Charge movement flap (cylinder bank 1) has a malfunction

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The conversion price and bigger issue of no gas pumps at a filling station for probably 30 miles makes it an unrealistic financial option for most including me LK when I only do less than 10,000 miles a year. Did you convert the SL500 to gas or get a Quote? As regard sod the planet I do what I can when I can to save it as it will be home to my Children as well.
No I didn't look to convert the SL to LPG as it has nowhere to fit a sensibly sized tank.
My previous vehicle (3.4 V6 Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado) was LPG converted and even had a reduced size petrol tank to fit a larger tank. It cost 15% less to run than the equivalent diesels and had better performance (and sounded lovely).
I've had LPG land Rovers and had a CNG powered car in NZ too. CNG is even less polluting than LPG.
I was also 90% of the way through self converting a Land Rover FC101 when I sold it. That had two 80 litre LPG tanks inside which would have given it a far bigger range on LPG than the 20 gallon petrol tank and could be used for cooking gas when camping.

If there was a feasible way to fit LPG to the SL I'd seriously consider it (if it were a daily runner), especially the newest liquid injection systems that give more power than petrol (cooling effect of gas vaporisation) and better economy as well.
 

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I may not put a lot of money into ensuring my vehicles are saving the environment. I try to buy the engine and vehicle size to suit my needs as my way of doing my bit. I spend more on renewable energy, even though it is harder to financially justify some of it in the climate I have.
 

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Like a dream Alexander, just keeping an eye on DPF via the i980 now ive it cleaned to see it behaves as normal when next regen is due:)

Did you get somebody local to sort it then?
 

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I may not put a lot of money into ensuring my vehicles are saving the environment. I try to buy the engine and vehicle size to suit my needs as my way of doing my bit. I spend more on renewable energy, even though it is harder to financially justify some of it in the climate I have.
That's why I have more than one vehicle.
A 700cc one for commuting when I need to use a car regularly.
An estate for general load lugging and SLs as occasional use toys/modern classics.
The right tool for the job as no one car fits all needs for me.
 

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ye
Did you get somebody local to sort it then?
Yes got a local guy to remap it and delete the EGR Alexander. Just a local garage man with a franchise for Hex-Portal maps in England somewhere if you've ever heard of them. Rest of bits and pieces I done myself.
 

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Been a long haul since February last year when I started to tackle all these issues but either I am dipshit mad or I really love mercs
 

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