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Hi everyone, i had a severe vibration while braking at all speeds and new rotors completely fixed the issue. At the time i also used sand paper to make the surface of the pads rougher. 5000 km later the car starts shaking again, especially at high speeds. My front suspension is not in the best...

Well, this was the reason why i sold and replaced my previous car after replacing everything for almost no improvement and pulling my hair for over a year. And here i am dealing with this over again on my W210. I don't know, maybe the previous car created a trauma... The symptom is a mild...

Here i am asking for advice again. My problem is that whenever i start the car in the morning, there's this loud rattle coming from the engine, it sounds like it's coming from the top or front of the engine. I have a bit a noise from an idler pulley as well but i guess that's not related...

Hi everyone, Just finished replacing the timing belt kit on a relative's car. I was tired and wanted to make sure the engine runs ok and forgot to fill the cooling system. The engine ran at idle for 30-45 sec without coolant in it. I feel stupid... How bad is it for the new water pump? I guess...

Hi everyone, i was wondering if anyone here had or still has a Mercedes with the M104 straight 6 in it and if you had to deal with the headgasket issue and when? Talking to people around me who drove one for a long time, the issue seems to be blown out of proportion. Did you have any issue with...

Hello everyone, Here's the irritating noise i have to deal with: It is only present under load from 2000 to 2500 rpm and i can't replicate it by just revving the engine in park and it is not present at idle. It really sounds like a can full of marbles and i can feel a bit of exhaust vibration...

Hello everyone, thought i'd share this with you, maybe there are MB enthousiasts here who might like this! Just bought a 96 W210 E280. It is the Avantgarde trim, M104 2.8 DOHC 24V engine that produces 193 hp and it has the 722.5 five speed transmission. It only has 137,000km on the the clock...

Basically more than half of the new aftermaket parts i've bought during the last year or so are just crap that fails 6 months later. Last in date being a Febi driveshaft carrier bearing that failed after a few hundred kms. Bought the new parts again but at the dealer this time and decided to go...

I've had the car for almost a year and have been trying to get rid of various vibrations as much as i can had no luck solving this rumble issue. I have other unrelated vibration issues (engine vibrations due to poor quality motor mounts and a bad rear muffler). It's more a feeling than a bad...

Well, today's repair didn't go as planned. It didn't go at all in fact. Was about to replace rear flex disc and driveshaft carrier bearing/bushing. The fact i had to have 2 wheels (or one but without having the parking brake engaged anyway) up the air made me too uncomfortable to crawl under the...

As the title says, one of the first things i did when i got my car last summer was to replace the completely collapsed motor mounts with new ones. I used Lemförder ones as they're supposed to be MB's supplier or at least be on par with what the dealer sells. I was happy for a few weeks, thought...

My car's cooling system is supposed to hold 7.5L. When i got the car i bought a 5L jug of concentrate and drained and refilled the system with a 50/50 mix. Two months ago i had to replace the water pump and refilled with the previously drained coolant and had to top the level up and can't...

Car is a 2000 Citroën Xsara 1.6 16v that belongs to a relative. TU5JP4 engine, less than 100,000 km. The story is that it started smoking heavily on start up and go through a ton of coolant. The oil was a milkshake but it wasn't that bad. Removed the plugs to see what was lurking in there. 3...

For guys and gals driving a diesel car/truck or using any diesel equipment, how often do you replace your fuel filter and based on what? All diesel powered things have a recommended filter replacement interval, i guess it's something like every other oil change for my car. I remember replacing...

I like my old worn 96 C-class manual but i'm looking for something more modern with less age related issues, automatic, with a good sound system and good seats. Preferably a diesel too. I drive a lot for work and don't have time much time to spend on replacing parts. My first choice is a 04 to...

Well, my car is developing a second issue. Now i can hear (more than feel) a subtle low pitched vibration in the cabin at highway speed and it is absent when coasting but seems more pronounced when i don't apply full throttle. Had a local shop replace the front flex disc and motor mounts...

An annoying noise is developing at a rear wheel. It's a chirping noise that happens while decelerating at low speeds and matches the rotation speed of the wheel. It is more pronounced around 35km/h and lower. At first i thought that it was happening while braking but just decelerating seems to...

Had to replace belt, tensioner and pulley. Of course i had to remove the clutch/fan as well as the shroud which was already damaged and just broke in half when i took it off. I decided to drive the car without the fan and shroud and deal with this issue later. Got lazy and never looked for a...

I've been driving many cars with tired synchro rings over the years and i quite enjoy how smoother the shifts are when double clutching some of them. With some transmissions it is also possible to float gears but most automotive synchronized transmission really don't like that punishment. I have...

Hi everyone. Couldn't help it, bought another old diesel Benz recently. The car is a 1997 C250 Turbodiesel that has done 370k km. Shifting from 2nd to 3rd is quite notchy and makes the bad flex disc clunk quite hard (still have to replace that). I think i have a worn 3rd synchro ring since all...