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    W203 M271 engine - mystery coolant loss

    And so the saga continues ever on This time the mystery of the coolant dropping with NO apparent leak Ive been topping it weekly to the top of the divider in the expansion bottle and over a week of shortish runs ( 10 miles per day ) it slowly drops. Yesterday i checked it as normal and topped it...
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    Current drain W203

    Alarm and seat control modules are known to cause this
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    W203 Facelift - LCD screen ( multifunction screen ) problem

    Ive done a fixorage Some of you might remember the LCD screen on my facelift C180K when white . Well just for the record you CAN swap just the screen from a second hand cluster and the screen is just plug in
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    W203 Facelift - LCD screen ( multifunction screen ) problem

    Thanks , il let you know if i solve this issue
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    W203 Facelift - LCD screen ( multifunction screen ) problem

    So the digital / LCD display on my dash has gone and failed , well its almost white but the digits are all there ( just ) . AFAIK the dash is specific to the car , in other words i cant fit a dash from a scrapped car or i loose total mileage . Would it be even remotely possible to swap the LCD...
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    W203 Facelift - LCD screen ( multifunction screen ) problem

    And the problem is - the screen has gone white , writing is all there ( just ) and appears to be yellow . At night with the lights on it goes even brighter and the writing is unreadable. From what i can see it is still working , clock , mileage , gear selection etc is all there in a faded yellow...
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    My first Mercedes

    IT LIVES - well after a real fight Sadly my wallets not so lucky Saga is as follows . Book it into my friendly garage for a service B - or was it A - Feck knows but it sprang up on the dash demanding attention within 28 days . No time myself and this garage is great , been using them for...
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    Happy Birthday, Remmoc

    Thank you all for my birthday wishes , means a lot :)
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    Central locking issue 06 W203 C180K

    for a week or so now the rear door on the drivers side has been slow to lock and unlock , it still kind of works but a few times ive had to press the button on the key or the one on the dash twice to get it to fully unlock. Any idea as to whats going on , all the other locks including the boot...
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    W203 Gearbox issue

    its got a red tab
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    W203 Gearbox issue

    theres no gearbox dipstick unfortunately - only the tube , where can i get one
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    W203 Gearbox issue

    130,000 miles , no idea on when the box was last serviced , just wondering as to whats going on really , its fine normally but has done this twice so far and only when cold on initial pulling away
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    W203 Gearbox issue

    Gearbox doing a funny thing . Its happened twice now a few weeks apart but only when its cold . Basically i pull away as normal and it doesnt change up , pull over and switch between C , S and M . Put it back in S and its fine and changes as normal . 56 Reg C108 Avantgard Any ideas please
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    My first Mercedes

    It FAILED , On Lambda being too high ( 1.06 ) and a hole in the back box which im hoping is the cause of the high reading
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    My first Mercedes

    God these cars are a pain , on the way home from work i went through some floods , not deep just a lot of water across the road however the car seem unaffected and drove home the remaining 5 miles fine Went out an hour later and it wouldnt change gear on auto , went to manual flappy paddles and...
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    The Complete M271 Engine thread. ( Revised and Updated )

    SOLVED , Tickovers steady and perfect , after much research the pipe goes to the changeover valve and has something to do with the supercharger . Ive reset the Gearbox and TPS and its flying again
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    The Complete M271 Engine thread. ( Revised and Updated )

    Ive had fluctuating tickover , varies my 50RPM when its hot but seems steady when cold , no codes , battery and alternator have been checked and are both fine 56 reg C180K Drives fine Anyway Just had a quick look , there was a small black pipe coming from under the front of the air filter pushed...
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    M271 - Rattly tappets ???

    Rattle has still not reappeared - in fact since the weathers warmed up the half a second timing chain slight rattle on fire up has also gone - in fact its running extremely well so i guess its about to grenade itself . I love this car but hate the M271 . It must be reading all the horror...
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    The Complete M271 Engine thread. ( Revised and Updated )

    Leaky cam magnets might be one other .
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    Leaving the windows open all day - 2006 W203

    So its hot at present and at work its secure so i tend to leave it with the windows down and unlocked . Lately its been locking itself sometime after i get out - setting the alarm , sometimes the alarm then goes off if its windy and for example my air freshener moves . I know if you unlock it...
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