My mother (in California) owns this wagon (63k mi.) and is having two
problems which she wants me (in New York) to help her out with, to wit:
1) oil leak coming from the passenger side of the engine, "up front,
under a heavy plastic cover on the underside of the engine." She's been

Every time you replace pads with any German brand you will be forever
cleaning your front wheels. All that black brake dust from all the graphite
in Pagid and all the others will mandate jugs of wheel cleaner. Next time
try "Rotex Gold" pads which have no black brake dust. I got ...

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When I start the car up the white fan comes on automaticly.
No AC or anything on.  The black fan doesn't come on when i first start.
Should the white fan only come on when the engine hits a certain temp?

My 1998 C280 sport /w Bose premium sound has a "rattle", I guess is the best
way to describe it, in the rear deck. I am not able to discern whether this
is something loose, like a screw, or a clipping weld in the voice coil.
Has anyone else had similar rattles in the bass/sub region ...

The upper (plastic) inlet tank on my '88 190E's Radiator has developed a
nice crack and I need it repaired soon. BTW this is not at the hose
connection, but further along the top.
I have heard that there is a way to replace just the plastic parts on these

When I purchased my '83 MB 300D (~350K miles) the previous owner said she
used LE 8800 Monolec Ultra Engine Oil (link below) in the car for years.  I
use Mobil Delvac 1 in my VW TDI.
Would it be wise to use Delvac 1 in my 300D?

how do I remove fan clutch from shaft on engine?

I have a 1994 E420 and the dealer tells me it needs a new left front lower
control arm.  I have heard there is a repair kit for this - anybody have any
experience with this?

Any advice on a 97 E320??? 80,000 miles.  What would this kind of car
require in guesstimated future repairs, know issues, etc.. thank you!

I've had a Google, but it has just come back with the usual rubbish.
Does anybody know of any good websites that will give me information about
Mercedes airconditioning?
Ideally I would like electrical schematics and fault-finding guides for my

For reasons best known to itself, my heater blower decided to only
work on full blast today. It has been working no problem at all. Went
to drive the car today, no fan! Turned it up, and it finally came
alive on setting IIII (full blast).  The aircon is working 100%.

Hi, would someone please instruct me on how to remove and replace the heater
blower motor? I have an '88 300E and from reading the responses from this
forum, mine is bad. Thanks for all your replies past and present.
Greg

I can't remember when my fog lights didn't work.  One day I just noticed they wouldn't come on.  I checked the fuse; it's good.  Next I replaced the bulbs; still no help.  Everything else in the Benz works including all the other lights.  Where do I go from here?  Thanks!

It appears there are additional problems with the brake-by-wire
technology to be aware of.  What an unfortunate development.
http://usautonews.auto123.com/en/info/autonews/index,view.spy?artid=25024
Michael

I'm looking at some marketing material from DaimlerChrysler, about the
second-generation A-Class. In reference to the suspension, they talk about a
"sph?rische Parabelachse." Would that be something like a central-link rigid
axle with parabolic leaf spring? Is that a concept that ...