When I first saw it I thought it was a concept car from one of the
Japanese auto manufacturers. Daimler-Chrysler admitted responsibility
though. The vehicle design was supposedly based upon the general
appearance and structure of the boxfish. See

I just went in to look at a new CLS 500.
The first thing I noticed at the salesmans desk was a promotional set up
for "maintenance packages".
Mercedes no longr provides a 4 year/50,000 regular maintenance package

  I am looking at a 1987 300D Turbo, 124 Chassis, with about 224K Miles on
the Vehicle. It has had a new engine installed at about 160K. The unit is on
a local dealers lot. He said the previous owner had a new Battery, Radiator,
tires installed recently. I started the engine and ...

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=105958
DaimlerChrysler Unveils "Bionic" Car
Date Posted 06-07-2005
DCX Bionic Car

Does anyone have, or know of a source, of Palomino MB-Tex fron seats for
W115 240D.
Particularly need the driver's seat.

Help. The hood release dosen't work. How can I open the hood on my 75
300D ?

190E 2.6 1992:  Just pulled cover, to replace fuel filter and found a
cruddy mess inside.  Dual fuel pumps right, fuel accumulator left, fuel
filter center.  Fuel outlet fittings facing rear, are white with
corrosion, as in fuel leak, as is the bottom of the cover,  bleached

Want to change brake peddle switch.. Had a look underdash,  a few screws but
didnt go ahead to remove it. Because under dash cover the hood release is
joined to the cover. Worried if I took the cover off the release button
might be hard to put back.  Can it be done easily.

I am currently learning the vacuum system in this beast while I am
trying to fix this problem.  The problem is the locks don't work at
all and I have to manually shut off the engine from under the hood.
However, I feel I am making some progress.  When I remove the vacuum

A friend and I are contemplating a diesel swap in a J series jeep truck
and we have decided that for the price the Mercedes 5-Cylinder Turbo
diesel is the most attractive due to its availability here in the U.S.
Unfortunate, it does not bolt up to any Jeep transmissions so we are

hi all, hope someone can help.  i have a '91 230te (M102), and am currently
refurbishing the cylinder head.  my question is, how far down on the valve
guides do the valve stem seals go?  do they push down all the way to the
bottom (ie, flush against the lower seat for the valve ...

My car has done 37,825 miles; its check engine DTC P0170 diagnosis is
that its Air Mass Meter is causing a Fuel Trim Malfunction reading.
Given its low mileage, I suspect its "hot wire" has a bit of dirt on it.
I've read that some ES300 Lexus owners in England have very very

I've been checking out the classifieds for and just looking at some 300E
models as an alternative to a 190E (hey before I spend my money I should
check out everything).  I've found some nice, affordable 300E's for around
the three thousand dollar range, but they all seem to have ...

This is my first post here so be gentle please :)
I have had a few problems recently with broken windscreens ( 3 in as many
months ). I have just had my latest replacement today. I have been using a
well known company to replace the glass, they have used a non Mercedes part

I've got a 1984 190D that will not start. I removed main fuel filter &
found a lot of dirt in it - cleaned it out completely & reinstalled it;
still won't start. It turns over very strong; just won't fire off (so it's
not starter.) Only have had the car about 6months - I am ...