My C240... - is it twinspark?

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pauly

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my C240 just went for a service, and i just noticed that i've been charged for 12 spark plugs!!  either i've been overcharged or its a twinspark?  thought only alfas were tspark?pauly
 

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My C240...

Yes its twinspark .. :-d

how much did they charge to change them ?
 
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My C240...

thanks... i think!  so i dont get £30 back then :-(
well they cost a fiver each... wouldn't be that bad apart from the 7 hours at 70 quid an hour... daylight robbery; we won't be going there again!
 

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My C240...

Hi Pauly,

Yup the C240 and C280 post '97 are twinspark cars.

7 Hours !!!! :eek:

They are renowned for being a bugger to change but the garage shouldn't have taken more than approx 2 hours to change the plugs.

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(Edited by steveperry at 10:54 pm on Nov. 6, 2002)
 
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That was total labour for the whole service tho...

Still too much nevertheless.

Why would it take 2 hours to do the plugs? I know (for example) on an FTO that you have to take the manifold off to change the one side but the engines the other way about on the Merc!
 
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