Having bought my S204 C220CDI Blue Efficiency during lockdown, it became evident after a month or two that I'd been done unto. And later on, come MOT time, it was also clear that the MOT it was sold with was, at the very least, suspect...
That MOT cost £894. OK, so got through it, but had an annoyingly intermittent EML referring variously to DPF soot accumulation and/or DPF pressure sensor fail. Eventually acquired the funds to get it sorted, so booked into MB Motor Services to have the following done:
Remove towbar swan neck.
Replace air filter.
Fit new foglights.
SWap out faulty DPF pressure sensor.
All done in one day, and I finally have the car I thought I'd bought.
Went up from Tavistock to Bristol for some medical appointments. As the journey progressed, it just got better, which I'm assuming was the DPF getting itself cleaned up a bit.
Previous similar trips yielded, at most, 47mpg. This time, the trip up was done at regeneration speeds, and average for the journey was 55.5mpg. The return today was a little more leisurely, and returned 60.4mpg, peaking twice at 61.8.
Altogether less gruff, smoother all round, and definitely more responsive. Like a new car!
That MOT cost £894. OK, so got through it, but had an annoyingly intermittent EML referring variously to DPF soot accumulation and/or DPF pressure sensor fail. Eventually acquired the funds to get it sorted, so booked into MB Motor Services to have the following done:
Remove towbar swan neck.
Replace air filter.
Fit new foglights.
SWap out faulty DPF pressure sensor.
All done in one day, and I finally have the car I thought I'd bought.
Went up from Tavistock to Bristol for some medical appointments. As the journey progressed, it just got better, which I'm assuming was the DPF getting itself cleaned up a bit.
Previous similar trips yielded, at most, 47mpg. This time, the trip up was done at regeneration speeds, and average for the journey was 55.5mpg. The return today was a little more leisurely, and returned 60.4mpg, peaking twice at 61.8.
Altogether less gruff, smoother all round, and definitely more responsive. Like a new car!