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Have you managed to find any faults yet? I've had a similar experience (minus the tyre and wheel spacer issue) and have been slowly replacing worn components. I started with the shocks. Then the lower outer rose bushes. They've had a little improvement each time. It's been leading up to what I...

Why the need for 20mm spacers? 245 45 17 is a standard size for W211. Anyway, it could be a number of things. Worn balljoints, bushes, subframe mounts, shock absorbers gone? I'd suggest getting the car in the air and use a pry bar to check every joint and check the shocks for leaks. Also, using...

I'd guess it's item 20 on the diagram that's at fault. No guarantee though. I'd also recommend Lemforder or genuine MB parts. Any other make and its "Buy cheap, buy twice". Just drop me a message if/when you want to borrow the tool. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Similar to me. My car passed its MOT the first week of January. 2 weeks later it sounded like a rusty old Silver Cross pram. I also had a slight brake pull when the pedal was gently stabbed. It turned out to be the ball joint. 2 weeks previous, no noise or play. I'm in Kilbarchan, not too far...

A1EK I believe this first picture is a diagram of your front suspension, it's similarish to my W211. Item 20 was the suspect on my car. The 2nd picture is the tool and location on a w211. I see you're from Glasgow, you're welcome to borrow my tool should you wish to do this yourself... Sent...

My W211 had this recently, sounded exactly like the videos. It turned out it was the bottom ball joint, the one pressed into the hub. Mine had a little bit of play as well so it was easier to identify the issue using a pry bar. Relatively inexpensive to replace DIY but you will need the...

Each to their own... I just know from my experience that they can wear at a faster rate. I use Pirelli Sottozero 3 on my W211 throughout winter. ~2yrs ago I left them on through summer (laziness and 2x summers needed replacing) and the rears were done within 6k miles. My current winter rears are...

A downside to keeping these on over the summer would be the increased wear rate. When next winter comes around they may be too worn to be effective...? Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

I changed mine last week. It varies every year though and I haven't been caught out yet... Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

That would really be appreciated. No rush... Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Apologies for jumping on an older thread... CowleyStJames, I've been trying to find info on this V2.0 for a while but to no avail. Your quoted post has already answered some of my questions. Would you be so kind to answer another, if you can? Does the V2.0 have the ability to deflate/inflate...

Engines are designed to run. Also, they are under stressed at motorway driving speeds. I remember visiting a Honda facility many years ago. They had engines running in cages at ~6000rpm and at full resistance for months at a time. Only the vehicle owner will know if it's up to the task though...

Seconded. It could be a multitude of things, but not shock absorbers. The air compressor behind the front bumper could be at fault. The air lines. A faulty height sensor. Defective airbags? Also, the wiring loom at the air compressor is known to corrode and cause faults (happened on mine)...

Quick update for anyone reading this... I checked all of the above suggestion and there were no issues with sensor or sensor arm. Whilst I had the car in the air I checked all joints and bushes for play. I changed the lower outer rose Bush on each side (the one that connects to the hub on the...

Ah, yeah that makes sense. I'll give that a go tomorrow evening. I'm just a bit confused as to why it says the ride height is at 6mm and it's not trying to correct itself. I believe the ride height is actually at +6mm. Weird. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Morning guys. I have a minor issue with my w211 rear suspension level. It just seems to me to be sitting slightly higher than at the front. It raises and lowers as it should when the load area is emptied etc. I plugged in my icarsoft scanner to check for sensor faults, none stored. The actual...

Sadly no, and that is with a full Mercedes and specialist service history before me. I changed it at 189k miles. Sent from my LG-H870 using Tapatalk

5W30 for the engine and the genuine Merc 7G gearbox fluid. I changed the fluid twice because at the time my car was made, Mercedes decided the 7G box should be sealed for life. They have since conceded this not to be the case. My car was never fitted with a torque converter drain plug. This...

Last 2 changes I've used Mobil 1. I also put this in the wife's BMW 118d. Decent oil. This time I decided to use Fuchs Titan as I found out this was the original factory fill oil. Time will tell. I personally believe in using a quality oil in order to preserve the life of your turbo and exhaust...

Not to my knowledge. I didn't even know I had an oil leak. My next door neighbour noticed every time I drove out the driveway I left a tiny trail of oil. It was leaking onto the undertrays and then dripping as I pulled off. The swirl flap actuator arms were so worn at the driven flaps that they...