On a 1987 300SDL is there any way to by pass  the speed sensor at the rear
of the a/c compressor.
Any help would be great
Thanks

Hello again Gurus :-)
My friend who has the 1988 E300 was driving to work this morning when she
noticed
poor reception from her radio. When she investigated she found the antenna

Hi all..... driving along suddenly I had smoke out the vents and then per
chance looking at my oil pressure gauge/light I noticed no pressure. shutting
the engine off and looking at the engine compartment I noticed oil splattered
on the passsenger side.  Seemed to be coming (wild ...

Does anybody have any idea on the length of warranty MB gives for corrosion?
I have looked through my hand books and nothing there, i will call my local
dealer tomorrow (just thorght id ask in the mean time). The car is 5 years
old and all 4 wheel arches are starting to rust, it ...

Does anyone happen to know who manufactures affermarket bumper covers
for MB's or where I can find one? I've been trying to find one for a
107, but none of the usual distributors seem to have them: German Star
told me they've been back-ordered since October, and someone else told

The problem is fixed...by me and not the FOUR different Mercedes shops that
missed it. So much for the paid professional.
The car had elect. problems....dead battery, low battery, no start, entire
car going dark (stalling) during driving....no charging lite would come on,

Hi all, I've used this group to find tons of answers before, here is a
first post after searching for some time.
1986 420 SEL
About 4 of the last 10 times I have started the car, the following has

It seems to happen in the most stressy places i.e. on roundabouts!  It does
start again but its so annoying any ideas?

All,
I am sure this question was asked before but searching through this
newsgroup did not provide the help I was looking for.
I need to replace the rear rotors on the above vehicle.  Took the

I just picked up a 78 280se with teh number one cylinder froze up,
supposedly from a blown head gasket that may have rusted it up.
Any help or ideas greatly appreciated, the mechanic already tried putting
some marvel mystery oil in the cylinder and used a 5 ft bar to try and turn

I just bought a new timing chain for my 85' 190 with 126,000 miles. And
was wondering how good the IWIS chains bought from a third party
Mercedes parts supplier is?
According to my service manual, Mercedes chains were reengineered from

Anti-skid device seems to operate and stops engine. Have to stop car, put
in neutral and restart engine to overcome.  Only happens at very low speed
or stopped in traffic or at the lights etc.  Doesn't happen when moving at
any speed.  Mercedes can't fix it.  Been into the garage ...

Mercedes 300E 1996.  I had to re synchronise my alarm system via the key fob
and interior rear mirror receiver.  Everything is fine except that the SRS
light stays on all the time whilst the engine is running.  I understand that
the SRS light is the airbag warning light and if ...

this is very annoying especially going home late at night when my
street is quiet and running between 10 to 15 mph there is a ticking
noise that is very annoying and loud but when it comes to a full stop
it goes away.

I recently discovered a rather unusual problem...the rear headrest
release switch in my 1992 300D doesn't seem to be working. It worked
fine a week ago, but today it doesn't seem to cause the rests to release.
The switch makes a normal "click" noise when pressed, but nothing