What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[davidsl500]

A beautiful day so a full service and ATF change, and I didn’t get any ATF on me at all @Wighty

#shoplocal

That's the way to do it!, Was there a bald headed bloke booked in for an eye test in front of you?

 

[RhodieBill]

Yes, correctomundo!

I wondered why at about 3500-4000, (accelerating with gusto) the whole character of the exhaust note changes drastically! It's like you're in a completely different animal. The first time it happened, (about a week ago - yes, I usually drive very sedately) it actually shocked me!
Normally you cannot hear it at all, engine or exhaust..... I wonder if someone has played with it - the previous owner was/is a Mechanic...??? Weird.

 

[JBell]

Washed it, was really dusty

 

[Rotorhead500]

Washed it, was really dusty

Suspect you copped a lot of fall-out from the Kingswear fire JB! Smoke twas reet thick! (I've almost perfected the Dartmouthian accent!)

Mind you... our cars look like desert-dwellers and we're well away from there.

 

[JBell]

Suspect you copped a lot of fall-out from the Kingswear fire JB! Smoke twas reet thick! (I've almost perfected the Dartmouthian accent!)

Mind you... our cars look like desert-dwellers and we're well away from there.

No none of it, usually sand and bird crap due to the location

 

[Rotorhead500]

No none of it, usually sand and bird crap due to the location

That was blumin lucky - was blowing your way most of Sunday afternoon!

 

[00slk]

Jumped into the 500 to move it (been sitting for 3 weeks) battery dead 2.8volts Now thinking there's a battery drain issue..............

 

[00slk]

320 mile round trip to drop the 55 of at AMF in Tonbridge with the 55 on the back of the lorry.
Just received message. 'Car Fixed' .........more tomorrow

 

[McDonald]

Jumped into the 500 to move it (been sitting for 3 weeks) battery dead 2.8volts Now thinking there's a battery drain issue..............

Maybe I'll stroll up to the garage and put my C-Tek on overnight. No need, I'm sure but it can't do any harm.

 

[00slk]

Maybe I'll stroll up to the garage and put my C-Tek on overnight. No need, I'm sure but it can't do any harm.

It'll be worth the effort is it flat when you come to use it
Luckily I usually have a battery charged up for cases like this

 

[Jim2]

De-cat...

Will this be problematic during next MOT???

 

[Blobcat]

Will this be problematic during next MOT???

Very much depends on what the MOT tester is looking at and for. Officially, yes a fail - especially if it looks obvious that it has been removed / gutted. Emissions wise is possibly less clear cut - it may very well pass.

 

[McDonald]

I'm sure I saw reports of people stealing Catalytic converters, yet some people on this forum actively remove them.

 

[LostKiwi]

I'm sure I saw reports of people stealing Catalytic converters, yet some people on this forum actively remove them.

I fitted new on mine.

 

[Blobcat]

I'm sure I saw reports of people stealing Catalytic converters, yet some people on this forum actively remove them.

Stops them being stolen

Good security feature...

 

[V6Matty]

At the weekend actually, had a run down to Balsham (Cambridgeshire) with a boot fully if baby stuff to put in my cousins garage for a few days, they just had a little baby boy the day before so it was a hi through the window and loads more room in our house now lol

 

[bembo449]

Punted the 215 down a twisty B , ABC on of course, surprisingly agile for a big coupe

 

[RhodieBill]

Will this be problematic during next MOT???

Well, all I can say is that the car passed its MOT late December 2019 and I bought it in the first week of January and no mention of it in the MOT. Also it looks like it was done some time ago so it might have passed 2 as even the previous MOT there is no mention either. Anyway, I have basically until June next year to get a new MOT as the 6 Month Grace came into effect in March and lasts for a period of a year thereafter.

Mileage114,185 miles
MOT test number1944 1003 3102
Test location
View test location
Expiry date28 December 2020
Repair as soon as possible (minor defects):

• Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (Literally a chip about 2mm across top/centre of screen).

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

• Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a)) (Bulbs changed).
• Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a)) (Looks OK to me...???).

I'll find out I suppose.

 

[John Laidlaw]

No none of it, usually sand and bird crap due to the location

https://www.instagram.com/p/CApjKGcpSkD/?igshid=1nrkngcg70716

 

[00slk]