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  1. J

    My W211 is sitting on its a$$

    I don't think I had either of those on as the Mrs is always in the car and she doesn't like the 'sports' ride. Besides, the car looked so low I think it must have been on the bump stops lol
  2. J

    My W211 is sitting on its a$$

    In a way I actually like it. Would be awesome if both the front and rear could drop when the car is locked and then pump back up again when unlocked lol :p
  3. J

    My W211 is sitting on its a$$

    Exactly the way I see it :p
  4. J

    My W211 is sitting on its a$$

    Yeah it took me by surprise really when I unlocked the car. It 'jacked' its self back up again really quickly! The air suspension on my old Lexus LS430 took about 2 minutes to raise the car! I'll try and dig out some pics, but as of tomorrow its going back to dealer as the torque converter is...
  5. J

    My W211 is sitting on its a$$

    So maybe an ever so slight leak from somewhere, but nowt to worry about?
  6. J

    My W211 is sitting on its a$$

    W211 E55 with Airmatic. Came out this evening after the car had been sitting for a week and noticed the rear of the car practically sitting on the wheels! Strange thing was though, as soon as I unlocked the doors there was a psht psht noise and the rear of the car was back to normal height...
  7. J

    Experts: Is this a Valeo Radiator?

    Thanks for the confirmation. I went ahead and contacted the dealer who sold me the car on sunday to inform him that I'm pretty sure my tranny is already shot and the radiator is the cause and will also need replacing. So far he's been quite good about the whole situation, but obviously I'm not...
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    Experts: Is this a Valeo Radiator?

    Ever since I purchased my E55 I've experienced issues with it jerking when pulling away and also rumbling (like going over a rumble strip in the road) under light acceleration. After a bit of investigation I came across all the threads regarding coolant getting into the transmission fluid and...
  9. J

    MOT Test Changes From 1st Jan 2012

    Just wire the ECU/Airbag lights into the Oil light and scratch off their original contacts ;) On they pop when you flick on the ignition, off they go when you start the car :) As for the Cat, get a shop to cut the cat out leaving a bit of tubing either side of it. Weld on a couple of vband...
  10. J

    First week of E55 AMG ownership not too great

    Morning guys. I bought the car from a garage in Bedfordshire after finding it listed on Autotrader. I gave it the usual tyre kick/test drive and a full looking over but it all seemed OK. I wasn't too worried about getting it properly inspected as the garage seemed respectable and they offered a...
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    First week of E55 AMG ownership not too great

    Just had to get the car towed after a week of juddering/bucking when pulling away at slow speed. It finally ended with the car trying to launch me into the back of a Corsa when (i'm guessing) the throttle position sensor took a dump and I had to stamp on the brakes! Following codes read...
  12. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Out of interest have you got the spark plug change documented anywhere mate? I want to do that and a throttle body clean to see if it helps my problem.
  13. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Ahh I read otherwise - but I can't remember where now. If you can't then it might not be worth the money :(
  14. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Hmm so I wouldn't save much money by going for a 2nd hand key then. Do Mercedes also cut the actual key bit as well for the £200? I've seen a Star for sale at ~£400, so I'm weighing up whether its worth putting the £150 that Merc would charge me to code a key against it. At least If i had a...
  15. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Ahh OK. I was interested in the E55 keyfob that BillyWizz is selling. My car came with only 1 key, so I want to get a replacement and have it coded as cheaply as possible. Just out of interest, does anyone on here have access to a STAR diagnostic computer? I am tempted to buy one if not. Hey...
  16. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Err yeah...my previous car had £20k spent on 'improving' it until I blew up the engine and pretty much lost all of that money. So I thought this time round I'd buy a car that was fast from the beginning :p Just out of interest, do many people have experience with DIY'ing their E55's on here...
  17. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Oh :o well don't I look silly now :p Is that on all E series models? The reason I thought it had been done by the owner is because one of the rear arches has a small crack in the paint along where it would have been 'rolled'.
  18. J

    Newbie with W211 E55 AMG

    Hi all, My name is Jim from Essex and I've just purchased a 2003 E55 AMG which is currently blowing my mind :D Previously I've owned mostly jap cars which have been heavily modified, but this is one car that I'm under instruction from the Mrs not to touch :p Just out of interest, does...
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