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The last two service stamps noted 0w 40 oil and according to opie and halfords it's 5w 40 on my 57 E220 CDI . Should I be confused? Also had do I find out if it has DPF? Thank you and Merry Xmas

My E280 owner's manual seems to suggest that when switching on the car I shouldn't need to depress the accelerator. However, since buying the car, it has always required several attempts to start it and always required the accelerator to be depressed (sometimes fully) before it would fire into...

I've helped a friend buy a used car which is not currently taxed. We bought the car on Sat (17/12) it's been delivered to us and is now securely parked off-road on private property. Our friend is on holiday from 23rd Dec to mid January and would prefer (if possible) to tax the car from 1st...

Here goes; Basically there was an electronic part that goes into the back of the steering wheel on the Honda that governs the airbag/horn and the CVT gear change buttons that failed a few months back. Now, my dad went to the dealer bought a brand new part and i fitted it in. 2 months...

Hello, I'm looking for some new wheels for the CL and have seen some 20x9 (et22) and 20x11 (et35) wheels - will these fit? Thanks

I need some advice... I've gotten my hands on an older telephone, which I'm told has been converted to work with modern BT lines... Problem is, the internals are wired to RGBW which I'm guessing is Red, Green, Blue, White... Problem is, my phone line is wired to White/Blue...

The handbrake on the wife's 2009 A150 doesn't seem up to much, is there any adustment on it, if so how is it done? Or are they just automatic adjusterers.

Hi everyone, well i may as well start at the beginning, i bought my slk the other week knowing the exhaust was loud, i thought this was due to the baffles in the backbox, so today the 2nd hand back box came, and after putting it on, it seems just the same, it just sounds like its got a...

Does anyone know what the alloys in the link below are called? - they are from a W209 CLK Avantgarde. My cousin is thimking of buyng a brand new set from Dealer to put on his W203 saloon. Are these alloys a straight swap/fit on the W203 and would different bolts be required? He currently...

Hi all, apologies in advance for this but i don't know how to decode ( or even which of the numbers it is the chassis plate :( ) as I want to order leather colour restorer from Gliptone, numbers are as follows: 6777933 0 210061 22 0904 8 208 059 955 822 744 423 551...

Hi, We have Sky Plus HD box in our living room and I am now going to upgrade to Sky multi room so that i can have Sky in my bedroom. Sky only do a basic box that does not have Sky Plus for an extra £10 per month as I do not want to pay SKY an additional £200 for another Sky Plus HD box...

ok guys, what's the difference between these two ? Part number: A2038100721 (C-CLASS 203 LEFT SIDE AUTOMATIC DIMMING MIRROR GLASS) and Part number: A2038100321 (C-CLASS 203 SERIES NEARSIDE ANTI-GLARE,ASPHERICALLY CURVED,MIRROR GLASS) and before anyone says it, yes i know, the...

I have just had two new rear tyres fitted to my C350. When the car went in, both rims had wheel balancing weights on them. The fitters have removed them all and all that is left are the black sticky pads. Can this be right? Are the wheels still balanced? I know nothing about this procedure so...

Hi all, I introduced myself a couple of weeks ago. I'm just about to start the main restoration of my 350 SL. My question is: are there any specialist parts suppliers for older Mercs? I restored am MGA & found many who specialise in supplying to that market only. There are some items I need to...

Hi, Can anyone help me on this,please? Have A class diesil Recently mot'd and failed because " centre section blowing". However, happened to notice the tailpipe was different as well. Manual states tailpipe is bolt on. £84 for job Anyone able to wise me up on this please? many thanks

Hi all. My cousin looks primed to shell out £1300 for a new condenser. :( They bought the car approved used 11 months ago... The stealer has already lightened his pockets to the tune of £200 for 're- gassing' (no pun intended). Any ideas? Olly? Thanks in advance!

Got my new E350 CDi saloon today - very pleased. A real step up from my long serving W203 C220 CDi.:D I put a load of music on a USB stick and it plays fine. When I tried to copy the USB stick to the music register, though, the option is greyed out. Why would this be? Having said that, it...

Yesterday whilst parking I turned the steering full lock right and immediately I had multiple warnings pop up, esp, abs, bas, also no cruise control. Is likely to be the usual brake switch or something more serious?

Hello folks, I'm new here, so please be gentle!! I currently run a 2004 CLK500, which quite frankly is an awesome piece of kit. However, it appears that both of the rear Cats have failed (they both rattle like crazy if you tap the exhaust), leaving me with the potential of a £1,500+ bill to...

Hi all :-) Wondering what to next... How often does one need to change the spark plugs (on my E320 petrol S210)... And is it DIYable? :o