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Hi I have been seeing quite a loss of coolant in my car (2003 estate) and did some digging around yesterday. All I can find is that the expansion tank was damp underneath, so it may be leaking through the cap when under pressure. However, I put over a litre in and it still wasn't quite up to...

Evening My wiper blade has started to leave a 2-3 inch gap conveniently located in front of the driver's line of sight, probably due to the recent frost, so I need a replacement. My dealer made me laugh by quoting £25 + vat so I've just been having a look online for the Bosch alternatives...

Sorry if this has been posted before, but if you like AMG, Mercedes, Jay Leno, California or the sound of rolling thunder, you just have to watch this video: YouTube - JAY LENO IN 'FAST AND THE FAMOUS' ON HOLLYWOOD'S SECRET RACE TRACK (thanks to Pistonheads for the original link)

I got back from visiting my family in Northumberland last night to find my work hack (Fiesta Sportvan) had slid down the pavement and was blocking next door's drive.... I moved it straight away and went to see the lady next door to apologise and find out what happened. She told me that not...

Afternoon Gents I've had a (actually quite quick) slow puncture on my offside rear wheel for a few months now that I just keep pumping up, but we'll be doing a few miles over Christmas and I thought I'd better get it re-fitted - the tyres were done in the Autumn and it's been a problem since...

Thought I'd add a quick post about my positive experience of dealing with Richard (aka MBTechnician) at Gem-Tech recently. You might have read about my recent problems with my C36 (see here http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/wheels-tyres/70416-c36-rear-brakes-plot-thickens.html) and finding...

Afternoon As discussed in my other thread, I have been having problems with a creaking noise coming from the rear passenger side of the car. Today I had a mobile tyre fitter come round to replace the rears and asked him to keep an eye out for anything untoward... He told me (I was at work...

I'm hoping that someone can help with an annoying problem. My C36 has developed a very annoying creak at the rear passenger side when there is any stress on the suspension - so all the time :( I took it to my local independent who spotted that the rear quarter of the car was very rusty and...

Afternoon I have an Alpine headunit (ida-X001) fitted in my W202 and keep getting blinded by the display at night. According to the Alpine manual the 'Dimmer Lead' is orange, which is helpful, but can anyone tell me which cable that should connect to on the Merc wiring loom? It's fine in...

Morning Can anyone tell me what colour my leather interior is? My dear Daughter thought I'd like pretty pictures all over her seat in pink biro, but she was wrong.... I put my vin into the Russian site and got this: 'leather gray / slate gray / alpaca gray / orion gray (208)' I assume...

Hi Badly need some new tyres for the front of my C36 and not sure what speed rating they need to be. I was guessing at W? Don't really want to trust what's on the front at the moment, but they're all marked as Y..... Incidentally, I'm looking to get Goodyear Assymetrics but have Avon...

Hi Took my C36 W202 to the guys below this week for a B service, MOT and a couple of niggles and was very impressed by their service, attention to detail and pricing. They are Bosch specialists so can get into the ecu of most Mercs (and other makes too) and, most importantly to me, actually...

Hi After having loads of help from the kind members here I thought it was about time I put some pictures of my car up. Now, I realise that it's not perfect (paintwork needs sorting out, panel fit at the front is a bit off) but it drives beautifully and, given a bit of time, I'm hoping to get...

Hi Just getting my car ready for a 1000 mile round trip to France and I have two options for what oil to take. I have two 4l containers fairly full from previous cars, but neither are the recommended 5w-40. I have: Castrol Edge Sport 0w-40 (which cost a fortune) or Shell Helix Plus...

Hi I'm getting my brother's AMG checked out this friday before I make him an offer and I've noticed an odd issue when at tickover. The revs move up and down a bit, but you can feel the car rocking slightly as if it's trying to pull away - bit like I imagine a V8 engined nascar would on the...

Just thought I'd say hello as I've been looking at the site for any info on my brother's car - he's gone on holiday for a month and I'm looking after his C36 AMG and thinking about buying it :D What I'd like to do before I decide is to have it checked out at a specialist as he thinks the...