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Havent been online in a while been going around the world and working . thought I would just give an update on my w202 . Since I last posted I have put in a battery , Replaced the whole cooling system pipes sensors and radiator . Replaced water level sensor , replacing brake light switch tonight and throttel position sensor tomorrow morning . Planning on doing a service next month . Working on my car has become so easy ever since my uncle purchased a workshop where he works on trucks I just go there and put my car up on the ramp and help my self to tools and anything i need . 🙂 Love the forum
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2 or 3 photos . Just haven’t uploaded them . I always think to my self I need to take photos when I do the work but I I just get stuck in and get going . Forget about everything and just work on the car .
recently the car has been vibrating very badly on pull off . Went to my new mechanic to see what he may think it is . Together we came to the conclusion that it was either the center bearing on the propshaft or the stabilizer arm . Turns out it was the center bearing . Been replaced and the car is once again smooth just like a old Benz should be .
Nice, I’ve got a 96 C220 w/ 193k miles myself. Absolutely love the car, my first Merc and certainly won’t be my last. I wouldn’t trade it for even a brand new 2014 Honda, Kia, Toyota, etc. Although they are finicky little things and parts are expensive, I was pleasantly surprised how easy German cars are to work on having owned mostly Asian cars until now. Now I’m hooked on German for life.
They are great cars . i would not trade her in for a new merc . But i agree on that they finiky to work on and can be expensive to repair . Recently i had tyo track down a new cam shaft position sensor and the only place i found on was on a wreck . guy charged 400 rand ( around 40 us dollars) for the sensor where as mercedes wanted wanted R2000 for it and 6 weeks to import to South Africa . But its awesome ot meet another passionate w202 owner
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