Hi Roy,

Try putting the adress in at the top of your web browser it should come up. www.mercedesservicing.com

Any way your vehicle is a 123 280 around 1979/80, if the dealers have done a complete overhaul, then you should get the same out of it again. One of the things I would check is that they have fitted running in oil. If they havn't you will get oil consumption problems again. If they fitted mobil 1 or some sort of equivalent. Then the oil is too good for initial use. ie first 1000-1500mls. Check it out. If it isnt fitted then get if fitted. If they say there no need then get them to put it in writing. If the engine is a brand new one from MB, it will more than likely come filled with oil.

Hope I have been of some help.

Regards
Andy

Adam

My immediate thoughts regarding a clean piston were that there was a coolant leak into that cylinder. Can't think of anything else that would give the effect. It's ben going on for a while though if it's really clean.

Regards

John

I had a Renault Scenic 1.6 RT auto that the gearbox failed on after 35000 miles, 2 and a half years.

As it was on Motability Contract Hire, the bill was down to the dealer, who in turn claimed the £4000 (from memory) cost from Renault UK.

HOWEVER..............the car drove 100 times better after the new gearbox, used less fuel and changed gear a lot smoother. When I looked under the bonnet there appeared to be a lot of new items, relay boxes etc................

Upon asking the Renault dealer I was told " we have never seen this before " and " all we did was swap the gearbox ".............................................A likely story.

Needless to say that, along with regular breakdowns, excessive tyre wear, extremely poor dealer service I havent bought (NOR WOULD EVER BUY OR RECOMMEND ANYONE ELSE DOES) a Renault again. And the car that ive just told you about, that was actually a replacement after the first car broke down 4 times in 3 months, being off the road for half of that time!

Aaaaaargh!

Thanks all - after several weeks of the clutch making this noise but not getting any worse, I came off the motorway after a longish drive this morning and the screeching was ear-splitting, so it looks like your advice came just in time. Have booked it in to have a new clutch fitted tomorrow.

Thanks again,
Ian.

Have two A4s.

The newer one - Avant Tdi 1998 - has had both lower front arms and balljoints changed at 68,000 miles by non franchised dealer. (Franchised dealer cost would have been £1,100) Symptons were a continuous creaking noise at low speeds.

The older one - 2.6 Quattro 1995 - has now done 108,500 miles without a single creak, despite living a very hard life here in London.

This car needs a new evaporator for the leaking A/C. Dealer quotes £1,300 + v.a.t.
Any ideas ??


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