cocomillion
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Update 28th May 2016
Smell of fumes in cabin.
Took the car to MSL and had it checked out. It was diagnosed as a knackered injector.
So injector 3 was replaced with a new one today but the lads at MSL.
happy to report the smell of fumes has disappeared.
The cars booked in Wednesday to hopefully resolve the 2 remaining malfunctions srs and esp.
Thanks
If you'd like to make them look brand new you could try what I did and that was to attack them with wet and dry sand paper I use a fairy liquid and water mix to keep the paper lubed and I start with 600 grit followed by 1000 grit then 1500 grit and finally 2000 before using a machine polisher and cutting compound to bring them up like new but you could use that little tool you used with a cutting compound.
To get the best result you need to start more course (600 grit) to eat through the crusty layer and finish even finer (2000 grit) to leave fine haze the compound can easily shine it up and they then literally look brand new
Wow. Looks like you had a hard time with yours.When I had my C270 I had no 5 injector seal failure about 3 weeks into ownership , the gases had worn a track up the side of the injector , which had to be replaced . A bit later no 4 went and I was advised to change no 2 and 3 at the same time ; then no 1 went a week before I was due to change the car .
My thermostat was also suspect as temp always sat around 60deg and heater never blew more than lukewarm , but car never returned less than 47mpg
usually around 50 and 55 was easily achievable on a run . I always ran at the tyre pressures listed on the filler flap . I never got round to doing the stat , nor the block heater which I suspected didn't work . Had the turbo pipe too . Latterly , there was a fuel smell the source of which I never found , all those little pipes are expensive .
I also had a bouncing door lock , electronic key failure , rear wiper failure on my estate , one lower control arm , and a snapped wheel bolt I couldn't get out without damaging the wheel , ended up just getting another set of wheels off Gumtree .
Glad to see you are getting your car sorted out , mine was a money pit I eventually drew a line under , the new owner I heard suffered turbo failure a few months later .
Hmm. Thanks for the info. Yours came up nice. Think i will redo mine art some point. Which cutting component did you use?If you'd like to make them look brand new you could try what I did and that was to attack them with wet and dry sand paper I use a fairy liquid and water mix to keep the paper lubed and I start with 600 grit followed by 1000 grit then 1500 grit and finally 2000 before using a machine polisher and cutting compound to bring them up like new but you could use that little tool you used with a cutting compound.
To get the best result you need to start more course (600 grit) to eat through the crusty layer and finish even finer (2000 grit) to leave fine haze the compound can easily shine it up and they then literally look brand new
Here's a few pics of mine
How they looked before:
And after:
Here's one side done one not:
How they look at the halfway stage of wet flatting:
It came in a kit. Sorry dont know what type it is..Trying to get the courage up to do this! Could you clarify if that is sandpaper or emery paper please?
Anybody else done this with success? Bad enough doing it on my W211, but I can hear the screams of anguish even now when I approach SuzyCute's R107!
Cheers
Trying to get the courage up to do this! Could you clarify if that is sandpaper or emery paper please?
Anybody else done this with success? Bad enough doing it on my W211, but I can hear the screams of anguish even now when I approach SuzyCute's R171!
Cheers
Trying to get the courage up to do this! Could you clarify if that is sandpaper or emery paper please?
Anybody else done this with success? Bad enough doing it on my W211, but I can hear the screams of anguish even now when I approach SuzyCute's R107!
Cheers
Hmm. Thanks for the info. Yours came up nice. Think i will redo mine art some point. Which cutting component did you use?
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