Got two problems on a 1999 e320 wagon with 100k
first I have the red SRS light going on when there is no passenger in
the front seat. Sometimes it goes off and sometimes not. I assume
there must be a faulty switch in the seat. Is this a big job for the

 Please help.  I'd like to use 15" rims as snow tires in my B200 that takes
16" rims.  I now notice that with the newer cars the bolts have become 'fatter'
as well.  I can use a few mm spacer to accomodate the Brake calipers in the
smaller rims, HOWEVER what can I do re the bolts?  ...

I was driving on a local street around here, and suddenly my RPM was
at 5000. The car shifted out of gear on its own. I stopped and
attempted to put it into gear, but it wont go, any any gear, reverse
doesn't work. The fluid was changed about 1000 miles ago, and the

Should I expect better than 29-31 mpg? It got as low as 24 when the
waste gate wasn't closing.

Has anyone out there ever heard of the ring gear on the fly wheel
coming loose? I was having trouble starting my car where I would just
here the starter motor whir. Naturally I thought the started was bad
and just not engaging. After the second replacement starter I realized

Thirty years ago, Saab chose the Frankfurt auto show to unveil a new
performance model. That car was the Saab 99 Turbo, Saab's first
attempt at using turbocharging to pump up engine performance, and it
gave the little hatchback more than 140 horsepower. Limited color

What's this Ash Type Diesel Oil
Need to find Supplies of as Merc Want £16.00 Per Ltr
In The uk
Any info

Car runs like a watch in the morning when cool, but after that, it begins
to idle very roughly at stop lights, etc.  It almost seems like it's the
ambient temperature (or the temp inside the engine compartment) that
defines it, but I'm not sure.

hi all,
I just went to a mechanic who informed me that my breaking fluid is
contaminated and that I need to change the whole breaking system. this is
what he did :

Alarm went off when I lifted my front wheels because it thinks someone is
stealing the car, then I turned off the alarm, put the tires back.  The car
starts fine, runs fine, there is light on the dash except all
meters/odometers, speed meter, fuel meters, RMS meter) are all off ...

Hello....I am new to the group, sorry if this or similar has been
posted before.
I am being offered a 1992 300SE  for $2,500 with 249,000 miles on it.
It is a beauty inside and out, inmaculate exterior and interior, very

Recently the problem? of a single timing belt was discussed and a MB
tech foreman wrote that it was never a recall but a Shop Memo.  OK, my
recently purchased '81 380 SL has a single belt, but my trusted non-MB
mechanic said it was in "good" shape.  The car has 116,000 miles, ...

I'm almost 80 , have this insane desire to buy a use SL Roadster and
have about 25-30 Thousand to spend.
What are your recommendations?
Thanks for your honest opinions.

I filled up this morning. Calculated mileage rose to 26.05mpg. I changed
out the primary and secondary fuel filters about a week ago. This next
tank will be the one that has the new filters exclusively. Also have
changed out the air filter, so the beast breaths a little freer now ...

One thing I've been curious about and I keep forgetting to ask...
My car, a '79 300TD, smokes like crazy from the exhaust pipe.  I pull up
to a light, and a cloud envelopes the car to pull up beside me.  The
inside of the car gets the smell of burnt fuel too, I'm not sure if I'd