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    A45 engine knock please help !!!!

    Hi guys New member here looking for some advice.i have owned my car for nearly 5yrs maintained properly the lot. After using my car daily for a few weeks to get to work mainly motorway I noticed it starting to sound like a wagon while idling sounding normal again when accelerating this was...
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    W169 A180 CDI EGR Cleaning

    Hey guys, I recently got a 2011 A180 CDI with 200000km on the clock. I don't see any signs of loss of power or excessive smoke but I like to correct things before it because a problem. Next week I am planning on going through the lengthy process of cleaning the EGR valve and intake parts to...
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    1995 W140 S500 Misfire/ rough idling, Need assistance to restore/ refresh.

    Have a UK 1995 W140 S500 PF has 125,000 miles, car cuts has a rough idle and misfiring, it wasnt doing this when i first got it,(1 day) was idling a bit rough lowering and going back to stable. anything to look out for? It has new fuel pump. is this a fuel issue or electronics issue...
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    2019 Mercedes vito 114 2.1 diesel power loss when accelerating

    HI, I am having power loss issues when accelerating in my 2019 Mercedes Vito 114 2.1 diesel automatic. I first noticed the symptoms used to happen on a cold engine. it struggles to accelerate with normal power. After about 30 mins of driving, when the engine is warm, the issue seemed to go...
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    W213 E220d 2017 cold start, white smoke, engine shaking

    Hi all, I was driving on the motorway and suddenly heard rattling noise from engine, and noticed clouds of white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. Ever since my car has been shaking/vibrating, and also experiencing underacceleration as well as misfire when stopping (sometimes). Can anyone...
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    W202 C200 1997 Engine Bay Ticking Sound

    Unbearable ticking sound coming from the engine bay.. ticking sound starts from startup, idle, accelerating and deaccelerating... I've deduced that the sound is coming from the front near the timing belts.. I'll post photos and a video if someone can genuinely try to help me out. Thanks!
  7. Dr Micheal Brown

    M156 Serial number(s) start and finish numbers

    Hello there I have two questions: Firstly, could someone please let me know the series start and end numbers for the M156 engine. I am interested in the last six digits. I have the xxxxxxxx064557 Engine and wanted to see if this is near the end of the series Secondly, my understanding is...
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    B class 180 - Hunting issues

    Wondering if anyone can help please. Recently had this car and lots of issues. Bought the sport version, automatic for the wife. We have Hunting issues. Took it into a Mercedes specialist that put diagnostics on and said alarms were present but were historic alarms, not relevant and deleted...
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    A180 Diesel Intermittent Knocking Noise

    Hi, I have a 2014 A180 Diesel and there is an intermittent knocking noise when accelerating at lower speeds. Does not happen all the time. Any ideas? TIA
  10. MBnewbie123

    Sudden loss of power + smoke coming out of exhaust

    Hi, I own a W204, if you need any more details about my car after reading this, please let me know. Regularly, smoke is coming out of the exhaust and when I press the throttle down hard a lot of smoke comes out and it is black in colour. The car seems to run okay, but then suddenly it...
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    Engine cutting, voltage hitting 15v

    Hey there, hoping yku could help; Mercedes c180 2012 blue efficiency - auto Faults are; on take off after starting engine "parking release break" warnings appears, then "front left malfunction, consult workshop" "front right malfunction, consult workshop", engine will sometimes go into limp...
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    Engine diagnosis enigma

    As the title suggests, my Mercedes vito (55 plate) is causing no end of problems. I posted that the engine diagnostics light had been in and off over a period of 3 weeks. Monday this week, it can in while driving on an incline and accelerating. I took the van to be plugged in and read, and no...
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    W124 keeps turning off after a few seconds

    Hi all, Could I ask for some advice, Since today my w124 starts up but the engine stops running after a few seconds, I then start it again and same happens as a loop. any idea what the issue could be? Is it the OVP or fuel pump ready?
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    Need help with fuel related Codes

    Hello, i have w212 om651 2009 sedan, but sometimes when its cold the rpm fluctuates by 50/100 up in idle other than that it runs good acceleretes good with kickdown.But after i replaced the quantity control valve on hp fuel pump Engine light has come on dash after reving it to 2k rpm and power...
  15. Fawazmavoor

    Engine oil suggestion

    Hi, I am new to this site and I’m a first time Mercedes owner. Which engine oil should I use for my "C220 SE ED 125 CDI BLUEEF-CY" 2011 model. I have only zero knowledge about the cars, especially about mercedes. But I love it. So please help me by suggesting the authorised one. Thank you all
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    Please provide your help White Smoke from the exhaust W203 - no head gasket issue

    Hello dear members. I am extremely worried for the following issue. Light white smoke is coming out of my exhaust. I noticed it a couple of days ago. I have also checked cooling fluid, oil filler cap and spark plugs for signs of head gasket failure but seems NOT to be a head gasket (as can be...
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    W202 C180 Annoying Engine Roar - cold start

    Hello, i am getting a very annoying sound while performing a cold start. I have though about a bad belt or something like that but i am not sure. Maybe you can help me with my problem. The audio file is available on Google drive via this link ...
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    Help please! Coolant leak

    Hi folks! I've had a coolant message coming up in my 06 W221 320cdi. I have topped it up hoping it just needed a top-up, after 10 miles message was back again, took the car for a quick inspection and was told "oh man if it's taking coolant you need a new engine" type thing... took it to...
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    P0302 cylinder 2 misfire detected

    Hi all thought I’d give this forum a try to see if anyone can help me out with a problem I’ve been having for over 6 months now as no one is being able to find the problem. So my car which is a 2014 Mercedes a class a180 1.6L with around 88000 miles when the problem started, it had started to...
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    W211 270CDi - Thick black smoke

    Hi guys. I know, you´ve seen this kind of posts a million times, but this is not the usual EGR / injectors / swirl flaps case. Please, if you know a bit about these engines, read through. I did a fair bit of google research, searched through this and other forums, but I haven´t found anyone...

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