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Hi, I tried to help my father out by changing the headlight bulb on his C220 (1995). However, the quick fix ended up being a nightmare as the bulb would not come out of the bulb holder and the bulb lug snapped! Even using long nosed pliers and WD40, I have not been able to remove the remaining...

I had similar problems but without the gear issues on my father's C220 (1995). The symptoms were intermittant (and very frustrating which is why I started to search for this kind of website): a) It would run on two cylinders b) Initially turning the engine off and re-starting again it was...

Is the problem conisistent or intermittent? I saw a similar problem on my father's W202 c220 (petrol) where the symptoms were intermittent. They did nto always occur when braking but also when starting up at times. It turned out to be an ECU problem. What mileage is on the car?

No, actually it was bought from someone I had known of and therefore I had and still have reasonable confidence of the history. This is my first experience of Mercs and although they are nice to drive, I have not had to open the bonnet so much on any other car I have owned. But the ECU problems...

Okay, I got the Haynes manual but could not find anything explicit about changing the belt tensioner damper for the petrol version of the C220. So returned to the car and noticed the actual cause of the clattering was in fact some play in the damper fixing (top bolt in in picture 1).There was...

Thanks Adam - it seems that you were spot on. By wedging a screwdriver between the casing and the belt tensioner the noise did disappear for that moment (well, the main noise anyway). Would you still consider replacing the poly-v-belt at the same time or is this not necessary? Also, is it safe...

Thanks for your useful comments. Just goes to prove my ignorance on the subject - about suspecting the thermostat to be the water pump. I was convinced of the clattering coming from the arrowed component in picture 1 - now identified as the thermostat. I guess the screwdriver to the ear is not...

The person who sold the car was the sole owner therefore I can only assume that the mileage is genuine - The ECU problem apppears to be common in some of these models as there was a specialist repair company advertising that they repair these units from these models. At present, I am not...

The MOTs and service stamps (Mercedes) seem to indicate consistency in the mileage. However the thought did also cross my mind. The registration does not end in OGS - why do you ask? This car is early N plate but I doubt if it is mechanically different from yours.

I have a hoping to get some opinions on the following problem on my father's C220 (1995). There is a clattering noise from the front of the engine. I held a screwdriver to suspect component as suggested by a posting in this forum and it appears to be coming from the component shown it picture...