What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

ZZZZ

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Admired my reversing cam - doesn't look like a home-made contraption, even if I say so myself he he

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LostKiwi

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'93 500SL-32, '01 W210 Estate E240 (RIP), 02 R230 SL500, 04 Smart Roadster Coupe, 11 R350CDi
Fixed the "ABC visit workshop" error that came up twice last eeek.
Also fixed the left rear reverse lamp failure that it had been complaining about and finally failed to fix the multicontour seat issue on the passenger side. That needs more investigation....
 

brandwooddixon

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S63 Coupe 2014
Fitted new winter tyres & wheels to my new ride (now on skinny 255/45/18 Conti WinterContact).

Discovered that the last muppet to replace the wheels had arbitrarily chosen barely a touch to lets use the Incredible Hulk torque settings and that the chrome headed bolts aren't all quite 17mm, which would have left me calling a breakdown truck if I'd had a puncture whilst out and about. Note to self: get new bolts before these cause trouble.

Also fitted new wheel hangers to the wall along with anchor points and padlocked cable for the 20" rims & tyres that came off.

Just need to find a home for the old 225/55/17 winter tyres and rims from my old W215.
 

Lord_Lucan

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No longer own a Mercedes Benz
Quick oil change using the pela pump and correct oil housing tool. 8.5 litres without so much as a single drip on the driveway :)
 
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Wighty

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W211/E320cdi/2009 and CLK200k 2009
Fitted my new E class battery :D . Should easily see my ownership out , as the last one was a 2008 battery .
 

SRE

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R230 SL500 2005
Washed it and then a blast up to Papworth with the top down and the heating on full while the sun was out. Visiting time over, the sun was going down so top up but a very pleasant drive home nevertheless. Winter?
 
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baddad59

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The auto engineering shop I called for help said they have had nineteen 1.8's, 2' and 2.3's with busted chains in his work shop this year. Plenty BMW's too.
 

bobincharente

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Your Mercedes
Passat TDI130, now E220cdi (2009)
Changed the serpentine belt as it had done 181km and was showing signs of age also changed the 2 idler pulleys and the belt tensioner.
 

Lord_Lucan

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Fitted my new E class battery :D . Should easily see my ownership out , as the last one was a 2008 battery .

Daft question alert....does the physical battery have a date on it or are you looking at the paper history? I'm too lazy to look in the boot to find out :)
 

Flyinspanner

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CLK320-A209 (sold CL500 & W168)
Daughter tells me her boyfriend says the lights seem a bit dim on the A-Class.....as she was following him....errrr that's because both dipped bulbs are blown (wonder how long it's been like that). :eek:

Bog std bulbs in halfrauds £17 a pair - :mad: but had to have them.

The 'bay osram night breaker unlimited £13.50 a pair delivered - on order will swap them next time I have some spare time.
 

Wighty

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Daft question alert....does the physical battery have a date on it or are you looking at the paper history? I'm too lazy to look in the boot to find out :)
If it's like my MB battery , there was a year stamp on the Negative terminal
 

ZZZZ

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does the physical battery have a date on it or are you looking at the paper history?
When I set to sell my old battery, I emailed Bosh with a couple of photos of the markings etched on it, and they replied with the manufacturing date - month/year.
 

Craiglxviii

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970 Panamera Turbo; W221 S500L AMG Line, C215 CL500, W251 R350L AMG Line, plus several more now gone
Fixed the "ABC visit workshop" error that came up twice last eeek.
Also fixed the left rear reverse lamp failure that it had been complaining about and finally failed to fix the multicontour seat issue on the passenger side. That needs more investigation....

How did you fix..?
 

Craiglxviii

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Took the 215 out for its new journey to work. 27 miles each way. Ride is as beautiful as ever but there’s a creaking noise coming from the right rear corner- please someone tell me it’s a rubber thingy that can be replaced for cheap!

Also- OMG are all my cars filthy. Inside and out.
 

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