1985 engine with single row timing chain.
The engine is from a wrecking yard with 103,000 miles. The timing chain and
cam gear are clean (no carbon-like build up) and there is red RTV around the
timing chain cover so I believe that the chain was replaced recently. I can

I am having to replace the guts of my 99 e430 passenger side mirror. I
have a donor mirror that has the wrong color housing. I have figured
out how to remove the mirror glass and the little motor pivot. However
I am completely frustrated trying to remove the interior frame of the ...

 Leaking fuel injector on my mates car, he asked if I could look it over,
it turned out to be the brass washer at the bottom of the injector, so I
replaced that and all should be well, but no it won't start at all now, so I
checked the fuel filter and its bottle is empty, so ...

I have an opportunity to buy a 1983 300D with 212k miles. I have not
driven it yet and I am meeting with the seller today. It looks great
from the outside and the interior looks sharp as well. Can you guys
fill me in on what I should be looking for as I go throuhg it? I can

I took my battery into Sears and it tested good.
I put the battery back in this morning and there is a big drain when
nothing is turned on and the car is shut off, so I have to start
removing fuses and trying to locate which circuit is causing the load.

Have an additional diesel heater which should autostart when temp below 8
celcius outside and water temp below 40 or something. Have a switch to turn
the thing off, but no indication of startup. It takes ages to get normal
temp when its cold outside as now in Norway.  Where is ...

Stumbled upon this and wanted some feed back. It's 1993 600SL, 70k original
miles, interior is mint, everything works, no rust, good paint, soft and
hard top both in good shape, runs and drives nice. Now for the things i'm
not so sure about. Car has a prior salvage title due to a ...

Under the driver/passenger seat there're those 3 plastic tubie thingy
that runs into the under floor compartment. I'm pretty sure the small
toy plastic soccer ball of my kid went throught the one under the
driver's seat. I could hear the ball bouncing and shifting left/right

This past week we drove rusted-out Der Klunker (1981 SD300) from New
York to Florida and back. Total mileage about 3,000. Fuel mileage for
the entire trip was 28.5 mpg and on some legs where it was all highway
driving at 70+ mph mileage was just short of 30 mpg. A flawless

I am new to the MB family, I have a 2001 e320 4matic.  It is getting near
winter and would like to change my oil.  When I do a search on oil filters,
I get results anywhere from 8.95 - 19.95 for a filter.
What is a good filter that can be recommended?

Why parking brake is installed on rear wheels only ? What will happen
if I design it to for front wheels only.
Can anybody tell me.

HELP!!
Anyone know a trick for releasing a stuck rear door latch on a '73 280SEL4.5
????
I can't seem to remove any of the inside trim, because the door is stuck

I have been unable to determine the problem with a non-working rear
window defogger/defroster on my '79 300D. I was told here that the
most likely cause of its failure was am 80A strip fuse that I cannot
locate. The 16A fuse in the fusebox has been replaced. The light on

What would cause a sunroof to not open. I can hear the motor when I
press the switch, but no roof movement. This was working, albeit
slowly and hesitantly just a few weeks ago.

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