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I have an older straight 6 which is great but compared to the V6 a little noisy. The v6's are always really smooth and to be honest, seen more disastorous problems with the i6 (although to be fair they are all older with more miles!). Oh, and they are very quick!

Hi Guys, Just thought I'd stick an update on. Car now running well but only after changing the chain and two cam adjusters. If anyone else has this engine code, M272 or M273, do not ignore the engine management light! There are two codes that indicate the problem and the earlier you catch it...

Cheers Grober, I had seen this and it may be of interest that the worn sprocket on our customers car makes the one on the SB look quite good, I'm surprised there was not a major failure in timing. Will post a pic later. Couldn't find a UK version of this either and TIPSs didn't appear to have...

Thanks for that Grober, I'm glad you found that one. We suspected the difference would be something like that. I can't imagine the ECU liking a mxture of parts, will consult the North American chaps and see if they can shed any light on it. Mattyo

Hi Guys, Question mainly for Techs but obviously all comments welcome as usual. We have had a customer in with a CLS350 with around 123k on it. Ended up diagnosing balance shaft problems. Stripped front and found the most horrendous wear ever, this major component was pretty...

Is that it sorted? Just out of interest, where there any coolant temp sensor fault codes?

I had heard (purely rumour only) that Euro had bought Pagid? Any actual fact in that anyone?

I do but not in that geographical area so not relevant really. No agenda, just general comment. Certainly not all dealers, I did say "some of them". I bet that dealers workshop will have had some decent guys that could have diagnosed that if they were given the time. It's the nature of the main...

Great thread indeed! I've seen a few of these snags, just shows how rubbish the dealers are! Some of them really don't care about actually satisfying customers needs, just flogging their Techs with bonus schemes........and taking mega cash from Mercedes owners!

Hi, crank sensors do sometimes break down at hi temp before complete failure. However, if it was knackered, I doubt it would start. I wonder if you have a coil pack issue, they also give grief at high temp before failing completely. I can't remember exactly off the top of my head but, seeing...

Me too, but T-cut always makes me nervous about it being a bit harsh. Proven track record though as it's been around for ever and is still for sale...........

I am no detailer really but I do a mean valet..... I like Megs Scratch X2.0. It is pretty good at taking the edge of scratches but like all of these things....especially Y-fronts, it can leave swirls. So I give it a few goes with Scratch X and then a load more goes with autoglym Super Resin...

I hate to say it on here but I've always been a bit of a BMW fan, especially of the inline 6 engines and they were always more elikely to be in a manual which I prefer.....However, in recent years getting hold of a BMW with a big engine AND a manual box is near impossible. On my last search, I...

Very kind comments! Will make sure Dave gets to know. Check out MD Motorcare here: Mercedes Specialist Wirral there is a map in the website, pop into the garage at Evans Business Centre, Ellesmere Port, really easy to get to from Chester or Birkenhead as just off the M53 at J8, or simply call...

Hi everyone, Many thanks for the warm welcome! Mattyo

Hi Everyone, Myself and my brother Dave have met a good few members of this forum now at MD Motorcare, all of them really nice people, thought it was about time we introduced ourselves! Look forward to chatting! :) Mattyo