jobs

So after a search of many weeks i will be collecting my R230 SL500 on Saturday. The car is already in excellent condition but being 12 years old (50k miles) i'm sure it will need some TLC here and there. What are the recommended jobs that every new SL owner should be doing? I know the boot...

...some pictures revealing new correctly coloured indicator lenses, the ctek easy charge installation and lovely new fuses replacing the old tarnished one's...

...well today saw me complete the following jobs at my local Indy; #diff oil change #new steering damper, old one was shot,floppy as wet string! #new front roll bar bushes x 4; old ones were hard and well worn. All parts were very reasonably priced at my local MB dealer... Wheels go...

Hi all Right, got a couple of jobs to do and picking guru minds, although don't think it's too bad. I have "noisy bearing and seized alternator clutch". Question is, it looks pretty straight forward without rad coming out but will i end up with scarred knuckles? Once done should i expect any...

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Following on from the 'what do you do for a living' thread , I thought it might be fun to post what might be our dream jobs . For example , I once met a gentleman who must have been the envy of many : he was chief whisky taster and quality controller in one of Scotland's best known single...

A front spring on my 2008 C220 W204 estate snapped whilst going over a speed bump (slowly!) yesterday. The car's a 2008 and just clocked 143,000 miles. Last week I replaced 2 rear shock absorbers after one of them developed a leak. It's booked in for 2 new front springs next week. My...

Trusting all had a grear new year evening and the headaches are not too bad today? For us, Christmas and New Year over, 1300 miles completed and time for another service - 260k km on the W124 300D-24v now and a few extras due to be done. A superb car for the trip up to the North East of...

Hi all ,just had my new front brake discs fitted which I got from EuroCarParts online,Pagid,and they are great,got the 25% discount.Also just had a new alarm siren fitted,this was from MB Southend,so now all is fine with The World and my SL is in fine form.:bannana:

well today as soon as it was nice up here in Hawick I did a few jobs on the Clk,front pads as the pad warning was on,So I have fitted them today, My SRS light was flashing and the Airbag light next to the gear selector was on,after trailing the site. I saw that the little yellow plug could be at...

Peugeot cuts 8,000 jobs to end losses, shuts plant | Reuters

Hello all, I thought I would post a quick note up to see if anyone knows where I can get hold of a crank pulley holder for the job? I dont want to spend £100 on a tool! At the same time I have to do the TCU on the transmission and the the oil seals on the oil cooler. The oil cooler is...

Hi all... i bought us a runabout family estate with the extra 2 seats in the boot. paid 2000£ but got a full tank of fuel and 10 months MOT + road tax... We love it. :) done the following (MB original parts used throughout... though oil from costco) 1. changed alloys and tyres...

Hi All, I've previously seen threads that describe how to remove and replace the pollen filter for a 124 but I can't for the life of me find these threads now that I have purchased the parts. Same goes for the R&R of the switch console in the middle of the dash. My hazard switch is faulty...

All underneath brace bars removed and refitted = no more creaks and squeeks! Gearbox sump gasket & multi plug replaced = no more ATF dripping onto my garage floor! ATF Changed = even smoother gear changes! Cost = £102 which = bargain! :D

BBC News - Bosch to quit south Wales with the loss of 900 jobs Poor chaps.

Just wondering in between services what, if anything, should be changed/maintained etc. On my old car (my Fiesta from Universaity days) I did oil, filters: oil, air, fuel, and spark plugs - as and when I felt like it. And other things like changing batteries when required. The CLK get...

End of LDV, lift and shift Rover style, again, do we never learn? FT.com / UK - Ex-Rover aide buys van maker LDV

Has anyone started on what they thought was a big job on their MB, only to find it was in fact a little job? (Or indeed, the other way around!) The SRS lamp on my W124 has never worked, and I always assumed there was a problem with the SRS. Today, I thought I'd have a look at the lamp in the...

First job was to remove and replace the radiator which after 18 years was past its best and had been weeping for a while (2 years :) ) from various pin sized holes. Less than an hour to drain off all the coolant, flush the sytem through with plain water a few times and then swap rads before...