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Hello All, My 300d w124 Estate went for its MOT last week and the local guy here in Renfrewshire Scotland ripped it to bits unfortuneatly..some issues I think I can tackle such as Mcpherson strut rubber mounting , need advice on the following though.. Nearside /Offside front lower...

Please help.. I had a new battery fitted to my E320 cdi (211) a few weeks ago as I was getting the visit workshop battery light. All has been well however last week I started the car and it was fine. I then stopped to fill up and when I started the car, non of my electrics worked (except the...

Does anyone have any idea as to whether or not MAF's fail on 211's? And for that matter brake light switches? I suspect the latter may be peculiar to 202's. On my second C43 I had failure of crank sensor, MAF and brake light switch. On my first C43 I had failure of crank sensor and...

hi i fitted a new exhaust to my car yesterday and because of the length of the pipe being slightly longer than the old one the pipe that leads to the backbox touches the body slighly and the diesel tank. the pipe doesnt get that hot (can hold it with your hand) so i dont think its a big...

Took my W124 for MOT yesterday and it failed on emissions BADLY. Here's the list: 1. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive 2. Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive 3. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside...

I just bought a used 2000 Mercedes A170 CDI with a manual 5-speed gearbox from a trade seller in London - E£J Quality used cars ltd. It seemed to be very sharp and responsive, and the drive back to Bristol was smooth. There was some minimal noise from the car internals, but it didn't...

Hello, the nearside main headlight on my E300TD momentarily comes on then goes off when I switch the lights on. It is just an instantaneous flash then nowt. I (carefully) removed the lamp is a 35w Philips type and the centre of the arc bulb does look blown...ie, not clear. Are these the...

The motoring page in today's Metro is devoted to a Christmas shopping trip around London, with Stig Mk1 as the driver and a C63 AMG (sorry, I know...) as his steed. The car barely gets a mention in the article, other than to note that its "3.5 litre V6" engine is of limited use in the city. :doh:

Oh dear - manual fail....Auxiliary heater or heater booster?!?!?! Hi All, I am not a regular on this site, but would like a little advice from you! I have a couple of questions on my ML 270 2002 (Facelift) 1, Do I have the diesel powered auxiliary heater? 2, Do I have the electric heater...

Shamelessly stolen from another forum, but thought it might amuse a few here. Made me laugh :)

My mate has a W211 oil burner and it had issues with the climate control not working. It was in the dealer for days having this investigated. It turns out that the battery was at fault and so it was changed. The climate control works but now the instrument display is not lit up. The...

Hi i have a 1cm sized hole in my front indicator lense on my W124. Will this fail the MOT? if the answer is yes, if i seal the hole with some type of clear silicone, will it pass? thanks Derek

I was not provided with the Advisory when I bought my car, just a green certificate. Just checked details at motinfo.direct.gov.uk and it shows that my vehicle failed and then passed at the same MoT centre, for the same issues, on the same day, at the same mileage!! The issues my car...

Hi, I recently bought a 2008 m 4matic 320cdi with the 7G. It has just started sending slight vibrations through the steering wheel and floor plate in each gear, I can also hear a igjt humming when this happens. It is still under mb warranty and the dealer has acknowledged that some noise is...

I've got gas in the system along with the UV dye to check for a leak. But when I turn the engine on and set all the temp control wheels to cold the AC compressor fails to initialise. There is the correct amount of coolant in the system but still nothing happens. The fuses are all intact as...

If you want to drive upside down/on its side get a SLS :D This Audi A1 flipped over while climbing a halfpipe during a public marketing stunt at Cinqunantenaire Park in Brussels last week. Audi attempted to suppress photos of the incident, but here's the hilarious aftermath. Audi's...

The factory cd changer in our 2002 ML270 cdi is saying there is no cartridge even when there is and all the discs are the right way round etc and i've had a little clean too... any ideas?

I only ever use one car kay. The other (my spare) is tucked up safely in my safe. However, I have read that MB keys can stopp working if not used for a while. Is this true? And if so after how long roughly? Because if it is then I will rotate the key that I use.

It looks like I'll be keeping the C Class for the foreseeable and might be joining the high mileage club that some of you enjoy! My car has done 75,000 miles with no issues and is properly serviced outside of dealership network. So the question is what will fail, what causes breakdowns (I've...

hi a few months back, it appeared that one or more of my glowplugs were faulty, ie the light failed to come on with the ignition but then came on about a minute after starting for about 30 seconds..... it did this for about 2 months. i decided to leave it until i had time to fix, but...