Gee2728:
Am hoping 2 clock about 200k miles on her before I retire her someday.

Have had the chance 2 replace her with a W203 but they are not as rugged as they use 2 be. So be nxt year hopefully a big V8 or V6 coupe for the Highway. then a small 4cylinder for everyday running.(Not jap)

what list of cars do you have in mind for the v8s or 6 cylinders...(coupe or sedan)
for me-
clk 430
clk 350
BMW 330i (e46/e90)...
2006 infiniti g35 6mt
1997 BMW m3...
2003 BMW 540i.

Toyota Tacoma 4.2l V6 double cabin is top on my list too, been considering that lately.

My fuel at Oye Ekiti after filling it up at NNPC giri junction.
Oye ekiti is 4hrs plus from abj.
I did speeds up to 160-165km/h

so you didn't think the 2.5 16v was somewhere near you.

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hail the ol' giant slayer, small but mighty, defender of the autobahn.

Dear All, please any one with useful info on the best Mercedes Workshop in PH for thorough body work.
Thank you.

Hello house, pls, does anyone know of a very good benz mechanic-specialist around Yaba,Surulere (Mainland generally)......Thanks

ziccoit:

The car enters a limp home mode, gets out of this when the engine is put off and the car moves normally when restarted. This tells us the problem may not be a major problem. The limp home mode, in this case, is protecting the car against a certain major damage which may not be related to the gearbox. Pls, ask your mechanic to scan the car as the first step towards arriving at solution. Don't allow him to touch anything until the car is scanned.

Pls ziccoit, do u know a good benz mechanic.....

halohs:

Pls ziccoit, do u know a good benz mechanic.....

Your car yet to be fixed? Sorry about that. Where are you staying, Lagos?

@Smartchoice, pls come to our brother aid here. I guessed you directed a Nairalander to a MB specialist in Lagos not too long ago.

Btw, how have you gone with getting the car fixed? Hope you have not allowed them to damage the car more?

he needs to be ready to go to the Island.

smartchoice: he needs to be ready to go to the Island.

Thank u @smartchoice and @ziccoit for ur prompt response........to be honest with u, am just praying that they ve not messed up d car the more....pls @smartchoice, where on the island is the specialist located and hope the guy is not too expensive? Thanks once again guys.

By the way, i stay on d mainland.

My fellow benz fan. I am considering getting a benz c240 2003 model. Bt my question is does this year model come with a manual transmission? Because i dont like auto transmission cars

House, anyone with a clean used 190, a/c, for sale?

send/post ur email addy

halohs:

Thank u @smartchoice and @ziccoit for ur prompt response........to be honest with u, am just praying that they ve not messed up d car the more....pls @smartchoice, where on the island is the specialist located and hope the guy is not too expensive? Thanks once again guys.

By the way, i stay on d mainland.

pls who knows the cost of maintenance and fuel economy plus its common problem and also the cost of its part

pls I Ned ur help my car is developing a problem it is an E-class Mezedes 4 cylinders plung.
my observation is that the movement of the car looks as if it is cutting fuel during movement. the last time it occurs it was not moving at all even wen it was on drive. wen I call my machanic he told me it could b that the gear oil is short. after fixing it. the movement was still fair but it take time to pick up speed wen you slow down. most especially wen you want to do U turn on the express way it wi Luk as if it is gea kin
pls Wat do u tink is the problem with the car? Tank u.
hope to get response soon.

halohs: Hello Good pple,

I have an issue with my Benz ML 430 (1999/2000) and my mechanic has been battling with it without coming up with a solution.

The problem has to do with the gear. Here is how it started. I was driving and after about 20 mins, i came to a stop due to traffic with the gear still in Drive. When it came time to accelerate, the car didnt move...it was as if the gear was in Neutral. This continued for sometime. Then i put the engine off. After about 5 mins, i started the car, put the gear in Drive and it moved. The problem comes up when the car comes to a stop and when i stop and allow the engine to cool off a bit, it moves again.

Has anybody experienced this or does someone have any idea what the cause of the problem is?

Responses will be well appreciated.

PS: This is a nice and enlightening thread....keep it up.

Thanks

halohs: Hello Good pple,

I have an issue with my Benz ML 430 (1999/2000) and my mechanic has been battling with it without coming up with a solution.

The problem has to do with the gear. Here is how it started. I was driving and after about 20 mins, i came to a stop due to traffic with the gear still in Drive. When it came time to accelerate, the car didnt move...it was as if the gear was in Neutral. This continued for sometime. Then i put the engine off. After about 5 mins, i started the car, put the gear in Drive and it moved. The problem comes up when the car comes to a stop and when i stop and allow the engine to cool off a bit, it moves again.

Has anybody experienced this or does someone have any idea what the cause of the problem is?

Responses will be well appreciated.

PS: This is a nice and enlightening thread....keep it up.

Thanks

Hello house, please help a friend out, my friend recently bought a Mercedes Benz A160 2000 model, but the careless guy who delivered it to his door step carelessly drove it from Lagos Wharf down to Lokoja without changing the transmission fluid, which now makes the car to stick to only one gear, refused to change to next gear, the transmission is an automatic transmission, please how do we get this issue fixed? then how much does this gear cost in case we want to replace it completely? please house.
NB: Please anyone who is willing to help can drop his/her phone number, i don't mind calling, Siena, Trac, Auhason, Ikenna351, Smartchoice, Youngboss,etc. Also the car is showing ESP BAS on the dash board, please am waiting for your quick response please.

drop your phone no.

pafestula: Hello house, please help a friend out, my friend recently bought a Mercedes Benz A160 2000 model, but the careless guy who delivered it to his door step carelessly drove it from Lagos Wharf down to Lokoja without changing the transmission fluid, which now makes the car to stick to only one gear, refused to change to next gear, the transmission is an automatic transmission, please how do we get this issue fixed? then how much does this gear cost in case we want to replace it completely? please house.
NB: Please anyone who is willing to help can drop his/her phone number, i don't mind calling, Siena, Trac, Auhason, Ikenna351, Smartchoice, Youngboss,etc. Also the car is showing ESP BAS on the dash board, please am waiting for your quick response please.

smartchoice: drop your phone no.

@smartchoice

Thanks for sending me Chibuzor's contact, i've been privileged to meet with him in person and i must say knowledge about Benz is something else. After providing him with symptoms am experiencing, he advised i replaced the rear-and-center exhaust which i had earlier worked-on as a result of a burst on it.

Will have my tank refilled and watch its performance.

Thank you once again.

My pleasure sir.

inze:

@smartchoice

Thanks for sending me Chibuzor's contact, i've been privileged to meet with him in person and i must say knowledge about Benz is something else. After providing him with symptoms am experiencing, he advised i replaced the rear-and-center exhaust which i had earlier worked-on as a result of a burst on it.

Will have my tank refilled and watch its performance.

Thank you once again.

Siena: @Labiyemmy: Long time bro, how's the Navi business doing? 

As per your head unit. I'd say yes, very likely your tech has blown the final output stage of your Mercedes head unit, or the rear amplifier. The rear amplifier is built by Bose, and as it's a factory-fit option, just like that used by Audi, to power an external sub, means it's not straight forward, as would be the case with an aftermarket system. There is an aftermarket harness / adapter from www.kufatec.de that simplifies the installation.

Though, before condemning the system, have the unit interrogated via the OBD port. You need to go into Comfort / Convenience mode, it's very possible you can reset the output stage, if it's not blown, and merely shut-down. I'd say it's blown though. Let's know how you get on.

Quote Post
pls I Ned ur help my car is developing a
problem it is an E-class Mezedes 4 cylinders
plung.
my observation is that the movement of the
car looks as if it is cutting fuel during
movement. the last time it occurs it was
not moving at all even wen it was on drive.
wen I call my machanic he told me it could
b that the gear oil is short. after fixing it.
the movement was still fair but it take time
to pick up speed wen you slow down. most
especially wen you want to do U turn on the
express way it wi Luk as if it is gea kin
pls Wat do u tink is the problem with the
car? Tank u.
hope to get response soon.

au.hanson:

You mention PH, thats my area. If i had seen this earlier on maybe i could have offered to squeeze out time to go there and sort out the issue for you free of charge on a saturday/sunday like this, tho i'm not a mechanic, i have done it for close friends before. Anyways , its not too late , you can send me pms against next weekend if that will be ok by you?

Hello guys, I want to really appreciate the effort of one of you who went and fix my my c180 MB on Sunday free of charge, despite his busy Schedule. I didn't know Nigeria still have people like this. Thankyou very much bro.

I am so honored to appreciate him openly in this forum and to state what he did for your information. How i wish he would come out to narrate the steps taken by him to solve such problem for me , because he has been so wonderful according to my mum:

He was able to diagnose the car down to the level of low resistance wires around and via the ignition coils. Infact,despite the fact that the car ECU could not link to his diagnostic tool, he absolutely tested the wires and rewire them back, the main culprit .The car had a multiple problem. He went a step further and replace the keys,as the key was also burnt.He replace the Bendix at the spot as well as even detected another unnoticeable fault with cylinder 2 valve. He actually did a compression test and found out that cylinder 2 was shutdown, according to him probably, because of the misfire, the ecu detected and shutdown that cylinder to avoid damage to it. the valves are really having issues hence will need a rework.

Now to crown it all the vehicle was restarted by him and my mum is using it again. She confesses that the car performances is better than before. Although he caution that the valve issue in the cylinder 2 should be tackle sometime soon by a good mechanic, that he could even do it for me if he is chance again by the upper week, but that he can only do that in his place, of which i am very comfortable with.

This guy is a human MB manual. He went on to explain that it is a big task to remove the cylinder head and replace or rework the valves, seats etc as appropriate by some engineering workshop. How i wish he will come up to speak for himself and detail his approach for our knowledge.

Thanks Hanson. the car will be brought to you only at your convenience for the remaining task. I dont want anybody to touch it. Thanks once again.

prudence.smart:


Hello guys, I want to really appreciate the effort of one of you who went and fix my my c180 MB on Sunday free of charge, despite his busy Schedule. I didn't know Nigeria still have people like this. Thankyou very much bro.

I am so honored to appreciate him openly in this forum and to state what he did for your information. How i wish he would come out to narrate the steps taken by him to solve such problem for me , because he has been so wonderful according to my mum:

He was able to diagnose the car down to the level of low resistance wires around and via the ignition coils. Infact,despite the fact that the car ECU could not link to his diagnostic tool, he absolutely tested the wires and rewire them back, the main culprit .The car had a multiple problem. He went a step further and replace the keys,as the key was also burnt.He replace the Bendix at the spot as well as even detected another unnoticeable fault with cylinder 2 valve. He actually did a compression test and found out that cylinder 2 was shutdown, according to him probably, because of the misfire, the ecu detected and shutdown that cylinder to avoid damage to it. the valves are really having issues hence will need a rework.

Now to crown it all the vehicle was restarted by him and my mum is using it again. She confesses that the car performances is better than before. Although he caution that the valve issue in the cylinder 2 should be tackle sometime soon by a good mechanic, that he could even do it for me if he is chance again by the upper week, but that he can only do that in his place, of which i am very comfortable with.

This guy is a human MB manual. He went on to explain that it is a big task to remove the cylinder head and replace or rework the valves, seats etc as appropriate by some engineering workshop. How i wish he will come up to speak for himself and detail his approach for our knowledge.

Thanks Hanson. the car will be brought to you only at your convenience for the remaining task. I dont want anybody to touch it. Thanks once again.

I always picture au.hanson as one with a kind disposition,a nice gentleman. I must say that I'm impressed by you man, keep it up!

prudence.smart:


Hello guys, I want to really appreciate the effort of one of you who went and fix my my c180 MB on Sunday free of charge, despite his busy Schedule. I didn't know Nigeria still have people like this. Thankyou very much bro.

I am so honored to appreciate him openly in this forum and to state what he did for your information. How i wish he would come out to narrate the steps taken by him to solve such problem for me , because he has been so wonderful according to my mum:

He was able to diagnose the car down to the level of low resistance wires around and via the ignition coils. Infact,despite the fact that the car ECU could not link to his diagnostic tool, he absolutely tested the wires and rewire them back, the main culprit .The car had a multiple problem. He went a step further and replace the keys,as the key was also burnt.He replace the Bendix at the spot as well as even detected another unnoticeable fault with cylinder 2 valve. He actually did a compression test and found out that cylinder 2 was shutdown, according to him probably, because of the misfire, the ecu detected and shutdown that cylinder to avoid damage to it. the valves are really having issues hence will need a rework.

Now to crown it all the vehicle was restarted by him and my mum is using it again. She confesses that the car performances is better than before. Although he caution that the valve issue in the cylinder 2 should be tackle sometime soon by a good mechanic, that he could even do it for me if he is chance again by the upper week, but that he can only do that in his place, of which i am very comfortable with.

This guy is a human MB manual. He went on to explain that it is a big task to remove the cylinder head and replace or rework the valves, seats etc as appropriate by some engineering workshop. How i wish he will come up to speak for himself and detail his approach for our knowledge.

Thanks Hanson. the car will be brought to you only at your convenience for the remaining task. I dont want anybody to touch it. Thanks once again.

i always see au.hanson as a nice guy with a friendly disposition, gentle and humane...keep it up, a good testimony that paints your name colorful. Well done brother...

yungboss:
i always see au.hanson as a nice guy with a friendly disposition, gentle and humane...keep it up, a good testimony that paints your name colorful. Well done brother...

Oga, i get assignment for BMW thread.
Show up there sharply!

prudence.smart:


Hello guys, I want to really appreciate the effort of one of you who went and fix my my c180 MB on Sunday free of charge, despite his busy Schedule. I didn't know Nigeria still have people like this. Thankyou very much bro.

I am so honored to appreciate him openly in this forum and to state what he did for your information. How i wish he would come out to narrate the steps taken by him to solve such problem for me , because he has been so wonderful according to my mum:

He was able to diagnose the car down to the level of low resistance wires around and via the ignition coils. Infact,despite the fact that the car ECU could not link to his diagnostic tool, he absolutely tested the wires and rewire them back, the main culprit .The car had a multiple problem. He went a step further and replace the keys,as the key was also burnt.He replace the Bendix at the spot as well as even detected another unnoticeable fault with cylinder 2 valve. He actually did a compression test and found out that cylinder 2 was shutdown, according to him probably, because of the misfire, the ecu detected and shutdown that cylinder to avoid damage to it. the valves are really having issues hence will need a rework.

Now to crown it all the vehicle was restarted by him and my mum is using it again. She confesses that the car performances is better than before. Although he caution that the valve issue in the cylinder 2 should be tackle sometime soon by a good mechanic, that he could even do it for me if he is chance again by the upper week, but that he can only do that in his place, of which i am very comfortable with.

This guy is a human MB manual. He went on to explain that it is a big task to remove the cylinder head and replace or rework the valves, seats etc as appropriate by some engineering workshop. How i wish he will come up to speak for himself and detail his approach for our knowledge.

Thanks Hanson. the car will be brought to you only at your convenience for the remaining task. I dont want anybody to touch it. Thanks once again.

You have done it again au.hanson and i have always known that you have a sound knowledge about the mercedes benz so when you speak,i immediately concur. Also glad that you have been able to solve a problem that is appreciated by this gentle man and the mum. Keep it up brother.

Emperoh:

Oga, i get assignment for BMW thread.
Show up there sharply!

lol

Quote Post
pls I Ned ur help my car is developing a
problem it is an E-class Mezedes 4 cylinders
plung.
my observation is that the movement of the
car looks as if it is cutting fuel during
movement. the last time it occurs it was
not moving at all even wen it was on drive.
wen I call my machanic he told me it could
b that the gear oil is short. after fixing it.
the movement was still fair but it take time
to pick up speed wen you slow down. most
especially wen you want to do U turn on the
express way it wi Luk as if it is gea kin
pls Wat do u tink is the problem with the
car? Tank u.
hope to get response soon.
here is my number to call 08033473921.
send me ur number to dat I can call. tanks.

sure answer my question in a detailed format on the BMW thread abeg!

yungboss:
lol

Kenchosen: Quote Post
pls I Ned ur help my car is developing a
problem it is an E-class Mezedes 4 cylinders
plung.
my observation is that the movement of the
car looks as if it is cutting fuel during
movement. the last time it occurs it was
not moving at all even wen it was on drive.
wen I call my machanic he told me it could
b that the gear oil is short. after fixing it.
the movement was still fair but it take time
to pick up speed wen you slow down. most
especially wen you want to do U turn on the
express way it wi Luk as if it is gea kin
pls Wat do u tink is the problem with the
car? Tank u.
hope to get response soon.
here is my number to call 08033473921.
send me ur number to dat I can call. tanks.

this morning my machanic call me n said after scaming the E-class it was discovered that it has lost of memory. n unable to accelerates the engine.
pls help me who do I speak with, n what he contact? pls help.

smartchoice: drop your phone no.

Quote Post
pls I Ned ur help my car is developing a
problem it is an E-class Mezedes 4 cylinders
plung.
my observation is that the movement of the
car looks as if it is cutting fuel during
movement. the last time it occurs it was
not moving at all even wen it was on drive.
wen I call my machanic he told me it could
b that the gear oil is short. after fixing it.
the movement was still fair but it take time
to pick up speed wen you slow down. most
especially wen you want to do U turn on the
express way it wi Luk as if it is gea kin
pls Wat do u tink is the problem with the
car? Tank u.
hope to get response soon.

smartchoice: drop your phone no.

this morning my machanic call me n said after
scaming the E-class it was discovered that it has
lost of memory. n unable to accelerates the
engine.
pls help me who do I speak with, n what he
contact? pls help.08033473921 dat is mine. thanks