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Hi all I was driving a normal route to see someone and it is a 4hr journey, I have done this many times and no problem, but this time I had a red warming light come on the dash !!! it said something like "Engine Oil Warning" too much fluid, remove some"" or something similar now all the...

I have read all threads about how to reset the tire pressure Warming system. I get the warning when I start the car. However, the tire inflation pressure monitor dialog to reset does not come up on my display whatever buttons I Press. I also had to adjust the clock and found a lot of info...

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Hi Guys 2006 E320 cdi V6 Sport 90k FMBSH I'm having an issue with my E320 cdi and wondered if anyone could help. Some time ago I posted on this forum about the tapping noise that was coming from the engine. Following several visits to indies and MB dealer, I was told that it was quite...

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Hi all, I have a 53 plt E320 CDI . Anyway, I know its damn cold outside at the moment but my Merc does not warm up at all - after journey to work ( 1/2 hr - 15miles) I have 1 bar showing on the temp gauge - warm air from the heater is pathetic. Stuck thermostat or is this normal ? Should I...

My dear old Dad, God Bless his Soul, was an outstanding engineer - albeit in a different era to what we have these days. Cars without points?!! He'd have wanted THAT throroughly explained to him!! Dad alway told me to let the engine warm up before engaging the clutch and puting weight on the...

and given all the hype and top international meetings with powers that know best etc etc........or so we're told. err, anyone of them bothered to look outside by any chance, or even better, stuck their respective heads outside the front door :doh: :doh: As one small Polar Bear said to his...

Hello chaps! My F reg 260E's occasionally experiencing a choppy idle & stuttering at low revs ten minutes or so after starting out from cold (fine higher up the rev range). I've had a search through the forum and it appears there's a few things to try - however this one's slightly different...

Hi All, the passenger seat heating pads are not warming up and I was wondering if anyone had some advice as to how i may do some simple and rudimentary troubleshooting (nothing complicated please). I am a bit nervous to start pulling things to pieces, but some inital checks would be helpful...

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Hi... The AT box cooling is via radiator of the engine through some pipes passing in. So ; - Does the AT box has a thermostat to give the fluid way to radiator when hot? -Does the radiator only cools the AT fluid down, or the other way (in cold weather) it may warm the fluid up ...

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Hi all, Problem is following: a bit unsteady idle when engine is warming up, at coolant temperature aproximately from 30*C - 60*C. NB!!! Problem is appearing only at outside temperatures +5*C and lower. Above +5*C, not a sign of a problem. Detailed description: Perfectly (cold)starts even at...

Hi, I have a 1986 300TE with 169k miles, which is beginning to run a bit erratic. She starts from cold just about fine and pulls away ok, however after a minute or so she will loose most power – touch the throttle and nothing happens (no increase in revs) then power will come back on again...

I have noticed on my car from cold and in the owners handbook that starting off from a cold engine the engine runs faster to get the cat up to operating temperature quicker. To me this feels like extra performance or an extra kick of power, how does this operate is it some kind of 2 stage chip...