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Hi Friends, The car is W163 ML 2002. Steering wheel is a little hard to turn. I previously started a thread on whether higher viscosity fluid would improve PS performance, many thought the answer was 'no'. Today it was unusually cold outside. (No ice, no rain :) ) I Started the car and the...

Hi Friends. W163 ML 2002 3.2L My Car is loud inside. I thought it was normal but after some people complained about exhaust noise inside cabin i realised that sound level is much higher than it should be. It turned out that its cats were all replaced with universal resonator like in the photo...

Hi Friends. For the outer surfaces of car where it is exposed to dirt, stones and water splashes regularly, rust prevention may require a little more extensive work, But most of in my case, there are small areas inside (such as door hinge, footwell, at some cable connectors) that i see sign of...

Hi Friends. My question what type of correlation between center of gravity and roll stability? is it linear or non linear ? i made some search and found this study: https://www.hamilton.ie/selim/SolmazAkarShorten_Yale08.pdf But it is too technical to understand for me. Regards.

Hi Friends. Please correct if i am wrong, If we upsize tire diameter by 10%, we would feel the sluggish acceleration all the time? Because depending on the gear and our cruising speed, most of the time, engines are running at lower than optimal RPM range where it can deliver decent amount of...

Hi. Not sure if this is correct forum for this type of question. Sorry if not :) When i removed bumpers i found out that rear bumper reinforcement bar was bent. Seemingly, it successfully protected body of the car from the damage in the past. But if it is hit again, it wont have enough room for...

Hi. İ want to change color of my car from black to white. i prefer single stage acrylic AkzoNobel paint For white color, Single stage 2L costs me 30$. As opposed to 2 Stages, two liters of which with clear coat at Sikkens, Standox or Glasurit cost almost 170$. Also painter charges me more if it...

Hi. W163, ML320. Installed 20mm Spacers on front, and it had improved look significantly. It run without an issue for a year, now planning to install rear ones. Just for look. But i think its effects (good or bad) on the car is more than a look Theoretically spacers would increase the load on...

Hi. Mercedes W163 ML 320 2002. 250K KM on it. Power steering Rack was leaking since i bought the car. Very common issue with this model. A year ago I found the most well known P/S mechanic in the country, a friend of my cousin. He inspected and said, in my case it is leaking from steering shaft...

Hi. Today i have come across to this product. https://www.motul.com/us/en-us/products/multi-atf It meets the requirements: (They reworded it as OEM PERFORMANCES: however. ) I wouldn't normally trust on it, if it was any other less-known brands. But Motul well known. Even though i have very...

Hi. I know there are tons of threads about this in BITOG, however i couldn't find an exact answer to my question and decided to start a new thread. Sorry for that :) I had hard gear shifting issue in the past. I solved it ( by help of you in this forum) by using thinner oil. I Used Ravenol...

Hi Friends, I want to find optimal tyre for my w163 ML, Ride quality is the only think that matters to me, Factory tyre size for 16 inch rims is 255/65/r16 According to my research There are LT (Light Truck) and P (Passenger) tyres, where the latter is optimized for comfort. But in my country...

Hi. I had discussed it previously (may be in this or other forums).. After buying W163 ML320, i realized that was side to side rocking, even with new Bilstein shocks, over bumps and patholes. Guys other forums suggested deleting rear sway bar may be helpful. It may be paradox, that if sway bar...

Hi Friends. I couldn't have chance to test too many cars. I firstly drove Daewoo Nexia 1.5 Manual, Then ML320 W163(Auto) and then BMW E60 2.2 2004 (auto) I mostly drive in city. Too much traffic jams. So of course, when i changed my car from Manual (Nexia) to automatic (W163) , there were some...

Hi Friends. Google search already provides too many results about the comparison. But i have more specific questions. 1. Given the both engines has same HP, which engine feels quicker ? For example , Hyundai has 2.0 L turbocharged engines with 275hp, and 3.5L Naturally aspirated engines with...

Hi Friends, Please see if i am right about my belief. A lot of discussion on the internet about how clear coat effectively blocks UV lights and protect paints. But with solid, colors, i do not like clear coats. Just i do not see any advantage using them. And they have extra difficulty in paint...

Hi Friends W163 2002, ML320, Car feels too bouncy. Not sure if it is related to the shock absorbers or just it is how this car is supposed to be. Can you see if shocks are bad, and if so, how bad they are. Highest Regards. :)

Hi Friends, I bought those as a used rims. 2 of them has burn like marks on it. It is unpainted wheel. I used some agressive home cleaning chemicals, but they did not help. I used even acid, it did not help either. I think only solution is to use agressive polishing compound and pad. But i do...

Hi, Dear Friends, Car rear wheel arch has rusted. Not too badly, but if left without any action it may become worse. I will try to remove the rust by using metal brush, but there are some deep narrow areas that i may not be able to reach, still some minor rust will be left. What would you offer...

Hi Friends, . I want to paint the car to white. Intensive searching in forums suggested that best shade of the white is GM Arctic White. I went to a paint shop (who is my customer too), They opened to software and showed me that it is a mixture of pure white paint (99%) with a few drops of blue...