overheat

Recently had a scary problem whilst on the Autostrada in Italy, went to overtake a truck at around 70mph when there was a thump from the transmission and it jumped out of gear, it would not re engage and was just like a manual car with a clutch gone, Engine light came on and coasted to a...

Hi all. I've got an overheating problem with my Merc E320 Cdi 2005. Bought the car a month ago, drove it a 100 mile trip when I bought it and no problem at all, then I didn't drive for 2 weeks when my next trip was about 50 motorway miles. After about 40 miles the car overheated so bad that...

Picked up a screw on the shoulder of one tyre. Can't be plugged. Law states that you can only plug across the flat surface of a tyre. This is on my GL420 with Scorpion Ice and Snows - £350 a pop. The other three have about 5mm tread left, so I'm concerned that the increased circumference of...

Evening all. I wonder if someone can shed some light on a quandary... The E220 seems to be getting hotter than I would expect, particularly on a long run. There's some evidence of mayonnaise in the coolant header tank, BUT it's old and the previous owner had the HG done - there's no sign of any...

Hi I think my e240 auto gearbox may be or previously overheated. The sound proofing around the transmission tunel has got a white film that can be scratched off easily. When we first got the car there was a slight smell of plasticine. Is this an indication of a hot gearbox? Should I...