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Post-facelift W202 Door lock: key goes all the way in but does not turn Boot lock: key goes all the way in but does not turn Glove box: key works Boot lock problems are common on this model. There is a release on the fob and inside the car so the lock doesn't get used and seizes. But...

The engine in question is a 111.945 (2l) Here goes: Undertray removed. The grime may well be the result of the oil escaping past the head gasket. And we’re stuck. I can’t get the exhaust manifold bolts out. According to the Haynes manual it does have to come off because the manifold...

OK, so it did start in the end but it took a few goes. I have been kind of expecting this. For a few months now it has now and then been running rough on start up. Not for very long. It calms down after about 30 seconds or so. This seems to happen most often when it is cold and/or wet. I have...

For many months it has worked just fine. Now, it will not unlock the car remotely. Or lock it. However, stick the key in the ignition and it works fine. I have swapped the batteries with my other key (which is fully functional) and nothing changes. I know it is transmitting a signal because...

Tested the lights this evening: 1. Sidelights: fine 2. Dipped beams: NS not working. (Bulb?) 3. Main beams: NS not working. (Fuse?) 4. Foglights: NS not working and sidelight went out. (Huh?) 5. Went back to sidelights: fine Any ideas?

Top Gear is gone. Oh they might try to revive it with new presenters but it will be a pale imitation of the, er, revival of the original. When a team is broken up as when Diana Rigg left the Avengers, Jo Grant left Doctor Who or Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd things are never the same again...

I had never experienced an overheated engine until today. But when there are clouds of steam coming out of the bonnet you have to face facts. And of course, all sorts of horrible thoughts go through your mind: has the head gasket gone? has any permanent damage been done to the engine etc...

This morning while stuck in traffic, the AA man behind me very kindly took the time and effort to draw up alongside and tell me that my brake lights weren't working. Oh dear! But if that's the case, I thought, (and it was, I checked) how come the dash wasn't showing a warning? The external...

As it happens I've been a member for some time but about a year and a half ago, no longer needing a car for work, I lapsed and (ashamed as I am to admit it) sold the Merc. And so it was utterly inevitable that within a year I would need a car again. But what should I get? Previously, I was...

Yes, I know this is supposed to be really easy but I am stumped. The idea is that you slacken off the tensioner by turning this bolt counter-clockwise, yes? But what sort of bolt is it? And it seems to be in a bit of a sorry state. Is there another way?

And, as a consequence, producing a semi-circular pattern at the spindle rather than an "M". I have tried lubricating the mechanism. This hasn't made much difference. Does this mean I need a new mechanism?

Pretty much as above except that the stalk has cooled down now and there is no signs of life from the wiper. The indicators work as does the screenwash (just no wiper to wipe it with). What is it likely to be? stalk, electronics or wiper?

I am currently looking for a decent Merc under £1000. Today I saw a reasonably nice pre-facelift W202 C200 but when I took it for a test drive the ABS light came on. I walked away. The question is should I have? What's the worst it could be?

Not me you understand: the car. According to the Georgians who bought it there is money to be made in sorting out the rust, converting it to left-hand drive and driving it to Baku. Converting to left-hand drive!? OK, parts are probably cheap but labour? And there's bound to be the odd...

I went in complaining of a groaning noise coming from the nearside rear. They diagnosed the cause as a worn brake pad and the cause of the cause as a seized caliper. The solution: a new pad to replace the worn one, another new pad on the other side, a new disc because of the scoring, the same...

How cold does the engine have to be before I can safely change the coolant? I ask because I think I am going to have to take a trip to Pit Start to do it and by the time I get there the engine will be fully up to temperature. "But why the trip to Pit Start?" I hear you asking. Two...

This came up as an MOT advisory. As I understand it the solution may be simply to tighten them up. Is this an easy thing to do? Otherwise, what might be the cause?

Saw a few of these in Berlin last week. Nice looking car, but what is it?

I am something of a compulsive record keeper: Mileage then: 131148 Mileage now: 153360 Mileage covered: 22212 Gallons of petrol: 784.40 Average MPG: 28.30 Best MPG (tank-to-tank): 36.65 (I love Germany) Worst MPG: 21.01 Purchase price: 1900.00 Total cost (including purchase): 14669.26...

CKLClive (banished from these parts) of Benzworx repaired some of my W202's rust. I say "some" as to repair all of it would have cost more than the car is worth. He also dabbed some Bilt Hamber stuff around the place so it should never come back. Although I did tell him that I wasn't that...