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Hi all, I will go to a service with star, however just wanted to get some advice in advance. my 2004 ML270cdi sometimes cannot go over 2000 rpm. That is frustrating because when I need to accelerate it happens very slow. The point is it does not happen all the time. I do not know am I imaging...

After seeing the photos and threads dealing with rust and rot on w202 c class cars some the same age as mine some newer some older I decided that it was time to have a look at mine in closer detal. I know my car is starting to show on the front wing above the bumper in front of the wheel...

Hi, I have an s210 e320cdi and I'm not sure if I have a problem or not when I take off from standstill it seems to pull reasonable until I let off, but if i'm cruising at say 70 and want to overtake in kick-down I get fairly weak pull in the upper rev range from say 3000rpm on but if im doing...

We quite often see diesels in the workshop with a very common complaint of lack of power or some people describe it as the kick down not working. Do some basic checks firstly like oil levels, fuses etc. Listen for any escaping air under pressure when you are driving at full load. If this...

From a local estate agent's window this afternoon:

My Luxo Barge is poorly :( The other night on the way home from work, it went in to limp mode (no power and revs limited to 3000rpm) I pulled over and checked everything, but nothing obvious. I unplugged the MAF and EGR which made no difference, plugged them back in and re-started the car and...

2 laps of the block ~4km done in 25 mins, heart rate was 165 at the end. Oh dear. 5 years ago I could have done 6km in the same time. Anyone else motivated to move their middle aged back-side more than usual?

Hi everyone i'm new to these forums, so first of all hello to everyone. I've got a W211 320 cdi sport estate, and have a problem that's driving me crazy.... sometimes when i pull away i get a complete lack of power and the car jerks violently, as soon as i take my foot off the accelerator and...

Today when driving my car i felt that it was not responding the way it should be when using the kick down or normal acclerating it seemed it was giving a lazy response rather than the instant response i normally get from it.(its still fast just less responsive) The only thing i can think that...

Gents, desperately need some advice here. I've changed the h/unit for an aftermarket one and installed component speakers up front. I have now noticed that the factory sub located behind the back seat is useless. What is the best way to get some bass as the sound doesn't cut it. Is it best to...

right hi there guys just got my self a fine old motorway bus a c250 td manuel on a w reg few things that are bugging me firstly the traction control and the abs dont work . all the warning lights come on before you start the engine so bulbs are still in the dash amber abs one on the left...

Am I missing a trick here guys? When I bought the car I was under the impression it would be more economical than my 3.0 tdi quattro Audi. The Audi used to return me between 29-30 mpg (mixed driving) and I drove it hard. Over a 2 week period testing the 350 coupe and if I am honest not driving...

Hi when driving my w203 cdi it seems to go into a fault mode if driving at a constant speed, around 60 - 70 mph only way to reset it is to stop and switvh it off,, ive changed the maf and the throttle pedal

My engine has a lack of power which tends to get worse as it warms up. It starts fine and I can here the turbo. I'm assuming this will be some kind of induction fault, maybe dirty manifold or sticky egr - can someone give me some good starting points?

hi all need some help with my sl55amg . supercharger not working all the time when i load it and work the supercharger hard then come of the gas for a few seconds and put the power back on there is no supercharger power . let the car cool for a few seconds the boot it its back full power . was...

I was driving home this evening, car was going fine, c class C200 CDI, then it would not pull up the hill, used the tiptronic to drop down gears still lack of power. I stopped the car, no malfunctions, car started ok, but when accelerating very little power and seems like squeeling noise, no...

Hi everyone, new 300sl member here. I have just bought a 1992 300SL with 146000 on the clock. The car is in great condition, no rust, all electrics work, new roof, cylinder head done in 2007, all with substantial MB service records etc etc. The problem I am having is there is a noticeable lack...

I had a bit of a problem with my daily '97 C180 today. Called in to do some shopping and came out to start the car and it would not tick over on low revs at all. So to get out of the way of other traffic I had to 'two foot it' i.e keep the revs up with the right foot and use the left foot for...

As title really, I don't know auto boxes really, but these seem like two problems that are linked. Basically now and again, almost always at very slow speeds, the car becomes incredibly sluggish for the rpm its at, barely driveable if trying to accelerate back up to speed, and usually (but...

I guess it's not at the top of a new SLS owners priority list, but the the boot space in the SLS Mercedes I tripped over this weekend was saddly lacking:( It seemed to have been hijacked by diff coolers and pumps! We were all in Dubai for the 24 hour race. Mercedes with three SLS racers and...