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    Gearbox having a brain fart

    How sad that posters do not return with feedback on their outcomes.
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    Hyundai Looks like a Merc?

    l will quote a Scottish colleague, now long deceased. He was a fellow IT-man and car enthusiast, who in the late eighties (or perhaps the early nineties), when technology only started to help manufacturers to accelerate new model designs, said: "How Boring. Soon all cars will have to meet the...
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    Intermittent, self-healing fault W204 C220cdi

    I took the car to the agents for (a free) diagnosis. Verdict: "Front SAM failure". New one R18,600 (nearly a thousand Pounds). No thank you, at least for the moment, as the scrap yard/breaker's price is only R4,000 (~ £ 210). The breaker however, needs the part number on the unit, forcing me to...
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    Intermittent, self-healing fault W204 C220cdi

    Many thanks for all the feedback. Much appreciated. The battery is new. The Indy ran a STAR diagnostic system as far as I recall. Once faults are cleared no faults until the next fail. Unlikely the window demister as it never gets used. Likewise any water ingress, the car probably have only...
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    Intermittent, self-healing fault W204 C220cdi

    Thank you, it gives me something to consider.
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    Intermittent, self-healing fault W204 C220cdi

    Long story, please bear with me. Whilst driving, error messages would appear in succession: Run Flat indicator Inoperative; PRE-SAFE Inoperative; Restraint System Malfunction; Cruise Control and SPEEDTRONIC Inoperative; ABS and ESP Inoperative. The radio dies and the speedometer and...
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    Release 639 Drive Shafts From Diff'

    Let Google be your friend. Here is one option I hope this helps.
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    W221 S320L CDI just got one and has issues!

    Sorry I cannot help. Let Google be your friend. SAM = Signal Acquisition Module Also see this: W221 S class common failures
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    Fire extinguisher recommendations ? Car and Home

    A few years ago, a local church's VW Kombi with 1.8 petrol engine was saved from a fire, with a dry powder extinguisher. It made a holy mess of the interior, needing serious vacuming afterwards and several cables were damaged but nothing a patient, retired home mac could not fix. I rather keep...
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    Rusting dipstick

    I was also skeptical about oil suction but tested several times on a few engines. The first was a 230 eninge in a G-wagon where it was easy to open the sump plug after sucking. Literally only a few drops came out at the plug. I then did it on a E240 with the V6 engine where I removed the...
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    Disconnect battery

    I can only relate my own experiences. I used to have a high rate of battery turnover, particularly on vehicles with limited use and normally shortly after the warranty had expired. Some years ago I invested in a C-Tek (XS 3600) charger and now charge every battery, regardless of use, at least...
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    W204 Electronics Woes - Help!

    I am impressed - with the quick responses received. Thank you. My apologies for my slow answer. The battery tested 12.7 Volts but down to 12.1 Volts the next day and only 11.7 Volts on the third day. Obviously, something was draining it. The amazing thing is that even at 11.7 volts the car...
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    W204 Electronics Woes - Help!

    Long story: Yesterday morning in heavy morning traffic, my W204 C220cdi with ~ 92,000 kms, bought to be a reliable transport for the aging wife, suddenly started misbehaving. After a lane change, in dry weather, the windscreen wipers started wiping; then a warning that the tyre pressure is no...
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    E220cdi S212 Boot rattle/noise

    I had an annoying rattle (over and above the standard suspension noises) on a 2004 W203. It was not bumps or road indulations related. Seemed worse at speeds above 100 km/hour. I checked shock absorber fittings, secured under body covers, tools, spare wheel cover, etc, to no avail. It sounded...
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    Vito 113cdi auto vibration on motorway

    I would assume with all the balancing all tyres are checked for out of round as well. That is, not flat spots, etc.
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    Presentation to the MBClub. w204 c220cdi query!?

    Good luck trying to diagnose any strange noise on a diesel. A few weeks ago I heard an unusual sound from my W203 C220cdi and being a diesel, with different noises at different temperatures, I wondered if it could be the serpentine belt tensioner or one of the idler pulleys starting their...
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    Engine problem

    I am surprised no one else has responded so far. I am no expert but will try to help. I suggest that you have a diagnostic test done by someone with a STAR diagnostic system. This is always good advice for these more modern cars often given on this forum. My W203 C220cdi would just loose...
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    W211 - OM642 - Blue Smoke After Long Idle

    White smoke likely to be unburned diesel. Car at operating temperature? Run Star diagnostics see what comes up?
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    Auto Not Kicking Down Sometimes, Low Power - W211 E280 cdi

    Can be many things. Why not run Star diagnostics and narrow down the posibilities.
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    High pitched noise, when driving over 60mph

    Belt tensioner? Can you invoke the noise with the car stationary?
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