. Would they have separate fuses or share the same one does anyone know? if they are separate I...

Hi all, well trodden ground I know but trying to plan on how long I can keep my S211. Its a 2006 with 126K and is in great nick. There is no record of the SBC pump having been changed so I can only presume its as fitted from new. There are no issues but mileage dictates that it will time out...

We watched the last episode of this great series last night and Mrs Saff commented on the MB that DCI Cadi John drives asking what model it is. I'm unsure, looks like an M-class but may be a bit smaller. Anyone know?

I'm open to suggestions here chaps. My 2006 S211 with SBC is intermittently running a hot brake on the osr. Doesn't always do it but getting more common and usually when I've just done a motorway run. Sometimes so hot you can smell the friction material. Yesterday had the caliper replaced by my...

I have a Prestigio Roadrunner 320 dashcan, I know, not the highest calibre instrument but functional. Or rather was. Its showing a 'memory error' flash on switch-on and not recording. I've formatted the SD card and hard reset the cam but to no avail. Could possibly be the SD card itself but I...

Just a thought regarding Harry Gregg, one of the last of the Manchester United Munich air disaster survivors who passed away yesterday aged 87. RIP Harry.

Had my S211 mot'd last week and it went through ok but with a couple of advisories. Lower front arms showing play, both rear flexi brake pipes deteriorating, nsr brake line slight corrosion at union with flexi and osf brake line slight corrosion. MOT garage have replaced both front arms but...