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i have lost the cap from the transmission tube on my 2003 clk 270 cdi auto,i am going to purchase a new one however as the new one will take a few days to arrive can i simply put a piece of plastic with an elastic band round it or does it need to breathe .

Lemforder 3387501 Gearbox mounting Rubber Metal Bush. brand new in box, about £25 on line, will take £15 Febi 0015450109 brake light switch, OE 0015450109, fits lots of Mercedes cars. Brand new in box, Retail about £17, will take £10

Hi I have a 2003 ML 270 it has 150K mls. When the engine is cold (pre stat opening) the gearbox and kickdown work perfectly. Once engine is at running temp I lose K/down and when going up hill either towing a trailer or not the car labours and I have to use the stick to knock down a gear. I...

hi guys, I have a c180 on a 97 plate, 140k on the clock. Cracking motor for £450 (apart from being very thirsty and gutless) I must admit, but the box is very reluctant to change up or kick down, worse when cold as expected. Just wondered if anyone else has had this problem? Thanks in advance Bam.

This subject has probably been asked before, but I can't find it. Could you give me some idea as to the cost of a trans oil change. Reading through a lot of posts, it looks like most of you would't recomend getting the job done at your local garages, but only a Merc dealer. I generally use a...

My 2004 car has the so called manual mode on the box where you nudge it left for downshift, right for up shift. But I don't fully understand its operation... how do I hold a gear that I am already in? Say I am in 3rd going round a roundabout and I want to hold that gear as I exit, in the old...

need a 5 sp g/box to fit a w124 250d.:eek:

Hello Everyone Has anyone any experience of replacing the gearbox dipstick tube. I have recently had my gearbox overhauled (3 months ago), the garage failed to fit the dipstick tube screw to the engine. As a result the tube has fractured. I need to be be able to extract the section still...

Hi all. Travelling on the motorway, radio up loud, doing abount 80 mph, old bill sitting on their hump! slowed down to just below 70, then accelerated, got the usual puff of black smoke then a HUGE plume of blue/white smoke. Come off next junction and noticed she wasnt in high gear, driving on...

I regularly get 31.5 mpg (+- 0.5) from my c180 yr 2000 is S mode. Did a test on last tank full using W mode instead... 28 mpg :doh: This isn't very scientific as you need to do more than once but I've never seen it that low since I've had it. Just wondered what anyone else thought...

Does the C43 have an 'intelligent' autobox - i.e the sort that adapts to your driving style?? Reason for asking is that I gave it some beans today on the 15 mile run to my gym, and on the return journey it seemed to be very keen to kick down earlier and quicker than usual. Normally I just waft...

Now, this may just be because I've never driven an Auto Diesel before, but I have noticed something on my mate's car that I'd like an experienced member to confirm for me. When pulling away from standstill, depending on throttle position, the revs climb to 2k, or 2.5k, and appears to be...

Hello all recently my s class has been making a strange noise, when i accelerate quite heavily there is a screeching noise from the car, seems to come from the transmission i think, quite hard to pinpoint though, i bought a dipstick off e-bay for the transmission to check the level but it gets...

I do not hve a manual so can someone please tell me the procedure for checking & topping up the transmission fluid level. The car has developed a whine that sems to be G/box related rather than road speed, It also is slow to change from park to drive or reverse, fine between gears or kickdown...

new m.b. indie opened up round the corner from me a few week's ago, so instead of driving over to preston for ian to change the g/box atf thought i'd let them do it, quoted £120 for atf, filter and gasket, inc labour, the car's done 67,000, 1993 220ce, up change's seemed to me to be a bit jerky...