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The time has finally come to sell my 2002 SLK 320 Steptronic. It has covered a genuine 24,000 miles since new and is totally original, even including the tyres which still have excellent tread depth. The colour is metallic blue with black leather. I've owned it for 11 or 12 years and there was...

At the risk of stirring up some controversy, I would say that the choice of oil is irrelevant for the majority of owners who will only keep the car for a maximum of 3 years or 40,000 miles. They certainly wouldn't notice any real difference between the most expensive fully synthetic and Tesco...

I've just been offered a very cheap plasma screen TV. The only fault is that the volume control has stopped working. That doesn't sound too serious but does anybody have any idea of the repair cost?

There are still a few packs remaining but probably not for very much longer. Next day delivery by DHL is still £8.95 for up to anything up to 12 litres or £10.95 for up to 24 litres, or you can collect from my home.

Alternatively you can buy some of my 5W40 Shell Helix Ultra Diesel at around £3 per litre. This oil is fully synthetic and satisfies Mercedes 229.5 See my ad in the For Sale forum or email me at [email protected]

My SLK 320 is for sale. 2002 02 registration. 23,000 miles from new. Tiptronic gearbox. Metallic blue (Linerite, I think) with dark grey leather. Climate control. Heated seats. Wind deflector. Recently taxed and MOT tested. One previous owner. Mine for the past 4 years. Beautiful original...

Hi Dieselman Thanks for your suggestions but I can't see it being related to fuel pressure (or fuel pump or relay) because the fault can happen when the engine is hot as well as when it is cold. If the engine has been running normally then there will be plenty of residual fuel pressure in the...

My friend has a 1998 E320 petrol which has always been well maintained but for the past 6 months has become difficult to start. The car has been to both his local garage and to Mercedes but neither has managed to fix it. Here are the symptoms:- Sometimes the engine just won't fire on the first...

Update. More than half of this oil has now been sold but I still have quite a few boxes surplus to my own requirements.

Since other people are advertising their products on this forum I will mention my oil, particularly since it seems to be the cheapest available! SHELL HELIX ULTRA DIESEL 5W40 FULLY SYNTHETIC from £2.95 per litre. I bought a large quantity of this oil in order to obtain a very good price for...

Since other people are advertising their products on this forum I will mention my oil, particularly since it seems to be the cheapest available! SHELL HELIX ULTRA DIESEL 5W40 FULLY SYNTHETIC from £2.95 per litre. I bought a large quantity of this oil in order to obtain a very good price for...

Amwebby. Don't even think about replacing the crank sensor (or any other parts), no matter what anybody on here tells you, until you have carried out some simple basic tests. Firstly check for a spark at the plugs. If you have a spark then your ignition system is almost certainly fine...

Dieselman could be right on this one. Aircon systems tend to encourage the growth of certain types of bacteria and these produce a fairly unpleasant smell, but it is usually most noticable for 5 or 10 minutes after the aircon has been switched off. I doubt that this is the cause in this case...

Jamsh. If you really want to pay £281 to Mercedes for HT leads, cap and rotor arm then go ahead, but your garage will certainly not be buying the parts from them. You can buy parts of similar quality with the same guarantee for a small fraction of that price from GSF or similar suppliers...

Good Grief! You are being severely ripped off so take it somewhere else! £130 to change the plugs!!!!! It does sound like the problem is likely to be HT leads, and the arcing they mentioned was probably arcing between the plug cap and earth. A spray of WD40 usually stops it, but replacing the...

This thread illustrates the dangers of this kind of forum. It's very tempting to read through a few posts on here to look for similar symptoms then jump to the wrong conclusions and start replacing parts unnecessarily. The correct (and cheapest) way to diagnose a fault is through logical...

I'll be going down from Kenilworth, Warks in a BMW 530d Touring. At the moment there are just two of us so there will be a spare seat, possibly two, so if anybody fancies sharing the costs please get in touch for more details.

Hi Slik_sly I still have some Shell Helix Diesel Ultra 5w40 if you want some. It's fully synthetic and satisfies the latest MB 229.3 specification. I'm selling it at £3.80 per litre instead of the recommended £13.99 at your local Shell garage. For further details see my ad in the For Sale...

Thanks for the replies so far. Grav888. I'm in the Midlands so Rochester would be a long way to travel for a 205, unfortunately. BlackC55. A 190E would be marvellous but I'm sure the insurance would be prohibitive. Whizzkid. Sounds exciting! Let me know what you've got.

I bought one of the original SLK 230Ks in 1997 and thought that the engine really let the car down. It wasn't especially rough or especially noisy, but it just felt unsophisticated and was never a pleasure to drive hard. A few years later I bought a used SLK 320 which was far nicer. The engine...