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My car: 1999 C230K Sport Hello everyone, I have a question about a slight transmission kick when I'm coming to a stop and when I'm accelerating from 1st to 2nd. A little history about my transmission: Fluid was not changed at all until 130,000 miles At 130,000 miles, partial flush was done...

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Hello everyone, my '99 C230k has 175,000 miles on it now. I've changed out all shocks, LCA bushings, balljoints, steering rack, steering ball joints so far over the last 10,000 miles. Overall the suspension is pretty good. Next I would like to replace the Upper control arms (an easy job)...

Hmmm...the fluid reservoir is actually very full. It's brimming with liquid so I don't think it's a leak... My lower ball joints, steering rack, LCA bushings have all be replaced 2 years ago so things are in very good condition...

Hello everyone, haven't been back in a while and I hope everyone is well. the steering in my 1999 C230K has developed a moaning noise that comes from the engine bay when I turn the steering wheel at very low speeds (pulling into or out of a parking space mainly) It's annoying and pretty...

My '99 C230k has been running quite well up until now...but I've just been hit with 3 error codes, plus my engine and transmission mounts desperately need to be replaced...I wonder how much this is all going to cost. The 3 codes are: P1519 Camshaft timing function chain, right link...

I've read from one of Olly's past post that it could be condensation...or blackened water? I'll stick a q-tip underneath there tomorrow to see what it is...

Wouldn't that throw a misfire code instead of a catalytic convertor code? The engine runs and idles very smoothly 98% of the time. I'm pretty confused, ill be taking it back to the shop again for a diagnostic again free of charge because they couldn't figure it out the first time, but I want...

Hey Olly, thanks very much for the reply. I just pulled off the red "kompressor" plate and looked into the spark plug area and found a small puddle of oil at the last spark plug. You can see it here: The rest are ok, with just tiny amounts of oil... No oil leaks on either side of engine...

After being diagnosed as being caused by a loose vacuum hose in the engine bay by a more experienced mb tech and fixed...my check engine light came back on. Again, on my obd ii reader it's giving me the P0422 code caused mainly by faulty catalytic converters. It can also be caused by engine...

Figured out what the culprit was...bad lower control arm bushings, lower ball joints, worn tie rods and steering rack. Had all that replaced for $800. Now the car feels almost like brand new. Give that a try!

sure! It's that cloth covered hose sticking out of one of the hoses of the oil separator. And it was suppose to be connected to one of the nipples on something near the engine... The old hose was completely deteriorated and not attached to where it was suppose to be. After he...

Turns out the code was caused by a vacuum leak instead of faulty cats. There was a finger sized hose that came lose from the engine that was correctly diagnosed by an experienced Mercedes technician. Turns out the OBDII reader wasn't a good enough diagnoses. The BAS/ESP light was caused...

Just got a check engine light and BAS/ASR light come on this morning. I took it to a auto parts store to have the codes read and the only thing it threw back was a P0422. Definition: Catalyst efficiency low-bank 1 -probably causes: Cats defective, engine misfire, large vacuum leak or engine...

It seems like car maker's are starting resemble each other more and more, whereas back in the 80's-early 2000's, a BMW was very BMW-ish, and a Mercedes was very Mercedes-ish, etc... With its softer and rounder less chiseled look (especially in the front), this new E-class reminds me of the top...

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Hey guys, I have a Brand new Mercedes laptop backpack. It was bought only a couple months ago. It is completely new and unused. The reason I'm selling it is because I decided to purchase a desktop and this ended up being useless for me. This can fit a laptop up to 17 inches! Has numerous...

Over the last couple months, I've put in new shocks, new lower ball joints, steering shock, new LCA bushings as part of a suspension overhaul and it has been good so far. The car has been much more stable on smooth roads, but there was still some very prominent shaking in the steering wheel...

Narva Range Power +50 or Osram Night Breaker Plus or Philips X-treme Vision These all have a brighter burning filament (results in a decrease of overall bulb life though) and a very faint blue tint on the glass that will make them slightly whiter than the average H7 bulb. The tint is...

Hey guys, I started my c230k this morning and the rpms shot up to 2200 for about 1 second, and then back to 1200 to warm up and the back to normal idle. Initial start up was louder than usual but there was no shaking, idle hunting or misfire. It wasn't even that cold, only 15 degrees...