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My w124 is starting to grieve me. Just replaced battery in key with no dramas. Continued to use car. Locking and unlocking working fine. Now it has decided to stop. Battery is fine. Checked fuse C. It had blown so I replaced it. Tried locking again to no avail. Tried to sync key as...

Hi All, I have an issue where I have lost the constant main beam (by pushing the indicator stalk away form the driver) I can still flash people by pulling the stalk towards the driver. Can this just be a dirty contact, if so how can I clean this. I have got hold of another stalk in case but it...

Hi sorry to be on the cadge on my first post since joining but iam need of help for my work van. worked on the van today for notorious knocking noises on the front suspension and adjusted the hand brake on the discs and on the handbrake cable. Went to road test complete loss of turbo wont rev...

Just got back from Russia this evening and my S211 is totally without power!! Absolutrly nothing! I had to open the driver door with the emergency key! My question is - how do I open the tailgate to get to the battery to be able to charge it up? (it's recently replaced battery too, but...

Building a PC for my daughter and the Optical drive is SATA. I have a data cable but need one of the little adaptors that go from one of the white plugs on the internal PC cabling to the SATA power connector on the drive. The PC case only has one which of course is being used for the HDD I'm...

i recently put my car in for a new seal on my timing chain tensioner. the guy in the garage told me someone had already had a go at it and stripped some of the threads on the timing chain cover. he done his best to seal it but it still has a small leak. is this going to cost me alot of...

Hi Guys & Girls, Need your help and knowledge, My E240 has developed what i can only describe as a clutch slip from the auto gearbox.. Its only really between 2nd & 3rd but she will occasionally clonk into gear, i thought nothing of it at first but now shes slipping i know i have a potentially...

Hi all For reasons I can't yet divulge, I am involved in the return of an A160 auto (52 plate old shape). It's not one I sold btw. We need to recover it from place a to destination b which is circa 10 miles. I am a long way from either so working remotely. I know some automatics can be...

The first draft of my msc thesis is due in next week. Today my norton security had to be renewed. Down loaded the update and system (vista) rebooted without issue. I've been working on the laptop all afternoon and when i restarted the computer tonight it won't restart. First...

Hey everyone! Looking at a W209 CLK on a 53 plate with a (supposed) full MBSH. Its the 55 AMG version with just over 40k on the clock. Managed to speak to two of the servicing MB dealers who confirmed a few things but then one of them said that the car was "not UK spec". Rang the main...

I had a plumber over today, messed up a radiator, it is leaking, and i need some one to rectify it. I kicked him out after 3 disasters with him, so if anyone knows a plumber in the area or is a plumber, please let me know Dillan 07947 222 802

Hi Guys I have a really annoying problem with 300SL (W129) .... I cannot fully turn off the alarm system and I urgently need help /advice. The car is a 1990 (US Spec) with what I think is an infra red (as opposed to radio) plip .... it has sensors by each of the doors (and by the boot lock)...

Cannot get petrol cap open on Merc SL R230 on a 03 plate. Stuck at petrol station with no petrol. Is there a manual way to open the petrol cap without the electronics being used. HAVE GOT NO PETROL AND AM DESPERATE!!

Hi All, The drivers side window on my clk w208 (2000 plate) just gave up on me! At the moment the window is stuck down. I have removed the door card, taken the speakers / noise+rain proof sheet off. I have now noticed there a 3-4 rivets that have sheered off. By the looks of it the rivets...

Right boys and girls. Today I went to MB world to buy a gift for a friend and have a butchers at an E500, for me and my mum (I'm hoping I get to keep the w202 tbh). I spotted a little w126 AMG today and we got talking to one of the representatives - Alex, I think his name was. I started asking...

Hi, Do you own an SL63? A certain famous monthly magazine is doing a feature test for the cover of their next issue featuring the new Audi R8 soft top. They've been trying to get a few select cars together for a group test/photoshoot this weekend but at the last minute have been let down by a...

Hi Guys, My wife was involved in a little bump, she was driving the w202 96 c class and hit the back of a 94 k reg BMW 320 coupe. It was at relatively low speed at traffic lights on a fairly busy road, no injuries or anything like that thank god. I called the guy who works at a bodyshop...

Help!! I noticed today that I cannot lock or unluck my R230 (2005) SL350 using either one of my remote keys (I do not have Keyless Go). Neither of my main or spare keys work and the little red light does flash when I press the lock or unlock buttons on the keys, so I am guessing it is not a...

Hi there guys, just tried to start my car today, (it's a 2001 c200k) first try it started but the instrument cluster was not displaying anything, fuel/speed gauges weren't working either. So then i removed my key and I thought maybe the immobiliser kicked in or something or the other because I...

My little kitten was having a funny 5 minutes and was charging round the room. He jumped all over my laptop keyboard and now the screen display has rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise. How do I set it back to normal? I have re-started the lappy, but it's still the same. Thanks