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  1. zena123

    Trickle charger ...

    replying to 350cls: I also did exactly as W1ghty describes above: left charger on overnight - used extension lead from garage - (as 4 hours during the day was insufficient). Since then, car & battery have been fine.
  2. zena123

    New tyre: how to get one ...?

    Travelling in Germany, near Bayreuth and it seems you have to order tyres over Internet & get them delivered rather than ring garages on the off-chance to ask if they have a particular tyre in stock (we are travelling down to Italy) . Anyone have experience of, or know a garage in this area/...
  3. zena123

    Servicing at PCS Horndean

    Can endorse the above post.
  4. zena123

    Sensor problem NOX sensor

    Update today on NOx sensor replacement : car went in today (seems quite a few were there on 'recall') so it will be 'done' tomorrow a.m. Mioba said (in another thread, I think) the sensor ought to be V3: the vehicle has had its Dieselgate Software update. I made Mioba's point to the garage ...
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    Sensor problem NOX sensor

    Hi Jelder: My dealer also gave impression it cd be 6 months-1 year to get the part. So hopefully yours will be a month or so. Dealership also had no answers for if an Ad-Blue warning appeared (meaning, like yours, car off the road). Doesn't alter the fact that it shouldn't be happening. [NOx...
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    Sensor problem NOX sensor

    Mine is being replaced (second time!) next week. Dealership wouldn't commit to a date until sensor came in. That took approx 1 month. Thanks to Mioba's post, I took steps to find out if Dieselgate software update has been done (it has) & then requested dealership to ensure that the replacement...
  7. zena123

    Trickle charger ...

    Bobby Dazzler wrote: Sounds like they may have tried it without hooking up to the charger. I also received low battery warnings whilst a car was being updated at the dealership. Tx. I guess that's what happened, then.
  8. zena123

    Trickle charger ...

    Brilliant range of replies (as one might expect from this forum). Good to know Lidl chargers have a lot of support, tho' I'm still inclined towrds CTek, having read BobbyDazzler's et al comments about the difference, I think that'll do for me. CTek do seem responsive: I spoke to them today: they...
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    Trickle charger ...

    Reading through posts (thanks to those who've posted in the past) I see that CTek is highly recommended for trickle chargers. My (naive) question is, what is the difference between CTek MXS 5.0 (using AGM mode) or CTek CT5 Stop/start. Aim is for use in W204 (C220, 2014 Bluetec) and W205 (C220d...
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    Sensor problem NOX sensor

    Apologies for long post: Discussion with MB Service Manager today. History: July 2020, EML came on & downstream NOx Sensor was replaced FOC under Warranty. (Warranty ended Jan 2021) Jan 2022, EML came on & dealership had the car today, but were too busy, so will run Star diagnostic tomorrow...
  11. zena123

    Rear prop shaft split; oil leak

    Tx leef44, I googled Benz on the Green & it's now in my diary. Tx E55BOF: it's also a question of finding a good Indie ... think I've found mine !
  12. zena123

    Rear prop shaft split; oil leak

    RESULT !! & Update to my OP: Having booked the car into Prestige Car Service, Horndean, for a second opinion (as suggested on here !), Ollie & Josh examined the sump & rear prop shaft coupling. Result: no oil leak & no split in the coupling. Advice from this forum + trip to Portsmouth has...
  13. zena123

    NOx / Adblue W213

    re: de-ionised water as a replacement for AdBlue : I'll put the idea to the indie tomorrow & see what their view is. From what I've gathered so far, root cause of NOx issues is urban driving, exacerbated during lockdown periods, when ppl were discouraged from distance driving.
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    Fault P220F77 - The heater of NOx sensor 2 (cylinder bank 1)

    White eagle : just to say, I'm investigating same fault (P220F-77). The downstream sensor was replaced by dealership under warranty in Oct 2020. Star identified same fault again in Oct 2021 & I had fault deleted. Since then EML has come on & car's going into the dealership next week. I will wait...
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    NOx / Adblue W213

    Thanks Smiley .... I found your embedded responses & appreciate that you addressed my questions ! I'll follow your advice & won't touch the AdBlue (for now - pending what I discover as I go along). Had to laugh when I read the bit about advising DVLA ! Am taking the car down to Portsmouth...
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    NOx / Adblue W213

    NOx sensors in general are on back order & I've read that some people waited up to 10 months for availability! So am concerned that EML will be on for that length of time. (EML cause is likely to be NOx sensor.) Several questions: 1) If anything else were to go wrong diagnostically, then that...
  17. zena123

    Rear prop shaft split; oil leak

    PetrolPete: Tx ... tbh, I was a bit uneasy about both garages' opinions & am seeking peace-of-mind by taking it to Horndean. - I have printed out your diagram & will take it with me to Prestige (it'll save them time in explaining stuff after they've examined the car). Some years ago I read...
  18. zena123

    Rear prop shaft split; oil leak

    Yay ! Booked into Prestige ... on Fri 1st April (couldn't avoid that date, as they are so booked up) ! Hope WW3 hasn't broken out by then : [a serious comment !]
  19. zena123

    Rear prop shaft split; oil leak

    Thanks Mioba, you're correct: ... in this case, it's breakdown assistance (formerly Mobilo ?) that I want to maintain till end of 2022 & also until I find an Indie that is reliable etc., that access the diagnostics & update the ESS.
  20. zena123

    Rear prop shaft split; oil leak

    Optimus: No offence taken, as I was of your mind anyway. However, I've tried changing the pic ... may have to log out first before it takes effect. Your next post will then be asking if I'm trying to subvert this forum by changing it to a gardening forum !!
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