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I have a '94 C250 4-door diesel non-turbo (W202), automatic transmission. I think I have a fuel delivery problem, or possibly some kind of vacuum problem, and hoping you wiser MB hands can help me with the diagnosis. I bought the car with 159k miles and now have about 175k miles (in the last...

Hi and a belated happy new year to you. Have a problem which baffles me. When the engine idles sometimes it´s as smooth as silk the next it seems as though it´s running on 5 or even 4. It is fine as soon as the revs increase and driving the car normally is ok as well, no problems under load...

Hi people,i've been offered a c250td elegance on an s plate which occasionally stops changing gear.If you turn the ignition off and restart the engine it'll drive fine again.Any ideas will be much appreciated as i know nothing about these cars.

Just brought the S124 E280 back to the UK. 1,000 miles in approx 20 hours. However after stopping for fuel before leaving Italy it was misfiring and lumpy idle. Not great in the alps with 700 miles to go. However after about 10 miles it righted itself. It felt just as if a switch had been...

Hello All. - I have seen some posts relating to this topic, but none of them for the CLS, so I thought I'd ask the dumb question. Car is CLS 06 MY, with rain sensing wipers. Looks like original windscreen - but not sure as I bought car 2nd hand. Car is currently under extended warranty by MB...

I have a W reg E320 cdi elegance estate, its the first diesel I have owned and only for a few weeks. A couple of days ago I had been driving for about 20-30 miles and I noticed that it would not accelerate properly, in drive it went up the box ok if driving normally but kick down was not...

Hi helpful people, I've been having intermittent problems on my car for a while now, starting with the CD interchanger unit blowing, resulting in the main head unit (command) stopping working we checked the fuses at the time and everything seemed fine, so we took the car to Alfie who kindly...

Hi I have a W208 CLK230K Cabriolet, with an intermittent aircon blower. Having scoured this forum, I gained the knowledge to replace the blower motor brushes. Sadly new brushes did not alter the problem. I am I right in thinking it may be a loose wire or poor contact somewhere instead of...

Hello there fellow MB owners! for a couple of months now i have been experiencing an intermittent oil light coming up on my dash! it comes on for 2-5 mins (approx) and then goes out again. It usually happens nearly every time i drive it or once on the day i drive it. the oil level is fine and...

Hi all, The 220CDi (01Plate) that I purchased three years ago never once failed to turn over the motor and fire up. Recently when I insert the ignitioin key and turn to position 3 all the dash lights come on but then nothing. Turn the key back and try again and it starts fine. This...

Hello all, I am new to this forum and could use your help. I am an experienced shade tree mechanic but only on American and some Japanese vehicles. Never worked on a Mercedes. My mother in law's 1983 380SEC developed an intermittent problem. While driving down the highway, the car suddenly...

Hi I have a 3-yr old Sprinter 311 just out of warranty and once in a while it will not start. It's when the engine is warm, you turn the key, all the dash lights come on except the glowplug symbol but there is nothing from the starter motor, not even a click. The battery is good and the...

My 2009 sprinter motorhome has an unusual problem, Last week I drove 3 hours stopped for a cup of tea....then she wouldnt start......no click from solenoid, fully charged battery, Turn the key nothing, all dash lights on, just would not turn over...also not sure if related but brake lights...

Hi anyone, my E55 AMG Estate 1994 has never let me down but in the last few weeks when the engine is warm to hot the kompressor does not always kick in, when its off I trundle along for a mile or so, and bingo it cuts in quick as usual. My indie has changed drive belts (they were worn anyway)...

OK, not sure if this is electrical or mechanical. About 1 in 20 times you go to start the car it just turns over for a fraction of a second then everything stops. You have to turn the key back to the off position and restart. It always starts second time you try when this has happened - until...

Hi, if we leave the car standing for a few hours on returning the brake pedal goes right down,if the pedal is pumped it returns to normal and works fine for the rest of the day! Initial thoughts are brake master cylinder but dont want to splash out until sure. All pads calipers discs OK no leaks...

Neither are severe but just annoying! first is when starting out the car has no oomph! runs fine but no additional power when foot is put down. stop turn off and restart and all is fine ! has happened about 3 times in last month! second is that when starting off sometimes command says "no phone"...

had a problem on the way to work to day! went to use my indicator and there was nothing nor did the hazards work! got to work and checked the relay and all seemed ok! after puting the relay back the indicator 's and hazards worked! (bad connection me thaught) on the way home tryed to wash my...

Hi all I wonder if anyone can help with this problem. I recently changed my Ipod from a 20Gb to 80Gb model. Before changing the Ipods the in-car system had worked fine. Now when I select the aux input frequently nothing happens except, when I change to the dash audio display Error is...

For the past month the BAS/ASR light has very infrequently illuminated. Whenever it has, stopping and re-starting has always solved the problem. Then just recently I noticed the coolant level low, engine level low and diesel preglow lights flash on for a few seconds. Finally, last night after...