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My wifes car is giving hell at present and i wondered if anyone has had the same problem, its a Mercedes C22 cdi, the battery was flat with sitting and when we got a new battery and fitted it, the gearbox fails to change through the gears. The car starts fine and runs A1, put it in drive or...

Hi, Got my e220 coupe finally running today with a new ovp, however the central locking and windows (all bar the rear passenger) do not work. No noise from central locking pump either.. Did change the comfort module as it had previously been just clicking every second or so but now it's...

Since I bought my E55 I knew the idler bearing had some play on it. I have had the press and bearing for a while but decided today was the day to get it sorted. Got it off and pressed the bearing out to be greated with this site I cant understand what the person who did this thought he was...

Howdy All & Happy New Year. I bought my car knowing that the previous owner had damaged/broken the power boot/trunk mechanism and it could only be opened by the emergency key. I was told that it was just a broken bracket on the hinge (but of course took this with a large pinch of salt) Upon...

Okay, so my wife's A170 has been making a grating noise which, as I suspected, has been diagnosed as the clutch release bearing. Not a problem, or so I thought, until my two local garages, who I use regularly, have both said that they don't want the work as it's a 9½ job! They recommend I go to...

All, Further to my posting at the start of the year with regards to performance issues, alas, this morning I have another one. Not sure if it's related to the previous but here goes. I haven't used her for about 3 weeks so thought I would take her in to work today - about 6 miles...

Hi, just had a new towbar relay fitted on my W211 E270 cdi today. It appeared that following the fitting the new relay did not work and the electrician is returning tomorrow to fit a replacement. In the mean time, the car has an SRS warning on the dashboard, a general dashboard warning...

I've been given a Toshiba Equium laptop that was unusable due to it being so slow and crashy. I have managed to get it working again by clearned tonnes of crap off the HD and by using wise disc cleaner to remove almost 12GB of clogged up ****e !! It works really well now apart from the wifi. It...

Hi everyone got a sick gearbox slips in 2 nd and reverse slips then bites and is ok in 3rd and 4th oil condition and level are both ok been quoted 12 to 14 hundred squid I like the car but can't justify spending that on it I thought having a recon box fitted would be around 400 to 600 pounds any...

Hi All. 2003 W211 E320cdi. I've recently been getting the convenience functions disabled warning. I had both batteries checked and they were both ok but required charging. I pulled up the voltage display on the instrument cluster. Heres what I found. In the morning or first...

Evening all, Wondering if you have any advice. For a few months now I've been battling with the CEL, throwing up code P0171 Powertrain - System too lean. A local mechanic friend thought it may be the MAS but I know from reading forums etc, it's most likely a split breather pipe, regularly...

Hi all. I have a 05 c180 which was running fine and then wouldnt start. Threw a inlet cam sensor fault and garage Replaced. Car still wouldnt start. Removed cam cover and cams are way out of timing. One cam is out by about 90 degrees. Worn teeth on cam gears and oil in loom. Is this...

Evening guys. My 230 has started making a rattling sound when pulling away from standing, and when revving the engine in neutral. It's a knocking that gets louder with revs at standing and a brief sound when pulling away. If the gearbox is locked in 1st it doesn't happen but when it goes off...

Hi Guys and Girls, Wondering if I could pick your brains I have a 2003 CLK 240. I have recently noticed when I drive over an uneven surface I get a rumbling noise from the underside of the car. I took the vehicle to Kwik Fit but they could not diagnose the noise. Just wondering what it might be...

Hi all, just joined this forum, so please treat me gently. The better half has a E220 CDI, Classic A, WDB211, around 120k miles on an 06 plate, which just started to lose power and not going over 3000 revs. Occasionally will start and initially run OK but soon goes back into safe mode and...

I am a new member, but have had numerous 'young timers' over the years, including a pair of W123 diesels, a W201 2.6, and a pair of W124 E320s. So, to my point here: Just bought a mint 93 320E saloon in an absolute time-warp condition. Been SORNed for the last 13 years I was told, 93K mi...

I have a C220 w203 2006 estate with the CD changer in the glovebox. Only had the car for a year. The magazine stuck in. Powered down by removing the unit and disconnecting. Reconnected, and the magazine eventually decided to come out. Problem now is that the unit says no magazine when...

W220 S320cdi 2005 On December 24th 2013 my Alternator dies and is replaced a week later by a recommended Indie..This week the radio was struggling to lock onto good signal then speaker crackled and no sound so i turned Command off..next day turned key and waited for Glow plug light to go...

The first problem I had was the boot leaking which at one point resulted the wheel well and floor of the boot being covered in water. This ultimately killed the PSE pump which was £900 to replace :( The car has spent weeks in my local Mercedes workshop having seals replaced including removal of...

Any help appreciated... W211 E Class Estate Took car into local garage to fix Parktronic which was showing red lights all the time. They plugged a Diagnostic machine in and found 1 faulty sensor. Replaced sensor, charged £140 plus vat for diagnosis, sensor and fitting. Two days...