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    MB Models, Design And Evolution

    We all have an opinion regarding MB models we think are special. Apart from eye appeal and technical specification, we the end user, will eventually see below the veneer whilst using the vehicle, and retrospectively may reflect an opinion rather differently from the first impressions that we...
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    The Complete M271 Engine thread. ( Revised and Updated )

    I notice re this engines description by R2D2 that the crankcase is cast iron and the cylinder head cast aluminium. In other descriptions, ie Wikipedia, it describes the crankcase as cast aluminium alloy. My underlying reason for raising this is related to the life of the cylinder head gasket...
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    Blue Efficiency injector recall?

    It is well worth while to read the statistical data in the link below. Using 15000 psi as an injection pressure say at 2 to 4K rpm poses substantial issues as regards wear etc Common rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Regards, Toadshall
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    Emissions, Politics, & Economic Car Life

    Placing a quota on utilities usage above which consumers pay an increased tarriff would reduce consumption and focus minds Reverting to simpler emissions systems of the type used in the 1980's: single point injection, mechanical cable operated throttles, flap type air mass meters, smaller...
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    Emissions, Politics, & Economic Car Life

    Thank you Shorty. We, society, can never stop progress and should not try, but such ill informed decisions by politicians do little to benefit society and much to undermine it. Cars today have shorter and shorter economic lives, as manufacturers have added ever greater technical complexity in...
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    Emissions, Politics, & Economic Car Life

    Bureaucrats are hell-bent on reducing car emissions to the point of absurdity, and in the process forcing manufacturers to produce marginally reliable cars that are expensive to fully develop/test and for the owner to maintain/repair. Toyota and Honda are recent casualties in this process which...
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    111955 engine series. Help me help you. Engine inlet tract component failures

    Thanks for your input blkc55. Over the years I have repaired my vehicles myself, but with this car, fault diagnosis could never be described as intuitive without bags of w/s experience. Complex maintenance is risky without a workshop manual, though I now have a copy of Haynes after several...
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    111955 engine series. Help me help you. Engine inlet tract component failures

    All, I am a new member to the site. I am early retired, own a C200K purchased new in 2001 and I like to keep my wheels for a long time. The car is maintained re specific problems (albeit reluctantly) by an MB (workshop facility only) main agent. I have an engineering background, and after...
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