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    C Class W203 (possibly CLK W209) 17" Winter Wheels and Tyres

    Just spotted typo - the tyres are 225/45 17s. 245/40s fitted to the rears with the staggered set-up and summer tyres.
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    W203 Class M272 Engine Various Parts - Coil Pack, Plugs and Locking Wheel Bolts

    Spare set of 6 new Bosch YR7 Platinum spark plugs. Suitable for any M272 V6 engine fitted to C Class, CLK, SLK, etc. - £25 New Coil Pack suitable for any M272 engine (these are useful to have in the car as I've had a few die on me in the C Class usually somewhere inconvenient like rural...
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    C Class W203 Estate Genuine MB Dog Guard

    Genuine MB dog for W203 estate. In very good condition. Paint not chipped. £30 Collection from Bath PM me if you are interested Andy
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    C Class W203 (possibly CLK W209) 17" Winter Wheels and Tyres

    After 17 years and 200K miles the trusty C Class estate has finally given up. I'm now selling various parts including a set of German made TUV approved (for the W203) Dezent RE 7.5J ET35 17" wheels fitted with Nexen Winguard Sport 245/45 17" V rated winter tyres. This is the correct set up (as...
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    W213 Dull Knocking from the rear

    I had a similar problem with my W203 2years ago. It turned out to be the anti-roll bar links on the rear which were cheap to replace (Lemforder from ECP). The rubber anti-roll bar bushes were not in good shape either so you might want to have a look at these whilst the links are off. Again quite...
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    Brake Discs problem mercedes w222

    Had exactly the same problem with my W203 a couple of years ago (larger calipers with 2 x pistons). 3 sets of discs with each set lasting about 1000 miles. Suspension, hubs, etc. checked but turned out it was a sticking piston in the caliper. Calipers were checked but it wasn't obvious however...
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    Fumes

    I have a 2005 C230 with the M272 V6 petrol so a bit different from yours. Mine also developed a burning oil smell when parking up, stationary at lights, reversing, etc. It wasn't using any oil and no sign of any leaks however it transpired that there are some plastic breather plugs on the rear...
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    SHOCKERS - maybe?

    Had a similar problem with clunking from the rear of my C230. Everything appeard to be fine but the anti-roll bar links were shot. Diffult to identify when on the vehicle but when they were off the mounting bushes were oval. They are cheap and easy to fix plus it's worth doing the roll bar...
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    3.5 petrol M272 not getting up to temp

    Same thing with my M272 2.5L. Took ages to warm up and after a few days the engine management light came on. Indie put it on star and it came up with thermostat fault immediately.
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    w203 allowed wheel size

    My 2005 W203 has Adharaz wheels and the Sport Pack. The calipers are too big for 16" wheels so you will need to go 7.5J 225/45 17s all round which is what I do with my winter tyres and wheels. This is what the manufacturer recommends so should not be a problem with insurance.
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    Nexen tyres?

    I've been running them on my W203 C230 sport pack for a number of years and they are absolutely fine - as good as the Kumho's I used to run and the original Michelins which wore out in 5 minutes. I also have a separate set of wheels with the Winguard Sports. These will go on in the next week or...
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    2003 CLK C209 Braking issue.

    My 2005 W203 Sport Pack suffered from what appeared to be a brake 'grabbing' effect at low speed to judder at higher speeds. Replacing the front discs and pads initially appeared to cure the problem but within 3K miles or so it was back. My wheel bearings were checked along with the calipers...
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    2005 W203 C230 Avantgarde SE Sport Pack Estate

    After 12 years, I’ve decided to replace my trusty 2005 W203 C230 2.5L V6 Avantgarde SE Estate. The vehicle is fitted with the Sports Pack (sports seats, larger cross drilled brakes, 17” wheels, lowered / upgraded suspension and sports exhaust), 7 G-Tronic gearbox, full leather interior and...
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    S204 C230 V6 Another thermostat question- rating?

    The stat on my W203 C230 M272 went a few years ago, i.e. fully open so the engine took ages to get up to operating temperature. After a about a week the engine light came on. When the my indy plugged in Star it immediately diagnosed a faulty stat. He fitted a genuine MB unit but I think it was...
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    Super-Charger SLK230 not working

    Are you definitely sure the MAF is OK? We have a 1999 SLK230 and after 9 years the supercharger didn't appear to be working. Engine was very flat, gear changes were irregular but no misfires. The MAF was the culprit so a new Bosch unit was purchased from ECP. I had replace the MAF on my C230...
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    CLK W209 (2007) Brake Judder

    Out of interest were they Sport Pack callipers on the front?
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    CLK W209 (2007) Brake Judder

    My indie has just replaced the left side calliper with a MB re-manufactured unit so fingers crossed this will resolve the problem. The sport pack calliper has two pistons so I guess if one is sticking you can end up with a situation where there are unequal forces that will then cause the disc to...
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    CLK W209 (2007) Brake Judder

    Maybe some of the indies would be kind enough to share there thoughts on this before I go down the route of replacing the callipers. Interestingly we took the car down to France last summer. Problem was too bad before we started but after several hundred miles of high speed motoring on the...
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    CLK W209 (2007) Brake Judder

    Suspension also checked and brake fluid replaced / re-bled last time. It's fine for the first 1000 miles or so after the disks are replaced and then the problem returns so there must be something causing uneven wear even though the disks / hubs appear to be running true. Did you get to the...
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