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jahjehova: Pls house, other than Mobil 1, is there any
other engine oil that will not be sending
me to nechanic for servicing every 2-3
months?
My temp guage reads above 80°c in the city
and drops to 80° when travelling. Is that
safe? If no, whats your diagnosis

I posted this on the benz thread. No replies yet. Hoping to get one here ASAP

Your temp gauge is suppose to read 87 degrees celcius or more, as your installed thermostat is suppose to read 87 degrees celcius too, Benz recommended operational temp because your engine is suppose to operate warm for efficiency and smoothness(that is how Mercedes Benz engine is engineered). Infact if you have the older Benz like vboot or Benz 190, if your engine does not engage to this operational temperature, you wont engine the ride , because it would ride so rough/inefficient and wouldn't be smooth at all hence, wasting your fuel.If you engage any load like 'AC' here, you'll see hell, except at the operational temperature, that's why i pity people whose electrical fans kick up immediately at cranking, because they do not know how much fuel would be wasted here,and the stress they would be giving to their plugs and catalystic converters by firing and firng just to achieve a little bit of idling; after they would complain that the car drinks fuel(this is one of the numerous things we do to mess up that car and cause it to be so inefficient).

So, make sure you install the right thermostat temp reading there to achieve the above mentioned, if it has actually fallen below 80 as you have said.From all indication, you have a wrong thermostat temperature range installed there except you are not reading the gauge well.

For the oil, i have look through Mercedes Benz sheet, it recommends no other oil than mobil 1 which allows for extendable service period of 1yr or 10,000km, whichever that comes first. If you decide to chose any other oil other than mobil1, then it must be a synthetic oil, but first of all, find out from your benz sheet the range of viscosity level allowable for your car;0/w40; 5/w40 ; 5/w30 etc. Mostly, Benz recommend 0/w40, but check your Mercedes Benz sheet first of all. I do not know of any other in Nigeria yet that could be compatible with Benz, Total and Ap do have something of such but i doubt if they would work well for Benz engine, Total is mainly for peugeot cars.

Gee2728: nice clerification there. I took ur advice abt that rdiator coolant and since then I have notice a great differnce with the fuel consumption.due to the rain down here most times it takes quit a while for the temp guage to get to 80-90, but as the drive goes on it eventually does. But the biggest plus is I filled up the tank at 64litrs a week ago and now at 1/2 way I have done abt 204miles which I consider fair since its mostly city driving. Its a rly serious improvement compare to what I get b4.

You are welcome my dear; thats exciting news, infact you've spore me to share my own testimony with you too though i was waiting to have 3 successive readings before i could come up with these, probably opening another thread for it-but let me let the cat out. However,If you remember my mpg posting and observations overtime now at one of the threads by Sienna, you would notice that i have not been so much impress by my mpg in Port Harcourt city, but that has changed stupendously now for the better.

I now achieve 20mpg in that city, its something you can hardly do with a 4 cylinder overhere (remember i use to do 13mpg, then 14mpg then 16mpg) though i could achieve 23 mpg in Calabar City. I did a some work in the performance of this old lady(w202 Benz c180) and have return it back to factory new performance/mpg; and now i can hardly stay at home at weekends and free hrs because it now drives like a good 6 cylinder machine.It's fun to always drive this ride; the lethargy underperformance of a BenzC180/BMW318 gone; even with an ac loaded over 99 percent of the time, i could almost stop and continue swiftly with gear 3 without having to downshift to gear 1 unlike before; no more strand of hesitation and underpowerlessness at hold ups etc

Boy! i've got to give this a new thread for my brothers out there to help turnout their old cars(especially Benzc180/beemer318 to new at performance/mpg wise..you dont need a new ride because of these factors, because your old car can still perform like new if not better than. See you in my new thread coming soon, let me just tidy up up some very busy schedule over here. Cheers!!

joemenz: thank you Sir.....au.hanson, sorry to ask again, pls if am for the 2003 c230 naturally aspirated engine IS IT the i4 or v6,
And if am going for the 2003 c230 Kompressor IS IT i4 or v6....pls clear my doubts (novice trying to learn ).
cos i want to ship one by Dec
also America and Germany which country will be better

just like eyop rightly said, the c230 Kompressor can never be a 6 cylinder engine but rather a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine that houses a 16 inline valves, I4 that is capable of producing 189 horsepower at 5800 RPM that could achieve 23mpg in city driving and 31 mpg on the highway(very good economy and performance for a 4 cylinder engine,whereas 1995 c280 naturally aspirated 6 cylinder 2.8litre engine,I6 produces 195 horsepower at 195 rpm with economy of 20/26 city and h/w driving respectively)

Benz is Benz whether America or US, they dont mix standard but just some varied specifications as in features by Americans or anywhere else

I think you are missing out something here; what about the w203 Benz's and the BMW's, though these cars are very good machine from experience, but their wahala no be here; the more sophisticated they are; the more problematic they could be. Do your findings again and lets know your sources too

smartchoice: I have the mercedes comprehensive service manual do you want that?

Boy! i guess you've got what i should like to get there, if you don't mind, pls send to my mail too. Thanks in advance

Eyop: AU.HANSON and Others... Can anyone of you comment on a 2007 to 2009 Mercedes CLS 350. I have a friend that is interested in purchasing this vehicle from Germany because it is not available in the United States and it is a V6 Engine. I don't know much about the mechanical aspect of this car and would love to know if there are any issues surrounding this car. Thanks

It's a nice little machine with almost near perfect aerodynamics,with more visual built to supersede the well regarded E-class mid size sedan.I will call it the sport version of an upgraded E class; its a sport upgraded E-class so to say. I have this notion that Benz may have wanted to produce a Jaguar like ride for benz lovers who admires Jaquar built, just like benz is or is about producing GLA, a likely image of Infinity fx, for benz lovers who admires infinty fx built but desires benz dynamics.

Its the drivers car: Unlike the E class, you have more fun driving it(with blend of performance and luxury that even superced that of the BMW), than just sitting at the tighter closedup back seat

One thing yet, just like Bentley, this car doesn't like water, it sleeps in floods that could even go halfway near her bomber just like Bentley because her air filter PVC would likely suck such flooding water,and you know the resultant effect is as good as guessing if that should get to the combustion chamber to mix with fuel.

Also, its a car that you must sign a service plan with a servicing centre and maintains her only at such competent service centre, else your guess is as good as mine.. its not a car for the poor but for young elite who are machine enthusiast...

ninz: Gurus in tha hauz, pardon the
distraction.
Am still in a quandary concerning a
durable, easy-to-maintain, first
car.
I am now torn between a Audi 80
B4 Quattro and the Benz 190
sportline.
Advice me, please guys.

Why not try the B4 Quattro(because of her redefine performance). Give it a short, take responsibility and keep us posted ,or you go for Benz 190, if want a knockabout ride.
cheers!!!!

joemenz: Interesting forum, hv beening reading since 6am.....
Which of these will be Gooƌ 2003 benz. C 230, C 240 or C 320
2) Any diff in fuel comsumption among these 3 cars
3) Should i go for the kompressor of any of these
4) My main aim Good Fuel economy
Thank you all Benz lover.....Reply pls

if its the economy you 're really interested in, go for the Benz c230 Kompressor(economy blend with performance) or naturally aspirated engine(quiter)

johnson33: you can send d plate and vehicle papers through any of these transport companies ABC transport,iyare,etc...

Ok thanks, i am going to give you a call once i am ready.

mayor2013: Keep buying the exotic cars. But remember this cars need accurate maintenance to keep them moving. Safe your exotic cars you have bought with millions of naira from the hands of road side mechanics who are used to trial and error by getting a car scanner to detect the exact fault of your cars. To get a scanner for your car. Call 08156087872 or 08165520837. Thanks

What i am seeing here can only handle odb2 ports. Do you have scanners that can handle ODB1 ports for w202 Benz?

johnson33: In accordance to the ultimatum set by the lagos state government that all old number plate should be changed to new number plate before september 2013.
We hereby propose to rewnew your plate number and register new vehicle in your possession,we are offering to renew or register your vehicle within 24hrs at the most reduced price ever.
This is the breakdown of what we offer and its requirement.

REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES(new or tokunbo):
The cost of registering vehicles(new or tokunbo): Car-34,100 jeep-34,700
This will include:
Plate 23,500
Allocation paper
Proof of ownership certificate
Central motor registry
Road worthiness
Vehicle license. car-2,100 jeep-2,700
Insurance 5,000
Service charge 4,000
Total 34,100/34,700

REQUIREMENTS:vehicle's chasis number,vehicle's colour and name,address and contact number of the owner,original custom papers for stamping incase of tokunbo vehicles.

REPLACEMENT/CHANGE OF PLATE NUMBER
The cost of changing your old plate number to a new plate number is: car-22,100 jeep 22,700
This will include:
New Plate 11,000
Allocation paper
Proof of ownership certificate
Central motor registry
Road worthiness
Vehicle license. car-2,100 jeep-2,700
Insurance 5,000
Service charge 4,000
Total 22,100/22,700

REQUIREMENTS: vehicle papers, old plate

We wish to bring to your notice that the service charge can be slightly negotiatable when we are to handle more five(5) vehicles at a point in time.

FOR ENQUIRES CALL:
SEUN: 08182030702 DEOLA: 07056344052

Note:https://www.nairaland.com/1399162/number-plate-frsc-impound-vehicles

I live in PH, need new plate no for my benz 190 and my c180 bought fairly used. How do i transact with u from here? and get the plate no without having to come to Lagos? thanks in advance

Siena: The main unit, the heart of the project. 4,2 V8 2 x DOHC 32V. It makes 340 bhp and 420 Nm torque in stock trim. More importantly, this motor revs to a heady 7,000 rpm, pretty high for a V8. There are plans to squeeze more out of the S8 motor, but later. Pictures:

https://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/NaijaGuy/S8-Powered%20Audi%20A4%20Touring%20Car/080220121087.jpg

https://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/NaijaGuy/S8-Powered%20Audi%20A4%20Touring%20Car/080220121086.jpg

https://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/NaijaGuy/S8-Powered%20Audi%20A4%20Touring%20Car/080220121085.jpg

https://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/NaijaGuy/S8-Powered%20Audi%20A4%20Touring%20Car/080220121084.jpg

Dude, this is so fascinating, how i wish i could get a donor vehicle and start a similar project with my benz. I'm following this project wt keen interest

CHIMCO: . I disagree with you in no 4. The rpm always go down even on factory fitted cars.

Thats not true , rather it goes up, my w202 c180 remains(it usually drops and return back to it place 700rpm), but my neighbors w203 c200 kompressor usually goes up rather from 500rpm to 650 rpm each time he switches on the ac..and thers usually no lagging time , definitely no loss of power nor retardation at all.His factory ac is superp

tommysparks: @Hanson pls how do I clean my MAF and what cleaning fluid should I use? Thanx bro

Tommy sparks, Use an electrical contact cleaner or a mass airflow sensor cleaner to clean these components by spraying on them and use soft clothe to wipe off the dirts, because these are sensitive components, but if you cant find these in your loacality, then you could use a cleaner call sledge hammer(a cab cleaner )after cleaning this device leave it to dry for about 30 mins before you start your engine else you may have a hard starting. After all these, couple it back and start up your car and off you go. If you see some smoke dont worry its the cleaner at work it will go off sooner
these videos would show you how to do the cleaning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZrFv77l9nQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y7_jCud8-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhbSuIZus-o

matson: Same response from the "reliability of c180". Please respond here.

It drives Well on over half tank. The gauge at the dash isn't faulty. I had to take it to the mechanic who washed the fuel pump n changed the plugs (he insisted on the plugs been changed). There was a bit of improvement till the tank went around the 1/4 level and the revv went hard. Had to do a full tank and its been driving fine.

I will wash the tank this weekend. I'd Like to do that and get a guage. Can I get only the guage without the fuel bump? Any idea the cost? Or the cost of a new tank? If getting a new tank do I need to get new bump and guage?

Thanks a lot. Was looking forward to your response.

Thinking of fixing this and put the car up for sale.

In this case i dont think you really need the gauge,it has not gotten that bad yet, all you need is to wash the tank, then all will be fine. However, a new gauge cost about 40k for new , but an after market tank cost like 15k or thereabout and it comes with the gauge, so you do not need to buy another gauge like i said earlier. You may just wash the tank and change your pump and filter or just leave them there if they are not bad, then you will be fine, but make sure the tank is throughly washed; i really have to emphasise on this. if possible buy a gallon of thinner to use in washing it, you'll be surprise at the result. If after now you still insist on selling it, let me know your range

matson: It drives Well on over half tank. The gauge at the dash isn't faulty. I had to take it to the mechanic who washed the fuel pump n changed the plugs (he insisted on the plugs been changed). There was a bit of improvement till the tank went around the 1/4 level and the revv went hard. Had to do a full tank and its been driving fine.

I will wash the tank this weekend. I'd Like to do that and get a guage. Can I get only the guage without the fuel bump? Any idea the cost? Or the cost of a new tank? If getting a new tank do I need to get new bump and guage?

Thanks a lot. Was looking forward to your response.

Thinking of fixing this and put the car up for sale.

In this case i dont think you really need the gauge,it has not gotten that bad yet, all you need is to wash the tank, then all will be fine. However, a new gauge cost about 40k for new , but an after market tank cost like 15k or thereabout and it comes with the gauge, so you do not need to buy another gauge like i said earlier. You may just wash the tank and change your pump and filter or just leave them there if they are not bad, then you will be fine, but make sure the tank is throughly washed; i really have to emphasise on this. if possible buy a gallon of thinner to use in washing it, you'll be surprise at the result. If after now you still insist on selling it, let me know your range

matson: Can someone help me out:

My car went off yesterday while taking a bend and refuse to revv When it comes on. Had a mechanic to look up the problem But suggested we add some more fuel even tho my car had fuel to the 1/4 level. The car came on, revved quite alright, performed alright till same night, and same thing happened. I had to get more fuel to get the car going.

With a bit over a half tank, took car out today and same thing happened. Had to get additional 4 liters before the car could stay on and revv.

Any idea on what the problem might be before going to the mechanic tomorrow?

The car is a 2003 C240 W203. Also, a service B has been done but still display a 200 miles exceeded on service B.

Oh sorry dear! I think you have hit the bottle neck too. Believe me, its your fuel gauge(the sending units). I dont need to ask you if your gauge at the dash is malfunctinoning, because i know it does.
Many mech guys wouldnt know this problem, so beware that you dont spend unnecessary money for diagnose, all you'll need to do for now is to keep above half tank at all time untill you change the fuel gauge(or your tank,which ever is cheaper, you may find the after market tank cheaper,it comes with the gauge), then would the problem go.

Your fuel gauge also act like a pump, remember your tank is almost divided into 2 , when fuel finishes on one compactment , the gauge(which also act as a pump will pump the fuel from the reserve compactment to the other half of the tank when it is still normal, but will fail to do that when its is faulty like now hence causing you that bottle neck. Also beware that your fuel pump, the one under your car will be kept under pressure if this should keep on happening, so now the best bait is to always keep your tank more than half full.

You could have an improvement, if you wash your tank too thoroughly with thinner , if i were you i would do that first, then the problem may go for the time being, but i dnt know how long that might last you. I'll give you some more tips when you must have fnished doing these,just let me know then, for now i'm very busy but just wanted to help out.

N/B In life there maybe gray arears: If your gauge are working perfectly ok, then it may be some other thing, in that case you might need to do a scan, but before you do that, check your fuel pump relay and OVP

Cheers!

matson: Can someone help me out:

My car went off yesterday while taking a bend and refuse to revv When it comes on. Had a mechanic to look up the problem But suggested we add some more fuel even tho my car had fuel to the 1/4 level. The car came on, revved quite alright, performed alright till same night, and same thing happened. I had to get more fuel to get the car going.

With a bit over a half tank, took car out today and same thing happened. Had to get additional 4 liters before the car could stay on and revv.

Any idea on what the problem might be before going to the mechanic tomorrow?

The car is a 2003 C240 W203. Also, a service B has been done but still display a 200 miles exceeded on service B.

Oh sorry dear! I think you have hit the bottle neck too. Believe me, its your fuel gauge(the sending units). I dont need to ask you if your gauge at the dash is malfunctinoning, because i know it does.
Many mech guys wouldnt know this problem, so beware that you dont spend unnecessary money for diagnose, all you'll need to do for now is to keep above half tank at all time untill you change the fuel gauge(or your tank,which ever is cheaper, you may find the after market tank cheaper,it comes with the gauge), then would the problem go.

Your fuel gauge also act like a pump, remember your tank is almost divided into 2 , when fuel finishes on one compactment , the gauge(which also act as a pump will pump the fuel from the reserve compactment to the other half of the tank when it is still normal, but will fail to do that when its is faulty like now hence causing you that bottle neck. Also beware that your fuel pump, the one under your car will be kept under pressure if this should keep on happening, so now the best bait is to always keep your tank more than half full.

You could have an improvement, if you wash your tank too thoroughly with thinner , if i were you i would do that first, then the problem may go for the time being, but i dnt know how long that might last you. I'll give you some more tips when you must have fnished doing these,just let me know then, for now i'm very busy but just wanted to help out.

N/B In life there maybe gray arears: If your gauge are working perfectly ok, then it may be some other thing, in that case you might need to do a scan, but before you do that, check your fuel pump relay and OVP


Cheers!

jp philips: pls what size of spacer do you use for the oxygen sensor? my only interest is to protect the sensor from excessive fumes due to degraded cat.
.

if you cut open a cat, you'll find out that the rear 02 sensor dosen't stick out much into the exhaust gas flow, that is just the size of your spark plug thread. Your auto spare parts dealer should be able to give you a spark plug extender that fit the size of your o2 sensor since the o2 sensor thread are the same as that of a spark plug. Just go to your dealer with your 02 sensor and get a spark plug extender that fit your thread, kaskia.

Alternatively you can locally make your own spacer , just pick 2 spark plugs(a bigger and a smallerone) and tear off the white component from after the threads and bore a hole through them just enough for the exhaust fumes to pass through, then screw the smaller one ontop of the bigger one that screws into your 02 sensor duct of your exhaust to fit in there, while the 02 sensor fit at the top of of the second one

Note also that the o2 sensors are used to control the fuel loop,the first set of o2 sensors are the ones that monitored the rich/lean/etc.

jp philips: degraded cat reduces exhaust back pressure which may reduce power but fuel consumption will improve, mine gained extra 3mpg when the cat degraded.
connect your OBD2 scanner and drive around.

Only when you have hollowed out the clogging materials inside the cat else the reverse is the resultant effect.
I know some cars are design to have so much back pressure to control the emssion and protect the environment thus reducing power, but removing the back pressue can benefit in freeflow and performance and as well in better mpg

jp philips: spare parts dealers dont know what is oxygen sensor adapter or extenders, i have explained lots of places to no avail, i think its an improvised stuff that matches. what do you use and what is the size you use?

Sure! you are correct man,but that is the name for such improvised stuff, check your dictionary. However, if you cut open a cat, you'll find out that the rear 02 sensor dosen't stick out much into the exhaust gas flow, that is just the size of your spark plug thread. Your auto spare parts dealer should be able to give you a spark plug extender that fit the size of your o2 sensor since the o2 sensor thread are the same as that of a spark plug. Just go to your dealer with your 02 sensor and get a spark plug extender that fit your thread, kaskia.

Alternatively you can locally make your own spacer , just pick 2 spark plugs(a bigger and a smallerone) and tear off the white component from after the threads and bore a hole through them just enough for the exhaust fumes to pass through, then screw the smaller one ontop of the bigger one that screws into your 02 sensor duct of your exhaust to fit in there, while the 02 sensor fit at the top of of the second one

tee2faith: Please help o!
Also does anyone know why these 2 lights should be on:
Malfunction Indicator Lamp and the ABS light, I think it
has been like that since I got the car.
Please help me before another of this Abuja trial and
error road side guys fry my pocket o.

sometimes a faulty OVP can iginite those light try tesing with a confirm ovp from another car. If this doesn't solve the problem, then try scanning the car first of all to know the root cause

Gee2728: from a construction stand point is it thesame thinner we use for painting? And were u get OEM exhaust from?

it's lacquer thinner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5icTmYItwiE
Folks use it for spraying too

From my very good trusted spare parts dealer.He sells only oem new parts . I have even mounted the exhaust this morning, it wasn't an easy task but not insurmountable. I equally bought brand new(no after market) axle thyroid from him too, cos i wanna whoop my ass anyhow when next i enter the freeway

My Gee, this mpg think , "me and am go wear one leg of trouser"

babs2aroks: I was suprised at the volume/number of Nissans cars I saw on my trip to the US. It is shocking that Nissan as a brand in Nigeria is not adopdted as a reliable car e.g the Nissan Murano etc. It was also shocking to see the Altima on every five mile as I drove, which was by far the most popular. I just wonder why Nigerians don't appreciate Nissan? Why?

THEIR SUSPENSION IS TOO POOR FOR OUR ROADS, ESPECIALLY WHERE I LIVE OVER HERE ;THOSE WHO BOUGHT HER PRIMERIA ARE SHOCKED AT HER MECHANICAL RATE OF DEPRECIATION(THE BODY JUST SLACKEN OUT AT NO TIME IN OUR OWN ENVIRONMENT; THOSE WHO OWN THE ALTIMA ARE LAMENTING WITHE THE POOR QUALITY OF MATERIAL; THE DASH; BUMBERS; LAMPS ETC; WITH THEIR NON AVALABILTY OR HIGH COST TOO;THOSE WHO BOUGHT THEIR XTERRA ARE REALLY REGRETTING FOR POOR SUSPENSION ; THOSE WHO BOUGHT THEIR MURANO ARE SELLING IT OFF FOR PEANUT COS THEY CANT COPE WITH HER HIGH MAITENANCE COST ANY MORE. MORESO, IF YOU ARE TO OWN ONE, YOU MUST GO BY THE RULE 100 PERCENT ELSE FACE THE FIRING SQUAD, NO CUTTING OF CONNERS , WHICH IS TYPICAL OF NIGERIAN AND OUR MECHANIC, SO ITS NOT A NIGERIAN RIDE. HER VALUE HAS SO MUCH DEPRECIATED HERE THAT NO ONE EVEN LOOKS AT IT A SECOND TIME AGAIN.

Gee2728: you rly have 2 feel bad, I do get 135mile on 30liters of fuel and still complain a lot about it. Infact lately I drive my car on winter mode all through as long as am not on a trip.

I changed the airfilter first thing this morning and did a lot of walker about , hits 63.7 miles today with 14.43 litres of fuel and achieved 16.7MPG(if i were to use uk gallons, i would hav had 21MPG). I have also bought a new exhaust pipe which am gonna change tomorrow first thing, and observe it again over the week

The filter and the lacquer thinner of that first day did the magic, the handling is awesome now than ever. From all these indication, i can derive that my car was really bad at terrible hold-ups but good at free traffic and freeways, but today she is also good at terrible hold up too. I am expecting a better performance after i would have changed the exhaust tommorrow to brand new oem exhaust(with its catalytic converters in place). i am greatful to this thread ,else i wouldnt have known the situation of my car mpg, hurray to you guys! Thanks to you all

Gee2728: saw a video on youtube about the W202 C230K holding up its gears till higher revs to enable the engine warm up especially on cold morning. So maybe that's y its starts with higher revs to get it to full operational tempt quicker. Pls its jst my thought ooh. Pls need ur advice on my A/C. Lately in stop and go traffic it seems 2 warm up a-bit, like its jst normal fan air blowing but on normal cruise the cold can somtimes be unbearable, what cld be wrong?

Logically, it sounds more like it. For your ac, i think your gas is running less,it might need a refilling soon. Check for leaks and also tightened the ends of hoses that terminate to the ac compressor and the condenser, they could have slackened too

9icetoo: Idling or steaming in the morning for long periods is also one of the reasons you get poor mileage. it also wears ur engine out faster according to what i have read so far. Thirty seconds is enough. I don't even wait that long. Once my needle drops to say 1300 rpm, i engage drive and move. This takes about 5 to 10 seconds. I haven't checked my mileage again for a while now. Will do that tomorrow or next before travelling for the weekend. cheers.

Yes i'm gona change that habit too as well. I'm also gonna change my air filter i removed it this night to thorughly clean but noticed some torn ups and on my testing the machine without it , it felt very smooth than with it, but after the clean up i couldn't really notice any difference, but for the torn ups, i'm changing it tomorrow

I taught i could also travel to Calabar and Eket for the weekend to test these mpg stuff over there but to no avail because of my impromptu engagement for the weekend over here

smartchoice: there is what a tech called a compensator for the rpm that automatically adjusts for the extra load.....starting at a higher rpm I believe is absolutely normal.

I believe you are talking about the ac load in this context, yes i know is normal because his are factory fitted acs, no one tampers with them.

Where is this compensator for rpm located in case one may one to replace it? I like the feeling in his own car unlike a 4 cylinder engine, ac or no ac you dnt feel any load with your driving dynamics. It impresses me a lot because even in 4 cylinder Jap cars you must feel that slight presence of an ac load but his is quite different, you dnt feel the load at all.

Gee2728: this ur idle @ 1300rpm na wah ooh. When ii start my car I get about 1500rpm than in abt 30sec it drops 2 abt 600 to 700rpm and I fill its abnormal 2 even get 1500 for a start. Are we sure say no be problem. Pls hanson, siena and co wats ur take on such rpm behavior?

I think its too high and the tuning needs to be readjusted, mind usually kick to 1000rpm at cranking but then idles down to 600 or 700rpm, my neighbours w203 c200 kompressor cranks at about 800rpm but idles to 400rpm but kick to 600rpm when engaged with ac, and his w202 c220 does same too though i'm still yet to understand such dynamics , maybe there's an ac module that does that, who knows?

Olumidzti: The most expensive car in the world is the Maybach Exelero which goes for the cost of $8 million (about 1.26 billion naira).

The Maybach Exelero can accelerate from 0 to 60mph (97 km/h) in 4.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 218mph (351 km/h).


Source: http://www.lolade.com/2013/05/the-current-most-expensive-car-in-world.html

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG does 60mph in 3.8 seconds than this so called costliest car on earth

Gee2728: I think its only the torque that is a bit different. That's y 2 change the car dey giv me headace cos I jst cnt decide on an affordable and faster worthy replacement yet. Lately have been checking out some C43 W202's online, geting one for sale is quite hard for the price.

Abeg if u go change am donate it to me, remember my project, i need a donor vehicle, loi

9icetoo: My brother, u didn't miscalculate. Ph city driving is one of the worst city diving ever. it takes one hour thirty minutes to cover 12 miles in ph. IMAGINE THAT. that means most of the time, u r idling and wasting fuel or crawling along at 20 miles an hour. I stay in ph as well and i have noticed the difference when i visit other towns. The last time i went to enugu, i got 22 mpg driving within the city. I filled up my tank on getting there and filled again two days later while i was leaving. I got 33 mpg on the highway on my way back to ph. I have once got 13 mpg average for a weeks driving in ph. I changed plugs, bought extreme fuel treatment, changed coils, scanned my car, even nearly poured thinner in my car until someone on this forum adviced against it. Your car is okay if you ask me. just take ur car out every now and again probably a bit of highway driving to check ur mpg. went to owerri, mbano and mbaise during this weekedn. Did a bit of city driving in owerri and filled my tank when i got back to ph. I got 33mpg. . this is the same car that barely gets 16 -17 mpg in town here. hope this my epistle sorts out ur doubts. also u can practice fuel saving tips like coasting to a stop, turning off ur engine when the traffic hasnt moved in a long time, (three to four minutes. if u know rumudara, sometimes the traffic there doesnt move for 20 minutes to an hour ), accelerating gently from stops and feathering the accelerator instead of jabbing at it every now again. cheers.

My brother , in this week calculation,after applying ur tips, i just manage to achieve 14.8mpg over 29.90litres of fuel at 117.1miles..the traffic and the road is still very terrible. Is this how we burn money here?So i could own an amg without minding the fuel consumption. To tell you that i'm sick of this is an understatement. I think i will just take this car out on a trip again, and examine it over again in Calabar city and on the highway

One other thing, i use to idle steam this car every morning for like say 5 minutes, i think i'll have to minimise this time too. i have started another observation for the week again. i'll keep u posted