will9871
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Hi all
I drive a 2001 W210 320CDI Estate, bought in Hungary as I live in Hungary and decided to give the car its first tour trip back to the UK to see what it can do, especially on die Autobahnen
However this plan was scuppered whilst as I was almost through Austria Engine Management light on, no power and diesel all over the road, smoky breakdown for me. Eventually discovered that diesel line into engine had come loose and disconnected. Mechanic reconnects this and makes sure by firmly attaching it with a tight plastic tie. He assures me this repair will hold for as long as I want to drive the car (had this confirmed by 3 trusted mechanics) but take it to a garage to check why it came off.
Breaking down on the Autobahn became my new biggest fear ever and the usual 10 hour haul accross Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France flew by due to my obsessive new 'radar ears' listening for any signs at all of any malfunction as I am now extremely concerned about becoming stranded on my way back (made it to England :bannana
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After giving the car a right long drive I am a little concerned about the gearbox, points for concern are:-
* At cruising speed (80-90 mph) engine seems to have a very slight 'stutter' feels like it hesitates for a split second before returning to normal. Rev counter duly slightly wobbles before returning to normal.
* After driving for a long period of time the autobox gear shifter metal feels noticeably warm.
* In England, the land of bloody traffic jams, after sitting in heavy traffic for most of the day the rev counter itself became very very jerky, seems to have reset itself after its nights rest. Changes from 1-2-3 seemed much jerkier than normal
* On start up, all dials that normally jump straight to attention, sometimes hesitated and jerked into position, when the car started like this power seemed very limited in the upper reaches, i.e. no/marginal response from accelerator at 2/3 to full when cruising at 85-90 and at 2500 rpm. Again seems only to occur when I notice the dials starting as described.
Car has 93k on the clock (probably more as was bought in Hungary, just the way it is out here), had the car inspected by friend who is a Merc Indie before purchase.
Really sorry for the long post but having to make the return journey solo and being stranded in the middle of Bayern late at night is a worrying prospect. Any opinions on any of the faults described before making the 1400 mile haul back to Budapest?
If its going to need a new Autobox, the car has already cost me a lot of money (on things I had identified as issues on purchase, glow plugs, cat converter and rear shocks, as the car was a very good price on purchase), I will just hope to get it back to Hungary and flog it.
Again sorry for the long winded post but, have been a complete bag of nerves mess since Salzburg, this constant feeling of worry about my beloved car (I really would be miffed to have to flog it) is really starting to affect me on long drives.
I drive a 2001 W210 320CDI Estate, bought in Hungary as I live in Hungary and decided to give the car its first tour trip back to the UK to see what it can do, especially on die Autobahnen
However this plan was scuppered whilst as I was almost through Austria Engine Management light on, no power and diesel all over the road, smoky breakdown for me. Eventually discovered that diesel line into engine had come loose and disconnected. Mechanic reconnects this and makes sure by firmly attaching it with a tight plastic tie. He assures me this repair will hold for as long as I want to drive the car (had this confirmed by 3 trusted mechanics) but take it to a garage to check why it came off.
Breaking down on the Autobahn became my new biggest fear ever and the usual 10 hour haul accross Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France flew by due to my obsessive new 'radar ears' listening for any signs at all of any malfunction as I am now extremely concerned about becoming stranded on my way back (made it to England :bannana
.After giving the car a right long drive I am a little concerned about the gearbox, points for concern are:-
* At cruising speed (80-90 mph) engine seems to have a very slight 'stutter' feels like it hesitates for a split second before returning to normal. Rev counter duly slightly wobbles before returning to normal.
* After driving for a long period of time the autobox gear shifter metal feels noticeably warm.
* In England, the land of bloody traffic jams, after sitting in heavy traffic for most of the day the rev counter itself became very very jerky, seems to have reset itself after its nights rest. Changes from 1-2-3 seemed much jerkier than normal
* On start up, all dials that normally jump straight to attention, sometimes hesitated and jerked into position, when the car started like this power seemed very limited in the upper reaches, i.e. no/marginal response from accelerator at 2/3 to full when cruising at 85-90 and at 2500 rpm. Again seems only to occur when I notice the dials starting as described.
Car has 93k on the clock (probably more as was bought in Hungary, just the way it is out here), had the car inspected by friend who is a Merc Indie before purchase.
Really sorry for the long post but having to make the return journey solo and being stranded in the middle of Bayern late at night is a worrying prospect. Any opinions on any of the faults described before making the 1400 mile haul back to Budapest?
If its going to need a new Autobox, the car has already cost me a lot of money (on things I had identified as issues on purchase, glow plugs, cat converter and rear shocks, as the car was a very good price on purchase), I will just hope to get it back to Hungary and flog it.
Again sorry for the long winded post but, have been a complete bag of nerves mess since Salzburg, this constant feeling of worry about my beloved car (I really would be miffed to have to flog it) is really starting to affect me on long drives.
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how they harden hammers in the factory by dipping them in used engine oil when they are very hot ... the oil catches on fire from the heat , there are no sparks .
