On an '82 mercedes 300SD, the water pump was replaced before I bought
the car last year. After I flushed the system it developed a very small
leak from the water pump and the local mechanic said I needed a new
water pump.

It's been very cold this week and I added some cetane booster to my
fuel.
I think I added too much, about 50 gals worth for the 25 gallons in my
tank.

There is this tapping noise coming from my engine.  It is very noticable at
idle.  I use Mobile 1 for the oil.  The car can be hard to start sometimes
too.  I have new plugs, distributer/rotor, wires, air filter, ect.  The
plugs seem to get dirty fast, with oil on them.  The car ...

A month ago the brakes on my 1999 E240 have begun to squeal on gentle
braking. The car has passed all the manufacturer's maintenance
schedules (the last one, 8.000 Km -5,000 miles- ago). There are no
brake wear lights on and the car brakes perfectly except for the

I suspect this might be a little off-topic for this group, but I
thought I'd ask.
A friend of mine has a 1988 Merc 210 panel van with a very dead
engine.  One possible soulution is an engine swap, but the vehicle is

Is there a US Haynes manual for the W124??  I can't find one, and there
site shows one, but for the UK?  If I order the UK version, will I see
many problems when using it for my 300E?
I love the Haynes manuals, they keep my American cars running for over

Does anyone have a used or refurb power steering pump for a 99' ML 430?
If not, does anyone know where to order one with a good price?
Currently on the west coast where I am, everyone seems to be out of
stock. Thanks for your help.

weiß jemand ob dieses Fahrzeug irgendwelche gravierenden Mängel hat, die man
kennen sollte?
Gruss
Hans

Since a month my A140 has a weird problem.
When I drive for about 10km or so and I stop driving, a gasoline smell
get's into the car. It disappears when I drive further and after about
40km it is all gone.

Can someone please give me some advice my tempter gauge will go pass 80
when the car is sitting idling but as soon as I start to drive it drops to
40 and then I have no heat the anti-freeze is right up . however my centre
vent only blows cold air and the two corner ones blow hot ...

hello everyone, i'm new on this newsgroup
i need some help, and it is about merc w126.
the car is '82. and i'm plannin on buyin it. it's a 5.0l
i wanted to ask, if the car is known to have some problems, is it reliable,

I own a 420 SE (1989) with 310000 kms. Since quite some time now I can
hear a ticking noise coming from the engine when I accelerate: it
becomes louder when accelerating and it’s hardly audible as soon as I
stop accelerating.

I just took my car to inspection here in New Jersey. There are five ratings,
which I have listed below. The NOx reading is high at 1044.  What would
cause the rating to be so high and how can I lower it?
NOx   1044

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Periodically, I am hearing a "clunk" which sounds like something moving
around in the trunk. But, that's not the problem. A search on the internet
suggests this may be a defective universal joint. I have three questions:
1) what happens if I do nothing?