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Yes, i made sure it was at ride height. Just like the other side, which for some reason has no issue.

I've had bad luck with TRW struts, they were doing nothing at all after 15,000 km. At this point i don't feel like dropping too much money on yet another set of control arms but try polyurethane bushings on the lower control arms. A company called Strongflex makes them for the lower control...

Yes, i've crossed Febi off my list of OK parts. Last time it was a driveshaft bearing that was bad out of the box. Never again.

Take a look at this. Installed new Febi lower control arms on my Mercedes 11 months ago because the front hydraulic bushings were in really bad shape causing a steering wheel vibration at around 80-90 kmh. I had a long trip ahead and Febi was the only thing available quickly at the time. I drove...

Congrats, I absolutely love these cars. Don't hesitate to share a picture if you have one. Any MB 229.5 oil will be perfect for this car. I'd look for one that is actually approved my MB and that's about it. I was about to tell you about the oiler tube issue but you seem to know this engine...

So much issues with new parts here as well. On top of my head during the last year of two of owning several cars and fixing some friends cars: Delphi fuel pump dead after 20k km, TRW struts doing absolutely nothing and making the car dangerous to drive after 13k km, same thing with Monroe...

Thanks everyone, still learning things about E85. Always wondered how much more "displacement" comes from the oxygen when running E85. Filled my tank with E85 again an low end performance feels normal again. Ethanol content on this tank is about 69%.

Thanks kschachn, very interesting read.

Today something interesting happened on a long drive. Decided to fill up with standard gas, I like to do it once every few months as it appears to be good practice to remove the deposit build up made by E85. My car has a flexfuel conversion kit which works with an ethanol content sensor. To be...

The filter is so fine that it was clogged with almost nothing. The fuel system in this car is really clean and i believe that the main fuel filter combined with the little filter on the injectors are enough on any vehicle. This is some Mercedes over engineering in my opinion. I like to remove...

100% sure it doesn't have the bad wiring harness, i've checked, all wires are like new and insulation is not made from the same material as the wiring found in W124s. However i can't be sure about the throttle body but i've heard from various sources that W210s weren't affected and as far as i'm...

I am not a fan of throwing parts at a problem but i have no way of knowing live data while the problem occurs and am tempted to replace the MAF. I've heard that it is short lived on this engine because it sits right above the exhaust manifolds.

Forgot about this, my car doesn't have the eco junk wiring harness. W210s weren't affected. I had to rebuild it on the previous 93 and 95 W124s i owned. Transmission has been serviced every 30 to 50k km from new and is in perfect shape. I said that the problem doesn't occur in park but if it...

Hi everyone, I've had this issue for almost two years now. The problem occurs during city driving and traffic when i have to lightly press the gas pedal or the brake pedal one after the other or when coasting at low speed after ligthly pressing the gas pedal. RPM keeps boucing up and down at a...

1998 Mercedes CLK430 (M113 4.3 V8) Out: 229.51 5W40 + Original MB filter In: Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 + Mann HU 718/5 x

I'm going through the history of the car to check what oil they used in the past and it was 5W40 C3 229.51! Why even shops can't get this right and use the right oil?

The issues with these cars are almost always AC issues, rust and leaks after 25+ years. Keep in mind that most of these cars are much more entry evel here than they are in the US. It's not uncommon for a 96-01 E-class to have manual AC, cloth interior, electric windows, manual transmission, no...

Strange, they're considered very reliable here (for sure much much better than anything new) and prices are skyrocketing. While it was possible to get a decent one for about 3k€ a few years back, a nice one is now about 10k and and it will likely continue to rise as they were the last era of...

Hi everyone, My cousin just bought a very nice 99 Mercedes W208 CLK430 which has the M113 4.3 V8 engine. I am the one doing all the mechanical work on the car and i'll get to drive it quite a lot too. I've heard that these engines are picky on oil. I've read that that lifters can get noisy with...