What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[Rotorhead500]

You can’t, but a bootlace is cheap if you really want one!

How very blumin' dare you!

 

[00slk]

Guess where I am again

 

[00slk]

First wash since December
So glad to have her back
Will be heading to Scotland on Tuesday

 

[LostKiwi]

First wash since December
So glad to have her back
Will be heading to Scotland on Tuesday

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Looks superb Peter. Nothing like becoming acquainted with your favourite toy again is there?

 

[Wighty]

First wash since December
So glad to have her back
Will be heading to Scotland on Tuesday

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Better get some winter tyres on then buddy , snow is forecast

 

[Submariner1]

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Not on the same planet even Dave....but the hubs are finally done!

Very nice John ...

Got a link to the C-PL and heater you used?

I keep a couple of these in the car. I have 4 in total. Keep two in the car and two in the airing cupboard. Rotate them once every 3mths and seems to stop the condensation.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0151OV5U8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KGrKAb0PCP8FZ

Although my S212 doesn’t get that much inside but more than my liking.

The heater was just a B&D 2000w heat gun, just wafted it too and fro.
If the dehumidifier doesnt work I will order a
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Breeze...1519480739&sr=1-5&refinements=p_89:Pro+Breeze

The NISI C-PL was
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nisi-30m...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
I offerred £11

 

[John Laidlaw]

Looks superb Peter. Nothing like becoming acquainted with your favourite toy again is there?

100% agreement...wonder how jealous of you guys am I going to be in the Summer?

 

[alexanderfoti]

Just finished flushing the ABC fluid. First time I have been pleasantly surprised on my 221.....

 

[Craiglxviii]

Changed the rear wiper drive and beauty panel on the 211 today. Trim removal was a b1tch and I’m not sure I replaced it correctly (@Welwyn Merx you may have a refit job there!) as there’s a new little squeak! Anyway, wiper drive works and the new trim panel glued on much more easily than I thought in -1 C! Kudos to Loctite gel for useability!

 

[00slk]

Looks superb Peter. Nothing like becoming acquainted with your favourite toy again is there?

Your certainly right Alistair, drove very sedately back home making the acquaintance last longer, I even let the Focus RS and SLK55 battle it out together on the dual carriageway, I guess the Focus was doing over 120, the SLK 55 catching him up
They came passed me like I was standing still and I was 9 over

Better get some winter tyres on then buddy , snow is forecast

What! And spoil my fun

 

[Submariner1]

Checked ABC fluid level ... still crystal clear and exactly where it was after MBS replaced my front strut and flushed it ... not dropped a 1/10 th of a mm.
So very pleased.
Checked the ABC pressure on the MBII and it says 188 bar. As it was after the flush . I Think thats a good pressure ... if I recall 190 bar was the perfect result.

So not bad for 43,000 miles and 8 years 8 months .

One of the reassuring benefits of paying guys like MBS, who really know their stuff, to do this kind of work.

 

[Jim2]

But mayb

Well, just ordered a 7l water filter from race glaze, I’m sure that will be enough for me doing one car at a time...
Also just received replacement key batteries- you have to live Amazon but really? Does anything need this much packaging ?

Maybe delivery charges are by size.....

 

[Submariner1]

Just finished flushing the ABC fluid. First time I have been pleasantly surprised on my 221.....

Good to hear went well.

Always interested in these ABC flushes as MB still insist it is not required.
Personally I disagree .. it is oil after all. And would definitely do it (as a minimum) every 40,000 miles

So was it totally clear / mildly dirty or very dirty?
How many miles since it had been done, or was it its first flush?

 

[Submariner1]

Checked my intermitantly dodgy Amplifier
Day 5 since I gave the severely distoring tweeter pod a jolly hard slap!
all still working perfectly. :-0

 

[LostKiwi]

Checked my intermitantly dodgy Amplifier
Day 5 since I gave the severely distoring tweeter pod a jolly hard slap!
all still working perfectly. :-0

I've found a good slap can sometimes work wonders...

 

[Craiglxviii]

Good to hear went well.

Always interested in these ABC flushes as MB still insist it is not required.
Personally I disagree .. it is oil after all. And would definitely do it (as a minimum) every 40,000 miles

So was it totally clear / mildly dirty or very dirty?
How many miles since it had been done, or was it its first flush?

Every 20k or two years is the golden rule for ABC...

 

[Submariner1]

Every 20k or two years is the golden rule for ABC...

I totally agree Ideally every 20,000 if you have the chance.
I didnt realise it was every 2 years, I thought it was every 4 years.
But I guess its not too dissimilar to brake fluid, so every two years could be beneficial I suppose .... doing such low mileage ... I might skimp on the time element and push it to 3 years.

Even then, if done every 3 years and in my case thats 9,000 to max 15,000 miles it would still be far better ABC maintained than the average CL.

 

[Submariner1]

I've found a good slap can sometimes work wonders...

Seems to ... but I dont hold out much hope on this one.

 

[Craiglxviii]

I totally agree Ideally every 20,000 if you have the chance.
I didnt realise it was every 2 years, I thought it was every 4 years.
But I guess its not too dissimilar to brake fluid, so every two years could be beneficial I suppose .... doing such low mileage ... I might skimp on the time element and push it to 3 years.

Even then, if done every 3 years and in my case thats 9,000 to max 15,000 miles it would still be far better ABC maintained than the average CL.

The 20k/ 2 years thing came out in the US directly from Pentosin themselves. Sure it’s going to be skewed for sales but remember:

Oil has a chronological lifetime as well as a performance one.

ABC fluid sees a lot more abuse than brake fluid does.

 

[flowrider]

Mine didn't really interfere with stowing it in the slot. Just annoys me that it's broken!

Also need to give the whole filler cap area a good clean up.

Just cut the loose ends off and forget the strap was ever there, thats what i did on my SL!