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I just bought a genuine Merc lower front control arm as the dealer showed me that the car's left one was worn and their £440 replacement cost was too much. Does anyone know the torque settings for the 4 nuts associated with the arm? One online video specifically for the C350e shows the 4 nuts...

My C350e's consumption seems good compared to my previous C220's as I haven't been to a garage for many months. It's been charged each day it's been used and the display tells me I'm doing 49mpg. The fuel gauge which, when I filled up had 12 marks lit up, has just gone down to 4. That could mean...

Can anyone please advise the best way to get at the water pump of this 1995 petrol car? Mine's started to leak around the body so it needs replacing. The fan shroud can't clear the fan blades so I thought moving the rad forwards might help. It needed unbolting from the ac rad but finally...

The C220 suddenly slowed down and speeded up repeatedly, finally stalling. It was easy to restart and, with the MAF sensor disconnected, it worked fine when hot. So far so normal, but there was a rattling from the thermostat housing I'd never heard before when the engine revved or was revved...

I changed the original style wiper blade (with pressure arms at various points) because half of it often stuck to the screen when near the parking position if it wasn't wet enough. On the return or when it was turned on again it made an almighty crack as it straightened itself. Not good for an...

Can anyone help me resolve the starting problem that's just happened with my 1995 c220 W202 petrol saloon? The car's always been a good starter but 2 days ago I turned the key and, for a second, the engine fired. It then died. No indicators in the instrument panel had changed from normal (SRS...

Almost due for the MOT again and another problem shows up! Has anyone replaced an upper front left control arm on a w202 c class? There's a US guide online which makes it look simple, as does the Haynes manual, but both show an accessible pivot bolt nut. The bolt head is accessible but the...

The problem is poor air flow, hot or cold, although all flaps and fan speed positions seem to work and the pollen filter is nearly new. Unfortunately I don't have a feel for what the fan speed should be as, when it's removed, it seems to spin properly. There's web info for the W202 LHD heater...

My car is a 1995 C220 W202 and I've been told by the guy who regassed it that the way the electric fans work is wrong. The viscous fan operates as it should. 30 seconds after the aircon's turned on the fans operate at high speed for 3 seconds and this cycle is then repeated. There's a...

I made comments about noise from my new tyres at the end of another thread and now my attention's been diverted to wheel alignment. Things I've been told since by people in the know suggest this noise is made by new tyres on misaligned wheels which make modern tread patterns flex out of line on...

Just switching on the ignition and waiting 5 seconds or so makes the vacuum motor in the boot side panel start buzzing. It can do this for 5 seconds or minutes. After starting the car it'll come on when it feels like it and carry on for as long as it likes. Recently the noise has been noticed...

Can anyone throw some light on the possible solution to my car's problem? The R134A A/C didn't work when I bought this petrol car in 2000 but the company that sold me it repaired it so it produced slightly chilled air. It's been regassed twice since but has never produced more than a few degrees...

My 1995 W202's fuel gauge has stopped working. There were a few days when it would show a very incorrect fuel level, finally swinging between empty, full and empty when it really was full, and now finally it's died. I read that this model's senders are known to be flakey so I checked their...

My 1995 C220 petrol engine suffered a very gradual decline in power over many months. It never was very sporty when I got it 5 years ago but it ended up not being able to go over 25 mph. Another cat changed all that and it's quite a goer now. However, while with the old cat putting your foot...