LostKiwi
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- '93 500SL-32, '01 W210 Estate E240 (RIP), 02 R230 SL500, 04 Smart Roadster Coupe, 11 R350CDi
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I had to open the car up again and remove the engine cover buddy , but as its you thats ok . They are back right of the engine , right of the turbo cover .
The back pressure sensor has a small washer below it , dont drop it . You need a 24mm deep socket to remove the sensor .Oops, sorry for the extra work sir, much appreciated. I can go and have a look at mine and at least I'll have a good idea what I'm looking for now. Thanks again!
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Quick half hour this afternoon , just whipped out the egr valve and back pressure sensor (om642) for a quick spray clean with carb spray , i do it yearly so there is never much soot on them .
(Before and after pics )
I had a look at mine, your picture helped a lot sir.
Grrr, why do they use these stupid torx head bolts? It makes things damned awkward to work on and they shear so easily too.
I'd almost rather that they used allen cap screws instead, and they can be bad enough at the best of times
Whatever's wrong with using standard hex headed bolts? That's what I want to know. Is it just to try to get you to bring the car back to the stealers to get work done do you think? Or perhaps, to make you buy more special tools?
Drove it to work with roof down and the Queen belting out ‘Another one bites the dust’
Might be worth opening and blasting with WD40’s contact cleaner.
One of mine was seriously corroded with sort of white fuzz, Cleaned up beautifully and worked fine afterwards.
Well, it is her birthday!
Mrs LK was very lucky... She lost the other key so it's our only one till she replaces it. If she'd knackered this one as well I'd have been somewhat annoyed....
That's either a very long song or a very short commuteDrove it to work with roof down and Queen belting out ‘Another one bites the dust’
That's either a very long song or a very short commute
Am I the first to think that neither of those cars look particularly dated in styling?Put them out to soak up some rays.
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Funnily enough I think the 129 looks remarkably modern (until I park it next to the 230 when it suddenly looks very dated).Am I the first to think that neither of those cars look particularly dated in styling?
Nope, they both look damn good for their age, little like some people that seem to get distinguished with age.Am I the first to think that neither of those cars look particularly dated in styling?