m272

Hello My name is Jonathan. Previously I've had a CLC and a B Class and I am about to purchase a 57 plate CLK 350 Cabriolet. I plan on keeping the CLK for a number of years as a weekend car and something to spend my life polishing and just staring at! I have spent about 12 months...

Hi, Having come from a car who's engine is a very fragile little thing and rebuilds are frequently required at less than 100,000 miles, I'm now a bit distorted as to what constitutes a "high mileage" engine. I heard someone here recently say that their engine is at 90k, then said "so, only...

Hi, I searched but the search just gives a white page. I'm about to buy a load of service items to do an interim service on my car. Which engine oil is recommended? When selecting 229.5 grade oils (I think from memory that's what it says in my manual) from the oil site I'm using, it...

Hi, I've looked in the manual, which doesn't give me a grade, just a Mercedes reference number, and looked online and there seems to be a few grades offered. The search here doesn't seem to be working so I'll ask. Which oil, 0-W40, 5-W30 or 5W-40?? And how much of it do I need, is it 8 Litres...

It doesn't seem to be the coolant as there's a tank for that, or the brake or power steering fluid. Whatever it is is thicker than water, and it gets very hot. On the dip it's below min, so I'm keen to know! Thanks.

Hi, My AC has stopped working. I've checked pressure and there's loads. So I'm assuming the AC pressure sensor is faulty, or the connection to it is faulty, so I'm hoping it can be a DIY fix. I've looked at the AC lines that are clearly visible, but I can't see any sensor on there...

Hello All, I get a erratic idle when the car is stationary and sometimes the engine stalls. Today, I had the EML come on and I have had the code read as: P0745 - Pressure Control Solenoid “A” P0749 - Pressure Control Solenoid “A” Intermittent Having done a bit of reading, I see that M272...

what I thought was the pulley wheel making a noise, I think is actually this round boxy tubey thing.. Anyone know A: What is it? B: What does it do? C: is it user-serviceable to give it a clean? (In case it's got crud in there) thank you :-)

Heloo! I have a serpentine belt idler puller that's started to squeak a little bit when cold. It's the one at the top of the engine, so is this: Ina Mercedes-Benz | Euro Car Parts UK?s No.1 Car Parts Retailer the right part? and.. Is it fairly straight-forward to fit, or does it...

Hi everybody, i'm currently driving a Ml350 06 with 75000 miles on it. So my car was diagnose with a balance shaft failure from the dealer with no other engine codes or symptoms. It was running perfectly fine. and i did end up took it to a reasonable & reputable autoshop for repairing. They...

Hi All I've a friend with an E 280 petrol with a 272 engine , the car has low mileage around 30k and is using a lot of oil , there's on visible leaks . Is there any issues with these engines consuming oil ? I would assume the likely culprit to be valve seals , what do the panel...

Hi all. I live in Amsterdam now after many Mercs in the UK (r129's and w123's plus modern ones) so have a car choice some will be unfamiliar with being lucky enough to be out the UK and have the choice of LHD GLK's. However, engines are the same and both seem to have their issues; I'm torn...

Does anyone know at what year (ish) the 3.0 V6 (M272) petrol engine didn't suffer from balance shaft issues? Is it post 2007? Also, what is generally thought to be to the most robust and trouble free engine gearbox combo in a modern MB? A friend is thinking about an SLK280.... :(

Im starting a Fan Club and trying to recruit as many members before Sunday... Put your name down if you love the 7G Box and its wonderful smooth shifting... If you also like the M272 V6 Petrol engine then put a banana by your name. If you dont know what im on about, just stick yer name...

Following on from my Complete M271 Engine thread please feel free to add resources to this thread for the M272 Engine. Mercedes-Benz M272 engine Mainly from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia but added to: Technical brief: 76 pages...

Anyone happen to know the ATF "dipstick" location on the M272 petrol V6, CLS guise if that makes any difference. Appreciate there will not be a dipstick there just want to know where one would dip if there were one...

:( Grab yourselves a bucket of popcorn and a cup of tea. I've owned my petrol CLS for 6 weeks now (purchased from a main dealer with a tier one warranty) and unfortunately have a problem. Despite very careful research and opting for a late model car with an engine number (5xxxxx) way after the...

Hi every one, been really excited this week to pick my c280 tomorrow. But yesterday i was going through the various merc forums and found that the early m272 engines had issues with soft balancer shaft sprocket that wore down and causes the timing to go out :-/ i checked my engine serial number...

Daydreaming about car replacements for myself in the next year or so and a nice petrol CLS may be on the cards if prices keep falling. I would probably be looking at the earlier cars but perhaps up to 2006/7. I've had the CLK for getting on for 6 years and would probably keep the replacement...

Hello all I have just bought a used W203 c280 estate with 26.5 k on the clock from an independent garage. After a few days the check engine light came on !! I took it to a local indy specialist in East London (Hainault) where the tech told me that their Star diagnostic machines did not have...