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Yes I will remove the tool holder to see whats underneath

Good point Patrick Will do somehow .......

I have 4 new conventional tires on order plus I bought a Mercedes wheel and tire for $180.. As Grandparents we never use the Back seats ... so I folded down the left side on and there lives the Spare leaving the Boot clear. I also carry a Sizzors Jack, an electric Rattle Gun, and a lug Wrench...

Two new A 200s with runflats... a suprise after delivery ! Sales men useless !! Tires useless. Out of town.... ... carry a Spare. Go to a Tire outlet on a four day holidy ? Break down Service on Christmas day ? Stranded in a Country Village....No Jack.........Back three times to have the...

Long Drive today to get to know. all the buttons and gadgets...The Engine is a Renault 1.33 Turbo..... amazing Power. Especially in Sport. A wild beast around Town.... had to reset to Comfort. I have to return to the Dealer to show me how to use the Sat Nav and the Heater Controls .... The...

Mitsubishi Traded for a 2024 A Class Merrcedes, also traded the 2010 C Class for another A Class for Bev, Wife........... Spend the Kids Inheridence I hear you say !!! The Medium SUV Mitsubishi was difficult for Bev to " climb" into Ride was very firm on 18 inch Wheels. The 13 year old C Class...

Am selling our C Class White W204 Needs tiding up ..Both Bumpers but just halfs. In the Ryde area ?? Not looking for a R R Job the.... Car is 14years old

Stop leak ? been in for a few years ... I always classed such leak items as band aids The Radiator was 13 years old with 90,000ks. Life cycle of an aluminium item.....

Liquid Inelegance formed small balls after a few years which jammed my Mercedes c Class Thermostat closed .. it boiled.....A new genuine Radiator from Silver Star Spares and a flush with new coolant fixed it... Ks were 90,000 Todays temperature Gauges are damped and do not rise and fall as in...

Also........ I cut open all Torque Converters if the Transmission had metal filings. All others I cleaned out with a Homemade Flusher. First drained by drilling an 1/8 th hole in the bottom and then welding up. Flushing the Heat Exchanger in the bottom of the Radiator was a waste of time. To...

Yes Styria, only need to open a Valve Body if there is metal Filings from a Hard Part failure. Then a major clean and polish of the Bores and Valves necessary, plus a check for warpage. Later Electronic Controlled Transmissions can have a lot of Valve Body issues as the valves are on "Duty...

I should have said .... first pull the Oil Pan to see if the Clutches have failed..... first check... If so rebuild the Transmission. And Michel, how was the Honda you asked about .. a clean Oil Pan ??

Is the Transmission having Hard Upshifts ? The Modulater's job is to regulate the Line Pressure. To correctly diagnose the Transmission is with an Oil Pressure Gauge and then a Vacuum Gauge at the inlet Manifold and then at the Transmission end. Anything else is an uninformed guess. To test...

Invaluable Brian both Hands free to tinker..... Age related ... Welcome to the Club !!

In the UK a Suspension Kit was available for the Silver Shadows .. Springs and Shocks.... prevented cornering on the Door Handles !

Well..Well I now read that Mercedes just copied Citroen's System without paying the Royalties... Others did

I got my SL 107 2.8 to run without a hitch... The Warm up regulator under the Manifold can be modified to be adjusted The other seals etc are readily available from a specialist in Frenches Forest Can't remember the name... He has all the Test Equipment to test and set up. Performance wise the...

Hi Patrick , Did I read this right ..Battery weight is 3 Tons ? As with EVs all the extra weight has to be Borne by the Tyres and Suspension .. No Free Lunch. Toyota say they are abandoning Electric for Hydrogen and are working hard to solve the Hi Pressure Storage and Production. In the...