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  1. holbay

    What is this part?

    Isn't that the camshaft position sensor, if so there will be an oil seal around the camshaft which may have failed.
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    Injector hold down bolt

    Proffesionals that do these repairs use Helicoils these are much better and more permenant.
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    Can you Polish a car to much?

    This post reminds me of something from the 70's a neighbour bought an old Mk2 Cortina in that saluke bronze colour and it was bloomed he asked best way to make it shine so showed him how to use T-cut and then wax he was over the moon with the finish. He came up to me a few months later saying...
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    S-Class W221 ABS and ESP currently unavailable.

    I had similar problems on dash display last week on testing battery it was showing only 37% of capacity so bought new battery and cured all faults. On another note I looked at battery prices on euro car parts and they quoted £370, 3 years ago a got one from Mercedes Glasgow £99 it lasted 3 years...
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    Recomended car audio installers in Warwickshire or Glasgow?

    In Glasgow Beaver car audio on great western road are very good and also Alpine dealers.
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    Whats this part ?

    Isnt this one of the securing clips that keep the hoses onto the turbo charger, i am sure my W211 has this...
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    Load cover

    Hi guys my W211 estate has the automatic load cover which when closing comes to end of travel and now rattles like a submachine gun for approx 5 seconds. I wondered if anyone has a copy of the factory diagrams and parts schematics so i can sort this. Thanks George.
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    Stereo query

    My 2003 E320 W211 has a audio 20 radio cd and i have noticed thst there is also fibre optics involved can anyone say what the fibre does. As i am going in the morning to see about a new Alpine stereo to be fitted. Thanks.
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    Engine whine that's developed. 2007 SL500

    If your alternator is going faulty it can whine very high pitch mine on my w211 started the whining and new alternator cured it...
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    New battery - £280!

    Agm
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    New battery - £280!

    Last year my battery failed in my e320 W211 i phoned the likes of TMS, ECP and manbat but the best price came from Mercedes Glasgow delivered to my place of work for £99 and a genuine part so i always phone the dealer first.
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    Exhaust prices

    Does anyone have an idea of the cost of a full exhaust system for my E320 Cdi W211 Estate.
  13. holbay

    Factory Armoured S600 anyone?

    Well i live in Glasgow so that would be the very tool for me, i mean people here put flack jackets on their dogs when they take them for a walk. lol
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    Automatic load cover

    Hi guys can anyone tell me how to remove the automatic load cover from the back seats of my W211 estate. Or at least if an end plate comes of , one end is rivited on the other does not seem to have any visible fixing. I dont want to remove the wrong end and have the return spring flying out...
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    w211 WTF has this car ???

    The heating element is built into the heating system, from what i remember there is no fuse and the only way to get rid of it is to disconnect the supply cable. I heard once that the cable connection is down near the starter motor, apparently it is a hard part to get to. So i hope it is not that..
  16. holbay

    Electric load cover

    In my E320Cdi W211 2003 my electric load cover has stopped working when i check the fuse list there isno mention of this so can anyone say where the fuse for this is hiding...
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    w211 WTF has this car ???

    Does this car have the 1000W electric heating element in the heating plant, these were known to have an intermittant problem and will drain a battery bloody quick...
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    Black death

    This was caused by failed injector seals the injectors will be getting pulled out and possibly the seats in the cylinder head may need recutting. The carbon muck you can see was rock hard and a screwdriver had to be hammered into it to make it break up to remove it...
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    Audio 20 poss swap

    Hey guys my E320 Cdi has an audio 20 CD/radio. I was wondering is there a better head unit I could swap over too that will handle CD/RW and mp3 and display track info. Thanks guys George..
  20. holbay

    What car did you pass your driving test in?

    Passed mine in 1975 in a yellow 1973 Ford. escort 1300 Gt.. [/URL][/IMG] Similar to this but in yellow. Now if she had been the instructor more lessons would have been needed. Lol
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