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  1. Petrol Pete

    Correct Battery

    OP , AGM batteries have been around since the 1980's , mainly for military use. My 2006 S203 C class was the last of the build and the very top of the tree at the time (C55 AMG) . I myself replaced the factory original 2006 battery a few years back. It was a MB lead acid battery , you could...
  2. Petrol Pete

    Tactrix Openport 2.0 (aliexpress)

    OK smart a$$ stick around I am sure there are loads on many MBClubUK members on here who are bursting to help you with your illegal installation . And I really mean it , why is 200Euros such a big deal when buying a maintenance tool for your practically new MB car ? And when you do finally get...
  3. Petrol Pete

    Correct Battery

    ECP , Halfords etc all have what you need , especially since you want just basic as you are selling the car.
  4. Petrol Pete

    Tactrix Openport 2.0 (aliexpress)

    So thats why they are so eager for it to be connected to the web for any length of time . For the sake of 200 Euros to work on such a nice car is it really worth the hassle. ?
  5. Petrol Pete

    Correct Battery

    PS , the battery looks wet . There is a cabin filter/battery cover ? Just removed for photo ?
  6. Petrol Pete

    Correct Battery

    Not sure if the charging system on a 2005 car is compatible with an AGM battery and the one in the photo is from a General Motors car , my guess is 'they' just fitted one that went in the hole. Always had good results with these . Car , van , motorbike and Motability scooter batteries I have...
  7. Petrol Pete

    What makes the perfect Winter car

    If I remember correctly this was a 'disappointing' failure . Nice try for back in the 30's though
  8. Petrol Pete

    Tactrix Openport 2.0 (aliexpress)

    Is it because it is illegal/pirate ?
  9. Petrol Pete

    Even more new jokes... (No UK Politics please)

    Yes , they usually $hit all over the place , except where they live. That is the solution. :thumb::D
  10. Petrol Pete

    Bent or misplaced crankshaft pulley om642

    See photo post #2 it's two parts bonded together by rubber. Yours might be different . It's called a harmonic damper/balancer. Take the belt off ang give the pulley a good hard grip wobble. Even that might not be enough to diagnose that it's faulty
  11. Petrol Pete

    Bent or misplaced crankshaft pulley om642

    Has the rubber bit rotted out ?
  12. Petrol Pete

    Passenger Footwell Foot Rest Removal

    Only because with my short 'muscular' legs my feet would never touch that part of the car ! :p
  13. Petrol Pete

    Strange ticking noise, C200 diesel estate

    I really do not know . But I do know (from reading online and on here somewhere) that 2 of the actuators are (just about) accessible without removing the whole dashboard. It is not a job that , thankfully, I have had to do myself.....yet. Sorry that I can't be of anymore help on this issue.
  14. Petrol Pete

    The EV fact thread

    Just saw the Kia EV9 in a showroom. Massive car (Range Rover size), beautiful looking, but very pricey. Mrs MJ also liked it... Two thousand 600 Kg before anyone climbs in to drive it . Luggage ?? What a way to save 'precious resources' ! More weight than a 2024 Range Rover . FFS.
  15. Petrol Pete

    Multi 5 link suspension

    Front springs of various quality widely available , hopefully either the part number or colour code is still visible on your old one making buying new ones pretty simple.
  16. Petrol Pete

    Multi 5 link suspension

    I have just replaced my fronts . 2006 S203
  17. Petrol Pete

    The EV fact thread

    And we are worse off for it . The sheer agony of reading the manual of your poverty spec company car and seeing all of the goodies in the manual that your car could have if you had tried harder at school and became a manager and not just a wage slave 😢. Or the joy of having the top model and...
  18. Petrol Pete

    I did the right thing and now have a medically limited licence!

    MOT every two years ! Madness , there are people out there (who vastly outnumber people who join car forums ) that need an MOT just to remind them that their cars roll on tyres that wear out and have windscreen wipers that are supposed to wipe water away , lights thats are supposed to light up...
  19. Petrol Pete

    The EV fact thread

    Regulators can not be trusted when the stakes are this high.
  20. Petrol Pete

    Multi 5 link suspension

    Hello and welcome . The rear suspension on a w203 C class is just a (pretty upright ) spring and sperate shock absorber , nothing fancy. It must be a W203 as it is a 2005 car. W204 started in 2007. Are you talking about this ? If so pretty much the entire W/S203 range had the same set up .
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