Recent content by il_signore97

Originally Posted by Cdn17Sport6MT In looking for an ideal manual transmission lubricant, and staying generally with the Mfr's recommended SAE viscosity, it seems you would want as low as kinematic viscosity at 100 degrees C as possible. That's great... and within a given SAE "weight" there is...

Will correct this later

Originally Posted by AC1DD Originally Posted by mv6845 I have a 2019 Corolla XSE 6M and I haven't experienced any harshness or rough shifts in the cold in nearly 9K miles. Coldest my car has seen was 15°F which is cold but not brutal. It sounds like you could have a mechanical issue. I leave...

Originally Posted by pleopard The trade-off between protection and shift quality is an interesting one indeed and something I suspect may be a factor in this case. I guess we'll see - might take 5-10 years of otherwise trouble-free operation before I can conclude that. :-). Now, if I do end up...

Originally Posted by atikovi The radio display doesn't even light up. None of the buttons are illuminated at night when the lights are on. Hope just a fuse. Will have to crank up my copy of WIS. 2nd issue I discovered with the driver's power seat is the inboard track is inop. The outer one moves...

Originally Posted by andreigbs Couple notes of caution: make sure the electronic steering column lock issue has been taken care of, or that you're capable of repairing yourself. When (not if) it goes, the steering column is locked, stuck, you're unable to even start the car and will have to get...

Originally Posted by Pew Originally Posted by Astro14 If you're launching it from 2.0 - 2.5K, you're slipping the life right out of that clutch. Yep, #1 reason why people fry the clutches on evos so fast is they slip the clutch at way to high of an RPM then complain how the oem clutch...

Not a unicorn to me ...but yes, I do agree they are rare since they stopped making them a while back. Mine is a 2009 RWD Sport with Premium package (bought it CPO in late 2011). One of my buddies also has a black C300 manual (one year newer than mine), bought from the same dealer.

Originally Posted by Avery4 Originally Posted by zorobabel For some reason I was picturing the cooler with the fittings pointing down. Starting the engine with the filter off could be very messy, and I would not feel good about running the engine with no oil flow. Thanks. I agree that starting...

...and one more thing I forgot to add (but should go without saying): If you do expect to go 13k or 1 year on an OCI, always use MB-approved 229.5 oil, and OEM factory fleece oil filters.

Originally Posted by BHopkins For those of you that own, or have owned, Mercedes cars, how many of you actually follow the A-Service and B-Service for oil changes? Or do you change the oil more frequently? Longer interval? If you follow the A-Service / B-Service oil change interval, have you...

Originally Posted By: Thugzy Yes its specified as lifetime, but my MB tech says to change it out at 60k-Kms as there have seen failures on high mileage GLK/C-class...belief is earlier fluid change should reduce failures. Thanks for the inputs... Mercedes no longer specifies any automatic...

Originally Posted By: pezzy669 Thank you for the insider knowledge of this generation C. Especially on the lower end knock, as much as I read that it is fine you and I both know it's really not a pretty noise coming out of a car whose manufacturer prides and proclaims their engineering...

Congrats on the new purchase. I have the same car, but in a 6-speed manual (lol yes Benz did make a few of these rarities). I also maintain 2 other C300's in the family, and some other Benz vehicles as well, so I can offer you my opinion on your questions above. Firstly, the start up knock is...

Originally Posted By: OCDriver Originally Posted By: il_signore97 I did however get rid of the ceramic pre-cats early on as those were known to disintegrate and get sucked back into the engine, thus destroying the rings Alrighty then... getting rid of those ASAP! Just a thought... Before you...