What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[th3h1ghlander]

Spent a little portion of today looking for cleaning products online, and some air fresheners. I found some good deals for the cleaning products I want, and I tested my snow foam in a spray bottle and it worked relatively well, so at least I have a potential “non-hose” method to clean the car. I am, however, completely stumped as to the air freshener to get for the car though. I love the one a previous detailed put in but, sadly, it was a self-branded one that I cannot get hold of. I don’t want the popular linen, cotton, cherry, citrus, berry stuff. Looking for a cool and sophisticated air freshener, crazy how much more difficult it is to find a good one. All the ones in shops are so tightly packaged, or in an area that stinks of them, you can’t find what you want. I have taken the chance on a few and they have been less than satisfactory so far.


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[fabes]

Surprised myself with how much torque the E400 has with it pulling out and up Telegraph Hill in 4th on my way to Torquay today (again).

And I got here before the hosepipe ban coming into place so nipped to the local Smart Wash which isn't half bad (a few water spots are better than 3 weeks of 'ban' dust, dirt and leaves)

 

[th3h1ghlander]

Surprised myself with how much torque the E400 has with it pulling out and up Telegraph Hill in 4th on my way to Torquay today (again).

And I got here before the hosepipe ban coming into place so nipped to the local Smart Wash which isn't half bad (a few water spots are better than 3 weeks of 'ban' dust, dirt and leaves)

We’ll be lucky to get off with 3 weeks ban. Feels like it may be more like 4-6weeks at least, hope I am wrong!


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[JBell]

Surprised myself with how much torque the E400 has with it pulling out and up Telegraph Hill in 4th on my way to Torquay today (again).

And I got here before the hosepipe ban coming into place so nipped to the local Smart Wash which isn't half bad (a few water spots are better than 3 weeks of 'ban' dust, dirt and leaves)

Telegraph is a fun hill, My C350CDi rockets up it and is still pulling like a train at the top

No hosepipe ban in TQ AFAIK

 

[Blobcat]

Ordered some winter tyres.. I've had my current ones 4 years and ~30K miles

Black Circles came very good - another of the many, many benefits to non-fashionable 16" wheels



Pretty happy with £78.51 per tyre fully fitted

 

[00slk]

Wires reconnected to the ABC thing and fluid topped up, now can I just start the 55 or does it have to go on Star or equivalent to get the system bled?

 

[Craiglxviii]

Wires reconnected to the ABC thing and fluid topped up, now can I just start the 55 or does it have to go on Star or equivalent to get the system bled?

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You can bleed by using the raise & lower function, also by taking for a good drive

 

[00slk]

You can bleed by using the raise & lower function, also by taking for a good drive

Thanks Craig

 

[PaulG]

Called my Dealership and ordered 3 wiper arm nut covers. At less than £5 in total I think this will be the cheapest parts purchase that I ever have with my Mercedes.

 

[00slk]

Not mine, but pinched the Missus SLK and drove it to work when she left for her walk

 

[adrianr]

Still smelling fuel so I pulled off the plastic cover over the injectors (shame it is a faff to have to remove the inlet manifold crossover and loosen the other intake pipe and EGR each time) and found 3 of the injector holes full of fuel - and it had been then running along the channel and onto the exhaust - hence the smell. Some of the leak-off/return pipes this time were porous and leaking. I am not surprised at their age. so I have replaced them with black silicone pipe and we shall monitor this.

 

[keefysher]

Telegraph is a fun hill, My C350CDi rockets up it and is still pulling like a train at the top

No hosepipe ban in TQ AFAIK

Surprised myself with how much torque the E400 has with it pulling out and up Telegraph Hill in 4th on my way to Torquay today (again).

And I got here before the hosepipe ban coming into place so nipped to the local Smart Wash which isn't half bad (a few water spots are better than 3 weeks of 'ban' dust, dirt and leaves)

Is Telegraph Hill the one that goes up the A38 to Exeter Racecourse?

Will give it a go in 4 weeks as we stop overnight at said site, but with the caravan on the back. Did it once with the W221 & 'van, surprised most traffic and then had to slow rapidly for the very tight exit Only an overnight en route to Polzeath for our first non school holiday, holiday in years.

Don't normally recognise local names that are not local to me passing through. I had been driven / driving over the Thelwall Viaduct on the M6 since the late 60's. Only found out it was the TV in 2020 en route to Southport. It was always the bridge over the Manchester ship canal up till then. Same as Barnsdale Bar on the A1, it was always the services with the sex shop

 

[JBell]

Is Telegraph Hill the one that goes up the A38 to Exeter Racecourse?

Telegraph goes to Torbay, Haldon goes up to the Racecourse

 

[Blobcat]

Drove the below down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair

 

[JoeHorner]

Traced the non-working horn on my partner's new (to her) C270CDI.

Easier than expected - both horns have failed but the supply / switching is good, so 2 (non original) ordered which should arrive & be fitted tomorrow.

£17 cheap fix and will give it it's own voice which might encourage her not to personalise it in too many other ways!

 

[Rotorhead500]

Drove the below down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair

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Are you still there Sunday BC?

 

[Blobcat]

Are you still there Sunday BC?

Most likely leaving late Saturday

 

[sonic]

Ordered some winter tyres.. I've had my current ones 4 years and ~30K miles

Black Circles came very good - another of the many, many benefits to non-fashionable 16" wheels

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Pretty happy with £78.51 per tyre fully fitted

We had our old SLK & CLK on 205/55/16 winter tyres went anywhere & cheap. The SLC is on Nokian Weatherproofs all season tyres, & has been for the last 2 years. Very pleased with them in summer & winter use.

 

[Rotorhead500]

Most likely leaving late Saturday

In that case, I won't wave as I go over Sunday morning!

 

[Avnt]

Drove back from a sunny 2 weeks in France. Its seen the sites of Paris, travelled to Correźe then back to Normandy before heading back to ‘Sunny’ Yorkshire. Onto tomorrow where i’ll be hooking up the caravan for the BH weekend


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