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Gee2728: My pple abeg pls make unna help me rate this fuel consuption level. I drivr a W202 C230kompressor, traveled recently and I did 339miles/542.4km on 1 tank of fuel mostly highway and some slight annoying checkpoints. Pls I need 2 know if my consumption is normal or outregious?

what is the size of your tank?

Gee2728: have been dreaming of a similar project, mine is 2 dump a CLK 430 V8 block into my W202 C230k but my mech seems not ready 4 such adventure. Hanson about your project I'll feed u back about the ECU this week and let u know the cost.

Thanks dearie in much awaited anticipation

Guys in the house, i want to transplant a Kompressor engine into my 95 c180. I understand the fact that i'll need to match it with its corresponding ECU that has the equivalent chip in it; i also understand that it is a longterm wear item; i need to know the dynamics ; the precaution and the cheapest but effective way i could go about this project.

Alternatively, can i instead install the supercharger to this present engine to work.

Gurus in the house, your technical contribution and suggestion is welcome and would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance

Gee2728: seriously its back, and believe it or not it cost jst #400 bucks for the bad chip in the ECU. Infact it was so easy that my mech no even charge me for labour.

This is one testimony yet about Kompressors, it cost Guda just four hundred naira to fix his, something you would have imported with thousand of dollars. You only need some knowledge of it to understand it workings and fixing of this supercharger thing else you live in the world of fear of superchargers, the very components that rock your machine into a formular 1 beast

smartchoice: @au Hanson so how is the effectiveness of the compressor compared to the original Mercedes own? And in the first two minutes can it cool rapidly in the hot sun like that of the Toyotas?
Thanks for the enlightenment.

Mercedes Benz compressors are too fragile(for our road condition) and expensive too, but these guys have save us the headache of affordability.

If you are talking about c180 benz like mine , i think it has one of the most effective ac system by far than the camry. It ac evaporator units, fan and freezer is what really determines the coolness., and its superp compare to any other like the camry, compressor type not withstanding.It takes seconds to cool even with dew. w202 has the most effective ac components . so never change these mentioned components

Ikenna351: What you do with the clutch pedal determines the longevity of the clutch components, not just the clutch plate.

For a start, dont hold that pedal down too long each time you depress it.

Ikenna

you know atimes in stiff but tense dragging holdup you cant help but hold it down while timing when you'll have an escape opportunity? Any solution to this?

Ikenna351: You will know when the time comes, that is, if it hasnt started sef! Clutch slippery is a gradual thing. An experienced driver with manual cars will know or tell when a clutch plate is failing. How the car moves from a standstill or how it sounds when each gear is pushed to its limits, is all one needs to tell a failing clutch plate.

Ikenna

It hasn't started.
what are the things i should avoid doing or am suppose to do inorder not to burn off? I have done maniac driving in the roughest of terrain;i have done sudden shifting from 4 to 1..i have done sudden downshifting from 5to4; 4to3 to overtake at little contest.Also, i have shifted almost immediately from 1 to 2 and 3 to 4 to hide the engine noise and all sort of manipulation. I dnt know if these actions can pose trait to the clutching system?

I just started driving a manual car Benz c180 from last year November cos i have been longing to actually do that manual shifting like those guys u see in the car race..and believe me i have often enjoyed it so much on highways and freeways overtime,but not on holdups because my legs always felt like burning off in Port Harcourt hold up. Also i just switch from my auto benz 190e to this without any formal guide than the lessons i have been taking while travelling on commercial buses, understudying the drivers legs during shifting cos i regard them as expert in doing that but never had a chance to understudy one in a consistent hold up condition. My surprise too is that i handle this manual thing so swiftly to my surprise that it now acts like a kind of reflex thing.

My real fear use to be that of burning off the clutch..I have done maniac driving in the roughest of terrain;i have done sudden shifting from 4 to 1..i have done sudden downshifting from 5to4; 4to3 to overtake at little contest.Also, i have shifted almost immediately from 1 to 2 and 3 to 4 to hide the engine noise but i'm so surprise that till date my clutch has refused to get burnt off despite the constant clutching down at holds that moves like snail and bomber to bomber maneuvering a times. So my question is, when exactly do clutches actually get burnt in order to guide against it?

smartchoice: With red or black wire?

oh sorry! i thought i answered this; with red wire

If you have done all that then one last one,check the adjustable distributor module(where spark plug cable emanate from) and also the coil system. You could change them as well. I believe you should start enjoying your car again by doing these.

Also, make sure you wash your tank and the filter inside your fuel tank, blow the fuel system thoroughly.
By washing your tank and in-tank filter you have save yourself a lot of headache both today and in future if you should repeat the same mistake again.

Your injector should be the last resort,do all the rest of the things first, dont let no one mess with it at this moment in the name of servicing it just yet.

[quote author=inspired_m]The Car is Popularly Called "BIG DADDY" or "BIG For NOTHING".

Model year started from 2002 - 2006

The Later explains further, the Vehicle is Unnecessarily Spacious, the Trunk Can Contain a Large COW.

However, mechanical Wise, It is very SOUND and Cheap to Maintain.

The 4 Cylinder Engine is the same Up till 2011 Toyota Camry,

The 2006 - 2011 Toyota RAV 4 and also the 2001 - 2011 Toyota Highlander SHARES the same 4 CYLINDER Engine with the Camry.

The Engine is arguably the Best YET from Toyota.

Cheers[/quote]

Eyop: Well said Hanson but my 1st question is are you aware that the naturally aspirated engine of the C230 is quieter than the Kompressor engine? I agree with you on the issue of mechanics because an inexperience mechanic can ruin it all for you and that's the reason why one must be careful before handing over your car for repairs or servicing. I have always been a lover of the mercedes in all aspect because of its durability and handling most especially when embarking on a long trip. I want to pre-order a mercedes benz from the United States and i was initially looking at 2005 C230 Kompressor but after i heard so many stories that the Kompressor is a wear item and it cost thousands to order a new one from the United States after it gets bad.

So apart from the fact that the 2006 C230 is a newer car compared to the 2005 C230 Kompressor,i was advised by the mechanics to stay away from the superchargers and even some car gurus on nairaland like Trac even mentioned same on some of their responses and that's the reason why i then concentrated on naturally aspirated models like the 2006 and 2007 but i do not like the 2007 because of the wheels as it is not as fashionable as the 2005 and 2006.

The 2008 C300 is as well nice but the price to land here is above my budget. The difference in consumption of fuel between the both cars isn't easily noticeable. 2005: 23 city while 29 Highway and 2006: 21 city while 27 Highway. I guess you have a lot of experience with the Benz so what will you be your advice now?[b][/b]

Hello eyop, I will answer all your question to the letter.

if you love Kompressor go for it, don't be scared of the superchargers, Our boys are up to it , its a very cheap thing to fix overhere(i mean in Nigeria) If you leave in Nigeria, fixing superchargers shouldnt be a problem, its as affordable as any other components of a benz..needless to spend dollars to order expensive components abroad , boys can do it for you at no cost. Infact, there are things you would fix in benz that are far costlier than the superchargers, so let no one be scared of the very thing that gives you the fun of a benz.

Kompressors are 'machines' that is why they are not quite. "Machines" are not meant to be silence..I have always relive my experience with my neighbour's 2002 w203 benz c200 Kompressor..Its sporty small but mighty; it 4 cylinder engine amazes me;i never expected such performance from a 4 cylinder engine; it actually felt like an 8 cylinder machine but with the cost of a 4 cylinder consumption;what if it were a 6 cylinder machine? what an affordable machine..This is an affordable formular 1 budget car. What makes formular one cars exiting? It's the sporty notes that comes from either the exhaust pipe or the engine(Kompressors in this context is my own version of formular one car, or rather,it's the cheapest machine that budgeted income can afford at her price. Check out the sound of those unaffordable cars like:sls, cls,Mclaren Benzes,BMW M6, M3, lamborghini, bugatti veyron,ferrari, porsche,check out power bykes, even compact suv/cross overs like infinity fx , murano etc. what do u observe in their sound? Performance vehicle are not meant to be silence whisper

The factor here should be your preference, if you prefer the other factors of benz other than performance,afterall you ain't going to go to mini road contest like youngboss, then go for the naturally aspirated engine else the Kompressor, if it is just because of the repairs of the superchargers.

The C32 AMG is a supercharge engine 3.2 L (3199 cc) M112 E32, fitted with a helical twin-screw supercharger,a Kompressor engine smaller than that of the c36 AMG with M104 3.6L I6 engine, that is capable of making upto 60mph in 4.5 seconds, when reviewed by AutoCar on June 27, 2001, beating the BMW M3 and the Porsche 911.

Read this review about Benz C class 2005 Kompressor: http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/c-class/2005/consumer-reviews/the-best-used-car-you.html?style=100402024&sub=&reviewId=507739497
I dont go by peoples opinion but by what triggers me after comparing the prices i would have to pay, else i wouldnt have gone in for benz for peoples opinion that surround me, but then thats the car that tickles my fancy and makes me want to always travel, thats the car that makes me survive my bad street, thats the car that makes me have fun on the wheels. How i wish i had a 4 cylinder w203 kompressor too..blending fuel economy with performance.
Have u ever ask them why you shouldnt go for kompressor? - because someone said it; because they cant imagine it could be fix just like any other components at affordable price; sometimes just mere myth; just like it was siad , dont buy 190 injection system but carburrator; dnt buy automatic u wont be able to maintain it; dnt buy c class because it has electrical problems( are people wt low budget not driving c class today?)Believe me, Superchargers are becoming cheaper to fix each day in Nigeria..When i'll buy mine , i'll be changing that kompressor clutch myself.

Yes the consumption may have little variation, but much difference in multiple usage

2005 and 2006 is just a year difference,but that notwithstanding, if 2005 is cleaner and has good maintenance history and mileage than 2006 why not go for it else 2006

Remove the front Tyre and examine your hub, upper arm and brake disk check to be sure they are very firm spin it to be sure they run smoothly..Check the the brake pad to observe how they hold on the disk..Also check your wheel bolt for sign of wear and tear at the tip

Most likely, it cold be the bearing inside your hub. Perhaps, if you change the hub the sign might stop, if not check for all the stated items above.

Then for the noise at the steering, let a good mechanic observe your steering track or the rod end of your steering box.If it shakes, then have it replaced.

Pls give us a feed back as you do all these

aikerism: Thanks Hanson and Smartchoice for the info. Eheeen Hanson does it mean dat if I change to the 015 ECU I will have to change my remote?

What is your location? How and where can I get the hong kong wire harness from?
Thanx guys for ur suggestions and responses in advance.
BENZ for life!

Sorry , i just saw this now. It will still work, depending on how it was coded to your security system.

Reason why i changed mine is that i didn't want to encounter any of those security issues that i may not understand.. so i decided to build a system of my own that i could fully understand with my finger tips. i install mine at the boot differently from the usual installation at the hood or under the dash board

I live in PH, i bought mine from Alogi Market(pls forgive the spelling if i am wrong), near Aba. In short, i ordered for it from there.. I know there are several other places you can get them like Lagos, Kaduna, Onitsha, etc.

bong4: Sorry i did not include that it is a benz 190 and i doubt if that can be scanned. The gear could not select at all (as in it stopped even if you revved the car) but after fixing a new one it started but then as i mentioned earlier you have to press down before the gear changes. Need i add, it is automatic.

Oh dear! this is a little issue, i once had it with my benz 190 automatic. If you hadnt change the gear box i would have told you dnt..

The question is your oil may have been ran below gauge for such a long time before that happened;
secondary, you may have been using very dirty or adulterated transmission fluid overtime;
Your transmission fuid bottom plate may have been leaking;
You may have been overgauging your fluid consistently

Well the danger has already been done, and a new gear box installed, dnt worry, just make sure you gauge the right amount of fluid into your new gear box(dont overgauge), if you didnt change the filter at the gear box bottom plate, pls go and change it with a good one, make sure you have the right fluid there. Be patience with it as you drive , dont force it to select gears, just pedal it softly but slightly while u expectantly keep patience for it to change on its own; then after a week or 2 it will start engaging normally as if nothing went wrong

If after 2 weeks this does not happen, then the new gear box you bought may be a bad one thing.

My gearbox of over 5 years went bad too , out of negligence, but i never changed it,,its been working perfectly well for a year now, after i took caution with it. the gear box of this benz 190 do hardly go bad, except you submerge it badly in water or flood.

Guy, this is worth celebrating.. You mean your kompressor is back to live.. thats great

Gee2728: 2day I visit my mechanic and with help from all I hav learnt from the internet, all 9 (P1584,P0136,P0410,P0000,B3AF2,C3800,P1235,P1236,P0100)error code that has been the course of my check engine light and ESP/BAS light was solved for almost no cost. My super charger that has always been on engage now only engage when I rev it up 2 abt 2500 to 3000 rpm. Wat a great day. All thanks 2 ideas shared on line cos I personal bought the little parts needed 2 solve all this issue myself from experience pple have posted online. This our forum is rly a gud place 2 be. Tnx 2 u all.

Gee2728: I drive a 2000 C230 kompressor, from my little experience I'll suggest u go 4 the naturally asperated 2006 C230 which I bliv is a V6 so u dnt have 2 bother urselfe with turbo charging issues of the C230K.

Hello Gee,
pls permit me to say this,non car enthusiast would not like it; If there is any engine in benz i shld like to own now, it's the compressor engine; i have ecstasy while engaging it to action; it feels too wonderful to consider it wear and tear nature(besides, it's relatively cheap to replace over here, the only components of it that would always go bad after a very long time is the cheap kompressor clutch. i give gurus to whoever introduce this fits in Benz; not even the IVTEC; nor the turbo can compare to it). Kompressor super chargers can achieve any fits of acceleration with the slightest fuel consumption any naturally aspirated engine could do; not even the BMW can beat this contest(yungbose lets contest this); You can't match a w203 v6 naturally aspirated engine to that of v4 kompressor engine; the later is formular 1; trust me.. try it and you'll see that; is it the sharpness; is it the ability to finish your speedometer if you have the mind; its worth the tear and wear. If you buy a kompressor engine , just know you have bought a road conqueror with good mpg, then have a spare super charger, when that of your engine goes bad replace it with the spare,then change the clutch of the bad one and keep again as spare or backup..it takes more than 4 years for it to wear out depending on your driving habit.

If you are after performance , the very reason you bought Benz, why be afraid of kompressor engine or superchargers. I beg to differ.. If you have tested the dynamics of a Kompressor engine then you have tested benz performance to its fullest, no rival yet, pls tell me car enthusiast, if there is any that i dnt know yet

However, this is my personal preference.

Eyop: Thanks very much Gee2728 for the advice. The 2005 and 2006 C230 carries same body and features apart from the change in Engine and some other little changes and also the fuel consumption on the 2005 C230 is economical compared to the 2006 but all the same i still prefer the 2006(it is quieter than the Kompressor engine)though the 2007 was also of interest to me but i do not like the wheels of the 2007 so that's why i choose the 2006. I can never buy a vehicle with a check engine light or any other warning light because i have had a terrible experience with a 2007 Toyota Matrix XR that i bought in cotonou last year and i can never venture into that anymore.

Once am ready to buy,i will pre-order directly from USA after am satisfied with the maintenance history of the vehicle. Another wahala is the bad roads in Nigeria and you know the car is low to the ground level even though it is very pleasurable to drive...

Hello Eyop, sometimes these things linger because the technician does not understand the problem at stake, hence in their fit to solve what they dont know, they end up fidgeting with so many things and end up destroying things that wasn't faulty rendering the car as problematic for you.

Let me tell you my personal exeperince in my recent travelling from PH to Calabar and to Eket from Calabar in my w202 Benz C class. The road along Eleme junction in Ph is bad, and unfortunately i was left with no other option than to swimm that river but with prayers, i got to Calabar quite alright and did all the running around to Eket , to Ibeno in Akwa Ibom and back to Calabar in Cross River state like 2 rounds and parked the car and then use public trans to enter Ph for an emergency job and then back to Calabar to finish my escapade and return to my base in PH. unfortunately, my car refuse to start wt a strange sound like without any engagement in the engine, from my maintenance history, i knew nothing could have been wrong(cos i fix my car myself most part and pay attention to every detail). this one was beyond me, i call 2 mechanic, they both say timing belt, but i ignore both of them because i know that was impossible. i was directed to one expert who came and tow the vehicle with his towing van on sunday evening for them to work on it on monday. By Monday morning, before i could get there, i saw the vehicle steaming smoothly with this guy on it, he said some dirts insulated my earth wires and my ecu short it off, so he had to clean them up , after wards the car crank and came alive. If i had let the previous mechanics handle my car according to their diagnoses, they could have messed my engine and added more problem to it, then in a feat to jumpstart the engine, they could have tried all sort of gimmicks, hence would have destroyed a lot of things as the timing belt wasn't the culprit here. Inshort , nothing was wrong with it..just that little water i swam some days back that formed the insulation on the wires and short off my engine after they were dried up.

smartchoice: were you referring to this?

yeah! yeah! yeah! thats it

smartchoice: Not when I start up but when I revv persistently slightly. Although I have been told that the black plastic on the actuator body (behind) is bad hence hunting and bad air/fuel mixture by my electrician. Then the top engine breather pipe brings out a considerable amount of oil. Basically I think I need an engine compression test not guess work and a fuel pressure test. @au Hanson would do as you've suggested

Ok dear! If so, then before you even do all those things you've just mentioned, make sure you replace the bad actuator etc and see , things might change for the better. cheers

smartchoice: "Then the top engine breather pipe brings out a considerable amount of oil"

Definitely this is what is causing the smoke

Then surprisingly smart guy, it looks like the engine is weak..let a good mechanic or spare part dealer(some of them like mine are very knowledgeable) observe it.Does it emits smoke when u start up the engine? i dnt mean vapour.

smartchoice: Tank Washed recently, no MAF, Actuator body cleansed recently.

ninz: Happy Sunday, everyone. I have been doing a lot of reading on Benz 190 since I made up my mind (courtesy of dis thread) to go for the make.
There are two versions that have taken my fancy and I need the gurus to kindly assist my naivety, pls;
I am fascinated with the 2.5-16 Evo2 and 2.6 Sportline versions of 190e, both are rare/limited edition cars which i'd love to own one.
Which shud I go for, and why, pls?
Thanks for ur needed counsel.

Evo is the benz 190 evolution just like u had the 505 evolution, fully cusmetized with body kits(that makes it so attractive to the eyes, u never can resist it because it is a show car. The evo with the heaviest kitting is the evo2, which is slightly heavier in weight and may drag at lower gear) and must be handled with extreme care to keep those kits intact all year round, both are six cylinder engine with good performance, i love them both..The evo or evo2 may be scarce so dont "greedie" for it, very few numbers were manufactured then, if u find her gud.The evolution models area a bit pricey..u may also buy the body kits with original clips and custmetized ur own evo2 from the other version, the choice is yours.If you want to remain rugged wtout worrying your head about fixing ornamental body kits, go for the other version or your 2.6 sportline.
see pictures of the evo: http://www.google.com.ng/search?q=mercedes+benz+190+e+evo+2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8MTQUcH6K4fTPNDCgYgH&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=624

Evo is the benz 190 evolution just like u had the 505 evolution, fully cusmetized with body kits(that makes it so attractive to the eyes, u never can resist it. The evo with the heaviest kitting is the evo2, which is slightly heavier in weight and may drag at lower gear) and must be handled with extreme care to keep those kits intact all year round, both are six cylinder engine with good performance, i love them both..The evo or evo2 may be scarce so dont "greedie" for it, very few numbers were manufactured then, if u find her gud.The evolution models area a bit pricey..u may also buy the body kits with original clips and custmetized ur own evo2 from the other version, the choice is yours.
see pictures of the evo: http://www.google.com.ng/search?q=mercedes+benz+190+e+evo+2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8MTQUcH6K4fTPNDCgYgH&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=624


[quote author=smartchoice]which one is available or readily accessible?

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smartchoice: not too bad,but rpm goes down with ac on n stays down.

Then you have a little problem there, what many would always overlook.

Let me tell you my latest experience, i travelled from PH to Calabar as usual, then the following day from Calabar to Eket and back to Calabar again same day almost at Calabar at about 11:56 pm, my car off on the highway and wouldn't come up again. In the morning, i got 20 litres of fuel filled up the tank cos i knew exactly what it was, and the car started again and took me to my destination, where i drop the tank( the most painful work i have ever done in my life with this car asi had to drop the exhaust pipe , the propeller and the two rear cambers and the back tyres, my father was just looking at me with surprise and just concluded that i have trashed the car)and wash it with thinner till it was white clean, behold i got so much impurities and rusty kind of colouration like the rubber tank was a metal that got rusted. the in-tank filter was blocked, i couldnt blow it before i flushed with the thinner.

I install back the tank and every dame thing under it, it took me and my junior one who was giving a helping hand almost the whole day to finish this. I decided to embark on my journey again to Eket that evening , i crank the car put on the ac the rpm did not only shoot to 800(than my usual 700) but remain there, unlike before it would have dropped by about 100 or 150. So what am i trying to express; how long have you washed your tank..i have never washed mind since i bought the car; neither has that car tank has ever been loosen before.

Several things can cause that; and this is just one of them:wash your tank, have some good spark plugs(not the cheap ones), clean you MAF, and your Actuator body and observe your rpm again. good luck

smartchoice: had harness issues bought the hong kong harness around 8k.

Hello aikerism, from the little research i think the Asian wire harness seems to be the best, i beg to differ..it dosent expire; its the type i install in my w202 c class...Check out this pdf and these sites:http://mwav.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ASIAN-WIRE-HARNESS-ASSEMBLY-details-v092511.pdf http://www.sat-a.com.ph/sata.php,http://www.mentor.com/products/electrical-design-software/news/asia-company-reduces-wire-harness-design-cycle-time,http://www.amspecinc.com/products/Harnesses_and_Belts/search.php

My problem with 018 ECU is the code entering issues when your harness get bad, and when some unscrupulous mechanic start tampering with all sort of things in the name of diagnosing problems of code entering which is a common feature of 018 ecu dilemma. The best bet was for me to change to 015 ECU and reinstall my remote(that is my electronic, or what is popularly called central lock remote). This time around i just bought a remote from the market and install it from the trunk near the motto because i didn't want anybody to be tampering with my hood or dashboard front panel wiring anymore, also to serve me the stress of trying to trace those wires among strands of wires, and it worked perfectly well. Its simple if you just follow and try to understand the circuit diagramm of the panel you bought.

015 ECU has a far higher level of tolerance from abuses and so on than the 018 ECU(this one does not mercy you with her codes wahala..dnt wana get stranded while travelling), else your mech guy will squeeze off ur pocket with multiple scan non yielding result that will make you start hating benz for life

Its my desire to see fresh looking top shape classic or new Mercedes Benz on our street, i hate seeing ill fitted Benzes

What about GLA? what do you have to say about it?

Armaniswiz: I currently own a 2006 Audi A6 Quattro, top performance..nice interior. Gets a lot of compliments n stares mayb bcuz d car isn't much in Lagos. I've driven both Benz n BMW (family) my take is all German cars hv same tech and r very similar in performance too. What u' ll find in a Benz is much likely what u'll see in a BMW or Audi of same yr just like d Japanese cars esp Honda n Toyota. Now abt reliability, repairs n 9ja factors I'll go in this order, Benz; has more parts n mechanics in 9ja I think, Audi; sleek interiors,reliable, strong... parts n mechanics a bit scarce, BMW; great performance but i think it breaks down more than d previous two. When I hv a shapeless bnk acct I'd go for G55 or BMW x6..awesome machine!

smartchoice: Fixed on 1000. Flaky actuator wires. Intend to change the actuator first before readjustment

Well! 1000 is not bad..The actuator is about 10- 15k in the aftermarket, i have a spare one in my boot as backup

My dear this issue can be very tricky. i suffered it for a whole year in my 190 until i got hold of the real problem..just change that vertical hose inbetween the water pump and the thermostat and their clips as well, both of them are week, they leak sparingly even while you park the car..if you are observant, you would notice some colouration around that vertical hose from the neck; best of it all if u use a coloured coolant. Secondly Benz demand that you leave some room for the water pump to pump the water flow else it will waste it for you through the waste pipe, next time you fill it make sure you only refill half way. let that space be half empty and check the next morning your water will still remain where it has always been. Good luck

otoidea: iv had all those replaced. js wondering how often one ought to top up abi is it a mercedes thing to fill water everytime

Gee2728: this magnetic compressor clutch which is it? The A/C or the supercherger's? because both have compressor clutch I guess?

The superchargers..See, its simple; uninstall the kompressor(supercharger) and take it to a specialist to rebuild for you; afterwards you install it back 'kaskia'..its no big deal trust me...Alternatively if you see a rebuilt one, you can buy and replace while you keep this one as a backup pending when you would find and replace the clutch in it..it takes years for it to go bad.You would always be given 4 years warranty

I call it kompressor to differentiate it from compressor because that's the name. I'll give you a call this night , i'm still in the office battling with some systems controls for web applications..cheers

ninz: Gracias, bro.
But why dont u hand over ur 'toy' to me? i'll preserve the dynasty, honest. :-)
Anyways, i'll get the 190 and will always keep u in the know.
Did u say 450k, full ops. in Lagos?

Lol! it's my classical super backup, built for my taste and almost 0 percent downtown..i fall back to it full time each time my c misbehaves until i get my c perfected to that level too.

let me know when u get it, we will fix it together to ur taste..

Yeah, if you shop well you can get it in that range , 450k

If you get double orga.sms with bmw x6 then u'll get uncontrollable orga.sms with GLA Benz http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/10003473/Mercedes-Benz-GLA-in-pictures.html?frame=2539845


[quote author=pimp_lucious ]I drove the 02/03 model of BMW 316 (3 series) extensively. Its road handling is supereb for a 1.6 liter engin. And u wonder why 3 series is BMW best selling model? Generally, I think BMW has a better driving dynamics than Benz. If BMW is Chelsea Benz is Arsnal! The X6? I get double orga.sms in one each time i stare at it. it's the end! God made man man made BMW X6![/quote]

kuntash: Hello Ikenna, even though some statements in the post might appear outrageous or hyped, the message is quite clear, and aside the biz intent which u smell, its a valid topic worth discussing on car talk,

many car owners need to be aware of the kinda oils they require for their ride .. and this is an avenue to share the ideas,

for example, I was in search of a quality and affordable engine oil for my car sometime last yr, and bumped on many choices and contrasting with our local Mobil-1 Sold here, I found out after using the foreign Mobil-1, other foreign brands of synthetic oils and the mobil-1 sold here, Bro indeed there was much difference, I didnt notice much difference performance-wise using local Mobil-1 with their XHP, and Ondo, Fortoil, Conoil, Total Mineral oils of 20w-50.

But after trying out some others... the diff was clear..

so bro, lets discuss it and refer marketing to another thread..

cheers

I am just shock to here that there are local mobil 1 sold in our filling stations(including Mobil filling stations?), please how do you differentiate that from the foreign ones ? what are the signs? I live in PH. Where do i get the foreign one?