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Hi I am looking to remove the fuel tank on my 1985 W123 230E in order to give it a degrease and acid clean. Does anyone have experience of removing the tank? I have removed the sender, drained the tank, disconnected the fuel line to the fuel pump and have removed the four nuts that hold the...

My car smells of fuel in the cabin and boot on start up and for the first few miles, but only when its been standing for a few days. I've searched the threads on this topic. I've removed the osr (driver's side) wheel arch liner and checked all the pipes. I changed the fuel filter about 6000...

Okay, bit of a long shot here as I know there were only ever 8 of them registered, but I am after a Vito 123, the 3.7 V6 Petrol engined Vito van. Ideally I want a SWB Dualiner version (not sure if it was ever sold in that spec) but a regular van would suffice. Why? I want it as a company...

I've had the pleasure of owning 4 w202's through the years. The last wagon was a 2.5 diesel and I don't recall the cabin noise as bad as my current vehicle. It is far and away the worst of the lot - rolling road noise is horrendous. Fitted with both Goodyear 'Hydra grip' and a spare set of...

On Saturday I was driving back home after lovely spent day with family and at one point had to refill tank asap. Since I was on M20 driving towards Dartford crossing on M25 you all know how many services are there so at one point when I was almost on vapours just after toll I had to stop and...

Folks I am contemplating exchanging (if possible) my C240 V6, Obsidian Black estate for a well sorted Petrol, 124 Estate. Must have the 7 seats and leather. PM me if there is any interest please. C240 - Obsidian Black with Black Leather. 2004 - Car Replacement Engine fitted last year after...

With 380k and what looks like some comprehensive history. Mercedes-Benz E320 W124 auto estate, 12 months MoT, 2 owners, huge history. | eBay

When I say low, about 70,000 (it's a 98 with only 3 owners and a more or less a fsh), it also drove very good ie no noticeable clunks, knocks ect ect, really very smooth. To be honest, the only thing putting me off (and it's because I've been used to diesels for the last 3-4 years) is the higher...

Do any AMG owners use a petrol cleaning additive in there cars ? I only use Shell V Power in my car and the claim is it has cleaning additives mixed in, not sure how true this is. Does anyone think its worth or safe to use a cleaning additive like redex now and again just to keep things...

Mercedes Ml 320 Petrol 7 Seats. Please Pm me or Call Us for any parts. Thanks Acid

My wife phoned me from the petrol station the other day saying she had put £15 of petrol into her 2012 E350 cab deisel and was late for picking the children up from school what should she do as there was no one else that could do it for her i told her to fill it to the brim with deisel, get the...

Good evening, can anyone give e advice on what is the best oil for my car, i have recently had an issue with my head gasket. to which i have just replaced the spark plugs and air filter and breather pipe, but the oil is very creamy. So can anyone tell me what oils should i put in and should i...

Looking at buying a 2001 e240 estate It's cheap(ish) but water pump gassed discs n pads on front need done and o/s/f wheel bolts are seized solid none of this concerns me much however there's a stench of fuel around the boot area ,I viewed it in the dark and it was p....ing down so trying to...

I am part exchanging my S320 Silver 2001 petrol 100k miles Sat nav electric memoery front seats, if anyone wants it let me know ??

Hi All, Im new to the forum and this is my first post. In August I bought a new C180 C Class coupe and absolutely loved it but sadly after driving it for 3 weeks I had a bad accident and had to sell as I have lost use of my left foot. Im now looking for another C class coupe (obviously an...

Standard T cut 500ml only £5 in Morrisons Petrol Stations. Bit of a bargain as its £6.99 in Halfrauds Eddie

My C320 petrol has started drinking fuel at an alarming rate. It used to average between 16 to 20 around town and up to 33mpg on a long run, but now it's down to 9 to 13 in town and up to 25 on a long run, it's just had a A service and gearbox oil and filter change. I also changed the Maf...

the petrol flap on my 53 w209 clk wont lock shut.:devil: ive tried the fuse and that's fine:thumb: any ideas:dk:

When I first got my C63, as the petrol got to about a quarter tank a message would come up asking if I wanted directions to the nearest petrol station. I seem to have turned this off somehow. How do I get it back on pls ??

Hi guys, have 225 50z r16 96w xl all round on my car...Have just become aware of the disadvantages of xl (extra load) tyres giving a harsher ride. Question is how much roughly percentage wise is the harsher or harder ride using these tyres as compared to the non xl? Also does the car warrant...