Feel like a complete mug :(

[Angeloj]

Just had my plastic pipes done because one was leaking! Has made a world of difference, accelerates harder, runs smoother and now doesn't stink!

 

[television]

All these replies and he has not looked back in,,, maybe his wife shot him

 

[brianbrian]

All these replies and he has not looked back in,,, maybe his wife shot him

Well and I was just about to say, tell your wife don't worry is any one going to die over it, Hope :lol::lol:this helps

 

[andypyke]

Overwhelmed!

Hey, I am truly overwhelmed by the level of response here! Thank you to all of you who have offered advice. What a great community!

Also noted that someone said changing the O rings got rid of the smell; I have to say that once the overwhelming smell of air freshener died away I was left with an overwhelming stink of "dirty engine" in the car. Does this also point to O rings as the culprit?

Is "star" diagnostics different from other types of diagnostics? A system called "autodiagnos" was used on mine but apparently showed no permanent faults in the log...

I owe you all a pint...

Wish I could offer you all expert advice in return, but that would be pretty limited to solar panels or playing the Trombone:lol:

Andy

 

[andypyke]

Wow, my car stinks of dirty engine as well...those O rings have a lot to answer for!

 

[Frontstep]

Thats great, is it true you can stand on solar panels whilst playing the trombone waiting for the sun to shine ?
Oh I can guarantee you will now get real questions on solar panels.

 

[Frontstep]

A set of viton o-rings will cheer the day.

 

[andypyke]

Finding an Indie with diagnostics

Hello and welcome.......I would be very surprised if the forgoing desk top diagnostics are wrong......nonetheless go to your nearest dedicated MB indie.....see top right of this page......and I suspect all will be well at sensible money.

Good luck with getting employment asap

Mic

Mic,

I've tried using the link at the top right but its not working (just giving an error code...at least today). Now looking for an Indie service place near Maidstone.
Thanks again!

 

[whitenemesis]

Seems to be OK for me. This is the link I'm using

http://www.mercedesspecialistfinder.co.uk/

 

[television]

With the other information on the smell it all adds up,not that expensive to fix.

 

[andypyke]

Seems to be OK for me. This is the link I'm using

http://www.mercedesspecialistfinder.co.uk/

mmmm...although the link brings up the home page for the site, when I enter information into it it comes up with the following error...

DeBe Error
An error has occurred, please see below for details:

Can't create/write to file '/tmp/#sql_6de7_0.MYD' (Errcode: 17)

 

[television]

Indeed it is doing the same for me.

Please start a new thread in the general section asking for an good indie where you live

 

[RobWheatley]

Mic,

I've tried using the link at the top right but its not working (just giving an error code...at least today). Now looking for an Indie service place near Maidstone.
Thanks again!

There are a few around, one near tonbridge (its a second hand car sales as well), one in rochester (Gas lane i think) and one in chatham (Second avenue, Mertech iirc)
Rob

 

[Spannaz]

Andy. If you need dropping back home from either indie in chatham or rochester, let me know and i can organise giving you a lift home. Either me or the wife will be happy to help out, having gone through last year what you are now, we both know how a little help can make a huge difference. We are only in Rochester, and wife always happy for excuse to go Maidstone shopping

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[RobWheatley]

Andy. If you need dropping back home from either indie in chatham or rochester, let me know and i can organise giving you a lift home. Either me or the wife will be happy to help out, having gone through last year what you are now, we both know how a little help can make a huge difference. We are only in Rochester, and wife always happy for excuse to go Maidstone shopping
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Now there is a surprise lol

 

[television]

Now there is a surprise lol

Just been out with Lilian, she hates shopping, in Tesco I had to refrain her from pushing the trolley into other people, she was moaning and cursing the 10 mins we were in there, she never did like it at all even when she was OK, maybe that is what makes her special

 

[Troon]

Now I've got a severely grumpy wife accusing me of wasting money on a car that doesn't work

That's normal and not something to worry about. Mine seems to raise error codes when I need to buy oil or tyres, even for her car!

Sounds like you have a good chance of getting this fixed fairly easily. As said, cars bought used are rarely trouble-free, but after sorting out a few issues will give years of good service. My car needed various minor things sorting out which I couldn't be bothered to raise with the selling non-MB dealer as I knew it'd get nowhere, but is excellent now.

Just been out with Lilian, she hates shopping, in Tesco I had to refrain her from pushing the trolley into other people, she was moaning and cursing the 10 mins we were in there

Definitely turning into a bloke, I'd say. It's only my sense of social responsibility and awareness of setting an example for the kids that stops me mowing people down with the trolley when I'm unlucky enough to find myself in control of one in a supermarket.

 

[Naraic]

Wow, my car stinks of dirty engine as well...those O rings have a lot to answer for!

As well as the pipes and O rings check that you don't have a leaking injector seal, not an expensive fix...but a very smelly fault.

Take off the engine cover...if there is a black tar like substance anywhere around an injector then there is a leak. The tar like substance (sometimes referred to as "black death") is solid when cold and treacle like when hot.

 

[television]

As well as the pipes and O rings check that you don't have a leaking injector seal, not an expensive fix...but a very smelly fault.

Take off the engine cover...if there is a black tar like substance anywhere around an injector then there is a leak. The tar like substance (sometimes referred to as "black death") is solid when cold and treacle like when hot.

This will be part of the problem hence the smell

 

[Mic]

Could this guy be an option?

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?p=956887#post956887

Mic