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All, its been a long time since Ive been on the forum but I thought you might get some comfort from the build quality of your Mercedes after reading this...... So, basicaly I had an oil and filter service done on my E320 cdi (W210) yr2000 estate prior to a holiday. Drove the car to the airport...

After a year with a Ford Focus estate 2.0tdci (excellent car) Ive decided to come back to Mercedes and just accept that its going to go rusty! Ive bought this :bannana: eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace Cant wait to get my mits on it..strip it out and mint it up:) Any one know if...

Evening, Following an issue with 'thumping' into gears, I removed the Gearbox valve body from my C220 cdi ('03). One valve at a time, I cleaned it with contact cleaner. All springs were OK, none broken so they were put back exactly where they came from. Each solenoid was removed, again one at a...

Ive recently posted my problematic gearbox issues W203 220CDi and Im pleased to report the issue fixed:bannana: My gearbox was thumping between changes, both up and down the box. To cut a long story short, and after some good advice from forum members and an indie autobox specialist the story...

Ive only had three Mercedes, E300TD saloon, C250TD Estate, and now a C220CDI estate. I sold the first two following bad experiences with rust,and vowed never to buy another Merc:( now here I am driving another one:) Trouble is, although Im fairly confident it wont turn brown and fall apart, It...

Ive had a gearbox fault on my C220 Cdi for some time now and after having the ECU reset without resolving the issue, along with several oil changes Ive concluded that I need a new Valve body. Ive been quoted £420 fitted, which sounds OK to me, however, Id rather do the job myself. Ive not...

I meant to tell all last week but forgot...sorry I called in at MB Tamworth to price up some front discs for my C220 cdi estate with Sport Pack. (before I went to GSF to buy some pattern items) To my astonishment the nice man told me that MB have realised that people are buying aftermarket...

I changed the gearbox and engine oil in my C220 cdi (W203)today. Heres my problem(s) The car has only done 51,000 miles. Its got a full MBSH, and the books fully stamped. I have a gearbox fault. Car thumps down the gears when cold, and thumps into the next gear 'up' when going round a...

Help...:o I dont watch primeval, however, I caught a glimpse of it tonight and the cast were in an old MOD bunker when an old gramophone started to play some rather nice opera music. Id love to know what it is. I tried the Primeval user groups and forums but no one knows! Any ideas?

Hi all, My W203 (C220 est) has a handsfree phone kit (which I'd like to remove). Whoever fitted it snapped the small tabs that stop the vents being fully rotated (centre vents). The drivers side vent is completely destroyed inside and I need to remove it for repair. Ive found the tabs at the...

Hi all, Ive recently bought a W203 220cdi, unfortunately the owners manual is missing. There is a switch on the gearbox with S and C. On my last car, a C250 it said S and W, which I understand stood for Standard and Winter mode, ie winter mode starts off in second gear to enhance grip. Can...

Ive just bought a C220 estate (2003) with 'sport pack'. I noticed the wheels were low profile and the front calipers larger than normal, but what exactly did the first owner pay for with sport pack.

:bannana: :bannana: :bannana: Im back from the abyss...after two bad experiences (rust rust and more rust!!) I defected to Nissan. After some friendly advice from members..ta very much..Ive spent today looking at C270's and C220's, I took a good mate with me to counteract the 'Rose tinted...

Hi all, Ive been absent for a while having had a bad experience with two Mercs and no help whatsoever from Mercedes or their dealers. (I went back to Nissan) Had an E300TD and C250TD both 1999 cars FMBSH one owner and two owners respectively. Both went very rusty and cost me a lot of money to...

Im at a loss. The steering wheel shakes at around 70mph as if out of balance wheels, but Ive had them tracked and balanced on four new tyres (last week). I had the car inspected last week and indy specialist found nothing wrong. The following items have been repleced in the last 1000 miles...

I had the tracking done on my car four times in about three months by different tyre centres (previous threads) Merc wanted well over £100. Members recommended BMTR in Birmingham at £90 but before I got there a guy who overheard my conversation recommended Tyres R Us, Brookvale trading estate...

Hi all, Had four new tyres fitted and was given free alignment check, they said it needed doing so I paid them. After that the steering wheel was about 30 degrees off centre so I took it back and they done it again, this time 30 degrees the opposite way and the steering shakes at 70 mph. To...

My steering wheel shakes at about 70mph and the car pulls gently to the left, I thought it was the tracking so I had this done at HiQ, but the problem is still there. If I go up to 90mph the car goes nice and smooth...no problems, so I thought it may be the wheel balancing...had that done, and...

My air con is making a strange groaning noise (intermittently), I thought it might be the bearings in the blower motor as when I switch the motor off the noise stops, however, if I switch the EC mode on with the blower motor still running the noise stops so I dont think it can be the blower...

I bought my C250 six months ago with one owner and full MB history, Registered January 1999 (S plate), 80,000miles. It has slight rust on all arches and significant rust on the tailgate, I went to the local stealers who told me: Yes its covered by the warranty, however, you need to own it for...