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Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with my e320 cdi that's really starting to bug me now, it's not starting properly but that fault is intermittent it can go 3 days of stop start no problem fires up 1st turn of the key but then out of nowhere it won't start 1st time, takes 2,3,4 sometimes 5...

Hi all, I'm the new owner of a much loved S600 (day 3 :bannana:) wheels and tyres are sorted (can't fit yet...no locking wheel nut key! :wallbash:) now I just need to sort the exhaust and she'll be my dream car. I will be using my local custom exhaust shop who I trust and have used before...

Hello, I am looking for a restoration project but struggling to decide on what Mercedes to go for? I am not doing it as a business venture to make profit, more as a hobby and love of Mercs. But at the same time I do not want lose lots of money either! I have a small budget for the car...

Hi All Just gone out to the car to put the roof down to do a bit of trim cleaning, and its stopped working.(probably because the sun has come out :crazy: Windows go down, roof unlatches but doesn't fold back. The roof switch flashes red slowly (I'm assuming as I don't think I've seen it...

Hey I would like to change my rims for the summer on my c class I was wondering what fitment these are I love these e class rims What are these called and what fitment are they Thanks in advance Here is a pic of my car at the minute

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Since we all run the risk of being a target for criminals I thought I would start a thread on low cost home security ideas. I'll start off with these. Cheap home video monitoring. (for non Apple users) 1. Use an old webcam in conjunction with a free bit of open source software called Ispy...

Had the car in at MD Motors and they have checked into this juddering issue I have had. Gearbox oil is "black" in their description and they think it might be due to clutch slipping etc....... I'm having a gearbox service done to see if this helps at all, but it looks like I will need to...

Hoped someone might be able to suggest what might be causing this barely audible gurgling sound emanating from behind the air bag on my 1998 R129. Anyone else heard the like???? Any suggestions much appreciated.... Now where did I put that baby??????!!! (Kiddingly!!)

I usually start planning our annual grand tour in January/February but I'm starting early this year. I had been hatching a plan which would take the ferry to Santander, then spending a few nights in each of Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, and Sant Feliu de Guixols, before heading home through...

Hi All, The wifes slk (1998 auto 230 right hand drive) has no reverse lights (been like that since we bought it - which was funny as had an MOT the same day) and I need to get them sorted. Firstly checked the bulbs and fuse, all OK. I then pulled the shift unit and stripped down to the...

Hi All My 2005 CLS has a couple of areas on the interior that need attention. The driver's interior door handle is plastic, covered in a chrome finished plastic veneer to give it the look of being metallic. There is also a similar coating on a button of a lid on the centre console. Both...

Hi Hope everyone is well. Would really appreciate some thoughts and advice. Last year for almost two weeks the car would not start. I changed the battery. Left the battery disconnected in a hope to clear the fault. It still wouldn't start. We then had it towed to an Indie. It started...

Fault code p0010 and p0020 diagnostic machine saying camshaft sensor malfunction any ideas please

Hi, I'm having some issues with the auto box in my '94 W124 E220 cab (4-speeder, 120k miles). I had searched around the web on various and multiple fourms and came to the conclusion based on similar reported errors and solutions that it was the B2 Piston that had failed. But that doesn't seem...

Hi, I'm looking for a projector to mount on ceiling for my business for customers to view in waiting area. Mainly for video and images and would want to connect speakers. I have no idea about what to look for in these gadgets. I don't want to spent a fortune also. But practicality, ease of use...

The high pressure hose on my pressure washer has sprung a leak, anyone with a good fix?

Hi Guys My wife has an auto C180, W203 year 2002 and a couple of days ago the yellow engine light came on. The care was sluggish from start and stalled a couple of times, once warm it was okay. Things I have noticed are that over the last couple of months I can smell a slight oily smell...

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Hi all, Just put (another) new battery in the 211 estate and found the battery tray to be swimming in water. It had a new hatch in the summer as part of a insurance job and presume that this may have introduced the problem. Any idea how to diagnose/trace the leak/unblock drains/etc?