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Well, it could just be because I'm used to something entirely different, but having dipped it, nothing appeared on the dipstick - although I could see some in the tank. Added around 125ml, now in max cold mark, been for a spin and it does feel much better in relation to the other day - still...

Hi all Desperate for some advice..... When I brought the E220 60 miles home I noticed that it has quite 'firm' steering - but firm as in not the speed related, cosseted luxury car variety of soft the my non-Merc is.... just proper steering for proper men lol Yesterday I borrowed it for some...

Oh!!!! Forgot to say.... son in laws '17 C200d Renault, which the world generally says is a good ish motor stopped boosting and started smoking last week..... no errors, no eml just a little whistle on Wednesday and no power whatsoever and smoke after idling by Saturday! £2k worth of warranty...

Today I have mainly realised that the sump plug on the E220cdi has been glued/ welded/ nailed in and the car hasn't had an Oil Service reset for 8k miles (which is about 4 years !!!!!) So, out with the Suction Pump.... dipstick tube, pipe, pump away...... 6.5l out.... no undertray shenanigans...

Absolutely divine and totally impractical is the best way to put it..... it has everything and does everything car wise, quickly, quietly and comfortably. In the last 30 years I've had an Daimler Double Six V12, an XJ40, an X type, an XF and now this beastie. So our family is now officially a...

Today I did something frivolous and childish to my non Merc. A bootlid that big was just begging for some attention. Tomorrow is likely E220 oil change time. J

Hi On son in laws C200d he has a bit of a whistle on acceleration - sounds like leaky induction somewhere. No lights, messages or running issues, just a whistle. On the 2016 c200 1.6d engine are there any 'known' weak spots for air leaks I can start with? J

The real question seems to be does it have a fibre connection or not. What is the fibre / optical connection for? On my non Merc it's only for the amp's and subs.... so this ones unlikely to have any. J

Hi all. Without pulling the car to bits unnecessarily, I wondered if people could give me a clue as to how I can spot if I have any fibre optic connections or anything odd ? I have an 08 E220 Elegance, with a single cd radio unit, no blue tooth, no nav, no flashy badging, nothing clever...

Funny you say that, when I bought my non Merc it came with a space saver. After a week of ownership, came back to a flat in the airport carpark..... but the full size 20" 285 wheel doesn't fit in the car anywhere with 4 suitcases and 4 people..... luckily ?? a wheel stud snapped and I had to...

How come Alex? The new bag sits a tad LOWER?????? J

TBH when I got the car it had a new battery, which was a bit on the lazy side so I charged it. The alarm (overhead control stuff) I can live without (as I've already chopped out the siren lol) The parking sensor faults are the rear outers, as the fronts burst into life after the code clearing...

Hi all....... did one today (the leaky one obvs!)... took a little while to realise it needed to pump itself up, but it does seem to have come up to within 1/4inch level across both sides.... I'll take that from a cheap Chinese bag.... and I think the other side will get done when the weather...

My little autel arrived today, so I couldn't wait and did a FULL diag - bearing in mind that car had been sat around until my ownership and did about 300 miles in the last 4 years - so I expected some surprises & terrors (I bought it with a SRS message ) 68 faults across the car - looked...

Brilliant thanks Alex....... is it OK to do both at the same time if I keep everything off the ground until ready? J

Hi all As predicted (by me) the rear right of the car is dropping over night..... and the passenger side did tries to follow it over a couple of days. So, new bags bought..... many you tubes watched. Do I really need fancy computers to get everything right or can it be fooled into working...

The biggest'blame' there is the cat driver leaving a huffing great tangle of cable across the footpath....... he could have made some effort to get it flat at least!

I must admit I'm looking closely at the Chinese type direct swaps that are full android for about £130 inculcate a rear camera and full steering wheel integration. Oddly they don't come with DAB+ but have the facility to do it with about £50 more hardware..... herself is grumbling about...

Oh my god no! The tint is purely a security measure, as swmbo has this annoying habit of leaving handbags, shopping and generally popular items for thieves on the back seat or in the boot without the cover over it - blacked out rears will hide her idiocy and save me the cost of a window etc

I've mainly walked past my XJ whilst faffing with the Merc.... Jag feeling & looking very sorry for itself and desperately needs a clean - but I'm old, I ache, it's cold and the Merc is in the way of the drive.