current price for Mobil xhp 4ltr is 18k while 5ltre is 22k. Those quoting me cos I use Mobil xhp I dey laff una. oil wey I don dey use right from start. Gear sef na Holt 6 litres I dey use , no issues.

Asquare84:
I have been using Mobil 5W-30 for my Mercedes W211, however as a result of increase in price of Mobil oil I want to change to Total engine oil, which is more cheaper. when went to filling station to buy the oil I don't understand grading of Total oil as the grade is not so to clear unlike Mobil oil that the grade is clearly written on the galloon, for those using Total oil, please what is the equivalent of Mobil 5W-30 in total Oil. and also will their be any negative impact on my engine if I change oil brand from Mobil to Total. Thank you everyone.

I've been using Mobil 1000 xhp 8litres 20W-50 for my w211 , m112 engine and no worries at all. I change at every 5k to 7k miles

Battery protection; convenience functions temporarily unavailable. I get this message on my cluster after changing alternator.

Asquare84:


What I normally do is that by end of month I will go to NNPC mega station in Abuja, 45 k @ 617, I will fill my tank to the brim, that will take me for almost 3 weeks plus. One of the secret I discovered is that once I do full thank the fuel doesn't born very fast unlike when I by in piece meal.

Nnpc here in ogun sell @580, why's Abuja different?. well I used roughly 28k fuel per week , it's my daily driver with AC always on. what's ur mileage at and are you also driving a w211

cbrass:
I noticed that every time I buy fuel my check engine light always comes up.
Also I just bought about 23 liters isn't the gauge supposed to go higher than this ?

23 litres is about 14k at 580 price. so by ur gauge it's normal, I bought 25k at 580 price and it went over half almost reached the point b4 1. w211 e320 same model as urs. what's ur mileage? I'm at 117k and change engine oil every 5k miles

nakoks:
No one says it wont drive smoothly.

if a car drives Smoothly, is it too good?

jceesquare:
Time shall tell who is playing between you both.

lol you want to race?

nakoks:
Dextron 2 or 3 abi?lol.Oga please get a star oil.

lol dey play. I used 6 litres Holt, drives smoothly

is it necessary to change my gear oil , I feel like but I no want gear wahala lol, worse is that the 7speed 722.9 don't have dipstick to gauge the oil. And what gear oil can be used to service benz gear, dexron 2 or 3

Mustack:


It's better than those new phone ranging at that price..

by far, sha no make e fall. screen price go humble you lol. I'm still enjoying mine

Mustack:

Used. Same ram and rom size as yours. 305k

wow it's worth that much now. bought mine 225k some 7 months ago

Mustack:

Thanks I settled for note 10 plus

is it new or UK and how much now. I use the 10+ too 12gb n 256gb

cbrass:
If i am not able to raise enough money for my new business i may sell my E320 2004 model.
I don't go out often like that.
Please is this a wise move?

Not a nice move at all if that's ur only car. check car prices these days na big money. I would be regretting I sold my car when the sbc was giving me tough time until I get it worked out. Now I appreciate it more than anything, no sell anything oo bro. if u sell ur car now u fit no use car again oo lol

cbrass:


What is the wheel binding thing. What does it mean

when a wheel isn't spinning freely cos the brake on such wheel malfunction and holds the wheel as you drive which results to hot disc and wear out the pads quickly on such wheel.

leTrizzle:
I have an issue with my W211 E320, the rear right tyre has been binding for ages now and it wear my pads really fast. Once I get new pads, it reduces until that one wears out and the issue becomes pronounced again.
I have changed callipers even swapped the brake disks (left to right) to see if the issue would change position and that would mean getting new disks but no, it's still on the same wheel.
Does anyone have an idea of what the issue could be, even my mech doesn't seem to know what to do at this point.

I've had same exact problem too , changed pads tire until i finally blocked it after went as far as removing the whole caliper sef for like a month until when my SBC became worse nd had flat brake . Now I got it all fixed and working but the red light and beep still stays but no issues with all for wheels binding

cbrass:

Bro how are you coping with the beep noise .Also when I used to have issue with ABS warning light coming on, (before it was fixed miraculously) the steering used to enter safe mode and this makes driving so hard and stressful,so am I confused now how this is working for you

the beep is there idc abt it as I play my music while driving. I don't have any issue with steering at all. Do you mean limp mode as stated in the manual, that's the gear not changing. Happens when you floor the accelerator quickly and it goes into limp mode or safe mode. Just off and on engine it'll reset as gotten from the car manual

leTrizzle:
Kai, the beeping nko?

same. as you begin drove all day , you go dey used to am

leTrizzle:

So interested in this.
Asides braking without the wheels locking (cos of lack of abs), I would also like to know if the red screen would be off too.

The red screen stays on but brakes are fine nd I can shift gear from p to d and back without it hanging. I'm enjoying it now but red lights dey dere

shagamite:

Sure, he's still on it.

UPDATE!!!
On the W211 E320 SBC stuff.
This evening the brake guy called me to come check the car and took me on a test drive on the highway, sped and apply brake the response was great, brakes well that I heard the screeching sound as he smashed it and release quickly nd I smiled lol. He told me he's finishing the job tomorrow(some wheels still needs work on and of course the red light on the dash still appears with the beep sound, hopefully when he finishes it'll stop or else using it that way)so I can pick. He assured me I need not worry about sbc no more , u get like e don be normal standard brake with every car that's converted . Anyways when I get the car and drive like a week or two then I'll give una feedback again.

Asquare84:
Update us about the SBC issue

Sure, he's still on it.

About my e320 sbc issue, the brake is bad finally now and is parked like a week. I had a brake master come check it today, he said he can make it work, that he's done one b4 and would possibly make it use master and servo, well he said Tuesday he will kom pick it up to his workshop. I go dey update una sha. The guy with the radiator tank up there , u no get wahala oo that hole u found there is like that with mine too.

cbrass:
I will like to ask those who drive E320 series, does your engine roar like a race car every time you step on the throttle? Just want to know if I am the only one experiencing it, every time I step on the throttle I hear voooom and the car will dash forward, though I kinda like the way I bully people on the road and overtake cars anyhow but is this the way the car is supposed to behave. Our family car is a Lexus and I rarely hear any sound until maybe I am on top speed(though the car moves like a snail to me)Cc: Searching4love

If you put the car in drive and depress the accelerator it should move and keep an eye on the Rev if it gooes vroom around 20 or 30 b4 moving then the gear entered limp mode. you'll have to off and on engine

searchng4love:

Pictures

okay

cbrass:

Well I don't know when you bought the car but I have a feeling you didn't buy it new,so all the time the car was used by the previous owner the number of times they pressed the break would have added to the counts(I am not very sure here sha) i think you can continue with your strategy sha,as for me i am not a heavy user,its jut during this christmas time that i noticed it due to the long distance and many places i went,normally i rarely go out or far like that so i don't the error. I will seel the car next year sha.

I take the car to work and back everyday so it's always in use

cbrass:

Ah, conversion keh 😦😦 you want to spoil the car niyen. There is nothing actually wrong with the SBC, it's Mercedes Benz that set the SBC to start doing that trigger when you have reached a certain threshold in the life of the car. So for every time you press the brakes it counts and send the signal to the SBC so all you need is just to add more to increase the threshold from the one set by benz

How do one increase the threshold and when you do , how many brake presses one get. many times I just scan and clear the errors and luckily sometimes it works for the main time

Already made up my mind to sell it (E320 05) abeokuta ..everything works fine aside the general sbc issue but I'll be driving it till I see who got interested.

cbrass:


No I haven't,been looking for it on Jumia or any other store but I haven't found it except on Alibaba. So I guess that's what I will do next. The only time the break error show in my own case is when I drive for long, but once I park ,and switch off the engine,the system will ask me to start the car again and the brake error will disappear till maybe another hours of driving. So what I have resorted to is not to go for long journey until I buy the device

This is what I get too when I drive it for long and sometimes it's when I park I get the brake error. That sbc na pure rubbish. I've tried to convert it but the gear won't come out of park

cbrass:


But wait a minute the SBC doesn't even spoil like that except your car is older than 25 years which I doubt . Is your brake still catching? If yes, have you considered doing SBC threshold reset? .

it's a 2005 e320 and yes the brake still catches but not as normal. anytime I did anything relating to brakes that's the problem I face. I know it'll still disappear when I turn off and on engine

cbrass:

It can be fixed nw. I want to fix mine too

Yea I know. I asked some said about 150-200k would get me a Tokunbo. Have you ever changed sbc once cos I haven't and I just want to sell it off

bobo9ice:
Hey do you wanna get rid of that used/faulty M Benz? Get paid withing 24hours call 08054538779. Available in Lagos only.

got one for sale in abk w211 05 with sbc issues