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  1. Mr Greedy

    Porcelain Nappa Leather advice please

    I would try in this order: Clean with a soft bristle (tooth?) brush and some 10:1 all purpose cleaner diluted with warm water and also cleaning/drying with a micro fibre towel. After the good cleaning above, if it needs recolouring, paying a pro what opinions would suggest might be sub-£100...
  2. Mr Greedy

    No crank, fan runs at full speed, CLK320 2001

    Does this car have any fault codes stored? Or is this model too old?
  3. Mr Greedy

    Rear subframe needs replacing - nuts and bolts

    I wonder if you refuse to pay for bolts etc in advance, will they refuse to do the work and allow you to drive off with a snapped subframe? Or, can you say they need to reuse everything except the subframe, would they actually do that, or just replace anyway? It seems a nonsense for Merc to...
  4. Mr Greedy

    Has this ever happened to anyone ?? 2012 e350 CDI sport

    Could well be. Worth a relatively cheap and very easy DIY swap.
  5. Mr Greedy

    Has this ever happened to anyone ?? 2012 e350 CDI sport

    https://mhhauto.com/Thread-Mercedes-W212-CDI-Ignition-off-engine-still-running-P068500 If not the link to the shut off relays, I'd guess some sort of electrical fault. Water in a fuse box or SAM? Water in the doors playing havoc with the electric window circuit and confusing the ECU? A broken...
  6. Mr Greedy

    High Exhaust Back Pressure

    Sorry if this is obvious and you already know. If a private sale you're on your own to fix. If you bought from any trade seller, the problem is theirs to fix. I didn't know this a not many years ago, and ended up pouring money into fixing SOME of the issues with an Insignia I bought. If I'd...
  7. Mr Greedy

    What is a realistic cost for rear brake pipes replacement?

    What we really want is whilst the subframe is dropped, for Merc to bin the steel lines and replace with copper-nickel, so the brake lines are routed 'correctly' above the subframe. Would be a good job done for life of the car. However, for internal policy reasons, I suspect Merc will only...
  8. Mr Greedy

    Ouch!

    I've been with Direct Line premium insurnace for a few years. First year was a very competitive price. They have been going up a bit steep and not the best value compared with other but still decent cover and not enough of a saving for me to be botheree moving. Last year, the increase was...
  9. Mr Greedy

    URGENT i need your help guys

    My understanding of most engines is that the sump is a hollow chamber connected to and underneath the crank and pistons. IF smoke from the dipstick is not normal for this engine (and I have no idea on that), then either there is excess pressure building up (hence blocked PCV is a good shout, so...
  10. Mr Greedy

    W212 E350cdi Gearbox Issue

    For a cheap parts darts option, you could try giving the battery a good charge, amd changing the DPF pressure sensor for a genuine Merc unit. Sounds awfully like symptoms I was having, also without repeatable code generation. Turning off and on the car could clear the fault sometimes. It got...
  11. Mr Greedy

    Mileage Discrepancy.

    I suspect the second sentence here pretty well sums it up.
  12. Mr Greedy

    White Light On Underside Of Rear View Mirror 2008 S204 C220Cdi

    Tell her it's a a safety feature and is supposed to be there. Suggest (but do nothing!!!!!) about the blue tac or roll of black tape options for when she's driving. Nothing more you can do and if she wants to eliminate the safety feature, it's time to put on some big girl shoes and do it...
  13. Mr Greedy

    E Class Airscarf

    Was the car a private sale or through a car trader or dealer?
  14. Mr Greedy

    Rant

    I also leave a bigger gap when pulling up behind someone because: - They might be a learner and roll back on a hill. - They might make a mistake (does happen, and happened with cars in front of me) and roll back on a hill. - They might make a mistake and put it in reverse (this has happened to...
  15. Mr Greedy

    Well out of my depth.

    The socket sizes are often E10, E12 etc relating to 10mm, 12mm etc. I've found with a decent 6-sides socket that has the corners rounded out (by design) a lot of these fit over the torx head bolts. But I don't think there are many torx head bolts. Most of the smaller ones you can just buy a...
  16. Mr Greedy

    0m651 fuel filter

    Basically me with most things buddy!
  17. Mr Greedy

    0m651 fuel filter

    I don't know about the OM651, but on the VW 2.0TDI varients, the high pressure pump needs to be full and have no air as the diesel acts as the lubricant and any dry (with air) running can be catastrophic because you will be surprised to here the high pressure pump is made of chocolate. This they...
  18. Mr Greedy

    Pedestrian V's Car at Roundabout

    My view in terms of the practicality of operating my vehicle in the interests of safety, especially those in more vulnerable positions, is I don't hoon it round roundabouts, and I treat the roundabout as it's own separate entity so when I exit the roundabout ON TO another road (which might...
  19. Mr Greedy

    A/C has never worked

    Take it to a Mercedes specialist, at least to start with, who should bring able to look at fault codes and live data to try and pinpoint more closely the fault. For the easiest life, probably leave it with them to fix. If not and up for a challenge, are you confident ordering parts, taking...
  20. Mr Greedy

    Well out of my depth.

    Please tell us you've done an oil and filter change!?

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