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Hi All For those who are regular followers of this forum site, you may remember a couple of months ago, I posted on the site, my near thing with the rear suspension arms being rusted through and collapsing(see photo). The garage which I use instead of main dealers fitted rear suspension arms (...

Hi All Im trying to to find out how I can add a short video clip to my post in order to allow other members to hear a problem I'm having with a noise issue I'm having with my car , which the garage is finding difficulty identifying and rectifying. Look forward to all replies.

Yesterday when driving out of my street, I just turned a corner at low speed and the back end of the car made a clunking noise and it felt as if I had a puncture. I stopped the car, all tyres OK however the back end seemed low. As I was only about 100 yards from my house, I gingerly drove the...

After changing my oil and filter, I noticed a ticking coming from the engine area, you cannot hear it with the bonnet closed and the noise may have always been there. The noise appears to be coming from the unit as highlighted on the photo. It sounds like a chattering relay, the unit appears to...

Seen this on Amazon, seems to get good reviews. I know a good number of the members use the oil extraction method, was going to buy the pele extractor however this unit seems pretty good as your extract oil straight into disposal container. Has anyone used this unit, look forward to any comments

My car is only doing 2500 miles a year and keeping getting oil change at Mercedes seems rather expensive. I noticed Europarts selling TRIPLE QX 5w40 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil , MB229.4 spec at a very good price. Has anyone used this oil and any opinions whether I should use it in my 10 year old...

My C180 had a broken spring at 32K miles (I thought this was pretty poor show for a so called quality car) from new, had both fronts renewed by Mercedes, 10K (4 years) careful miles later front spring broken, showed up at MOT. Contacted Mercedes and was advised springs were only guaranteed for 2...

Took my w203 C180 for MOT to MOT station that does not do repairs, car failed on front coil spring and rear brake pipes (they advised me it was the small metal ones attached to the flexible hose). I duly took the the car to a local garage to have the work done. The mechanic looked at the spring...

:wallbash: Decided to take black door cover strips ( bottom of each door ) off to remove some surface rust and repaint. Having a problem refixing strips, they keep sliding off door. Anyone got any advice on how to keep them in place, is there a special solution available, silicon makes them slip...

I have just checked my ATF level, I was expecting colour to be red or black, I was quite surprised to see it was a yellow colour( like fresh engine oil), is this normal or does Mercedes use this colour of ATF. It certainly looks very clean, no traces of black.

Has anyone had problems like this: both mirrors fold in and out OK, drivers side, mirror tilts up and down and side to side OK. Passenger side, moves side to side OK however will not move up and down. The switch would appear to ok as it operates drivers side OK. Door mirror has not been damaged...

Can anyone advise on the best way to check ATF on a W203 that has no dipstick. Any other way of checking without Mercedes workshop tool. Does the engine have to be hot or cold, engine running (in gear or neutral or park) or switched off. If anyone can answer questions and/or suggest alternative...

Can get 5 litres of Shell helex ultra 5W-40 for £29, is there any better oil out there in this price range.

I have looked at many threads regarding engine oil. On many posts when asking about MB229.3 oil, BlackC55 recommends using 10W-40 oil. Having studied the list below: MB sheet 229.3 approved oils for passenger cars with gas and diesel engines with extended drain interval indicator FSS up to...

Has anyone any dealings with Unipart oil. Seems a good deal at £22.61 for 5 litres of 5W-40 synthetic, MB229.3, price includes VAT and delivery. Is it worth a go or should I stay well clear.

I am going to change the oil on my w203 C180k using the extraction method. can anyone tell me is it better to raise front or rear of car (park on slope) or leave car on level to achieve the greatest amount of oil from the sump. Will be using 10W- 40 as per dealership on last change. Any...

After having my car serviced by Mercedes since new ,I have decided to start doing my own oil and filter change as I am only using car once or twice a week and covering 1500 miles per year. Have checked my service book and all previous oil changes,Mercedes mechanic has only written castrol , last...

After having my car serviced by Mercedes since new ,I have decided to start doing my own oil and filter change as I am only using car once or twice a week and covering 1500 miles per year. Have checked my service book and all previous oil changes,Mercedes mechanic has only written castrol , last...

Having searched my service book from cover to cover to find out about when ATF should be changed; spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter etc. were all mentioned however no mention was made about ATR. I had read on the forums it should be done at 37500 miles and this is what the dealerships are...

My mobilife has expired, I am now looking to join a car breakdown recovery company. I am doing a very small mileage and have never needed recovery in the last 15 years. I would rather have some sort of cover. Autoaid and Start Rescue seem to be the cheapest. I realise Autoaid operate a pay up...