Mercedes E320 CDI S211, Shite or Shiteable?

[Pat Earrings]

3 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Lol at  265 section tyres, my 300bhp 200SX had 225's!

 

Re the 4 window thing the remote has to be pointed at the small IR receiver on the drivers door handle.

Found a picture for you, I took it as reference just in case I forgot going forward. 

[Jazoli]

Just now, sims00 said:

Found a picture for you, I took it as reference just in case I forgot going forward. 

Thanks, I'm tempted to put some 16"s on 🤣

[Pat Earrings]

11 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Thanks, I'm tempted to put some 16"s on 🤣

Ok the tints you hated yes, but lord don’t return it to full old man spec!

[Snake Charmer]

16 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Re the 4 window thing the remote has to be pointed at the small IR receiver on the drivers door handle.

Windaz daan, windaz hup! ✔️

Every day is a school day. 👍

What width are your rims?

[Jazoli]

19 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said:

What width are your rims?

I honestly have no idea!

[Snake Charmer]

23 hours ago, Jazoli said:

I don't have the 6cd changer as I have an aftermarket android stereo in the car which I'm shortly changing for one of these

I was toying with the idea of a replacement, do they work with all the Mercedes buttons and features?

Rear suspension is still inflated this morning, Covid test positive so I'm rebuilding the compressor today.

[Jazoli]

1 hour ago, Snake Charmer said:

I was toying with the idea of a replacement, do they work with all the Mercedes buttons and features?

Rear suspension is still inflated this morning, Covid test positive so I'm rebuilding the compressor today.

Yes they do work with all the buttons, it's simple to configure through the can menu on the head unit. 

You need to ensure the one you buy has all the correct leads, I'll be selling mine which is like this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125332024474?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hHRdjkDCSL6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=CVQtOrP6SSG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=Copy if you are interested

[Snake Charmer]

@Jazoli Thanks for the offer but the radio will have to wait as the compressor rebuild has turned into a replacement........

 

The head bolts sheared off due to corrosion, luckily enough thread exposed to screw on a pair of M6 nuts and Tig weld them.  A great dodge as the stud usually gets hot enough to release the corrosion.

 

A bit more corrosion pushing the seal out

 

The bore is badly scored, looks like the ring was worn enough for the Wobl piston to touch and wear through the anodizing.

 

Then the motor and casing slipped out of the vice and broke the piston! Words rhyming with clucking bell uttered.

A friend has ordered me a replacement Arnott compressor that should be here today. 

[yes oui si]

WHY, FATHER? 

[Snake Charmer]

6 hours ago, yes oui si said:

WHY, FATHER? 

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[yes oui si]

19 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said:

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The piston looks like a little face

[Snake Charmer]

At last, done and dusted with even arch heights. I can now try dropping  the front dampers their final two notches and see if the rear needs a tweak or just follows suit.

[Snake Charmer]

20 hours ago, yes oui si said:

The piston looks like a little face

I see now! (It is actually the the cylinder head all cast in one so that makes it a head with a face!) 🤣

[Snake Charmer]

Fitted the new backup battery this evening, might stop a few historic error codes. Old battery dated 2004.

[Snake Charmer]

Darned car likes the new battery so much one of the historic codes is now permanent, associated with the alarm. Bastid thing! 

[bobdisk]

Must have battery coding requirement somewhere. If there's a thin wire coming from the negative terminal with the normal big earth lead, it has it.   My diagnostic can set it.

[Vantman]

On 10/07/2022 at 19:21, Jazoli said:

Thanks, I'm tempted to put some 16"s on 🤣

 

On 10/07/2022 at 19:33, sims00 said:

Ok the tints you hated yes, but lord don’t return it to full old man spec!

I have a W211 with 16"s on, but i am allowed to as i am an old man!😀

[Jazoli]

 

48 minutes ago, Vantman said:

 

I have a W211 with 16"s on, but i am allowed to as i am an old man!😀

I want to fit 16's with balloon tyres for comfort but I do like the look of the 18's, I will stick a set of 16" winters on if I can find some for reasonable money (for winter  )

14 hours ago, bobdisk said:

Must have battery coding requirement somewhere. If there's a thin wire coming from the negative terminal with the normal big earth lead, it has it.   My diagnostic can set it.

There is no coding requirement on a W211.

[Snake Charmer]

On 14/07/2022 at 06:21, bobdisk said:

Must have battery coding requirement somewhere. If there's a thin wire coming from the negative terminal with the normal big earth lead, it has it.   My diagnostic can set it.

Thanks Bob, it was just an easy swap out for the new one and clear all codes. 

[Snake Charmer]

CAN bus compatible LED my arse! I now have a nice pair of under bonnet lamps for checking the oil level. Load resistors are so last century.

[Snake Charmer]

I still have not looked at the LED sidelights in the dark!

[Snake Charmer]

Two weeks and I finally looked at the sidelights in the dark. Not dazzling, look similar to the headlights. 

[Snake Charmer]

Knowing the brakes will need looking at, I have been investigating what larger disc and caliper combinations can be fitted. Mine has 312mm 4 pot Brembo on the front, not small and work well but the CLS have a 330mm setup that bolts on.

It seems I dragged my heels a bit (and the brakes) as a light grinding noise started Monday. What happened to the wear indicators telling me the brakes were worn out?

I now have new discs and pads fitted, each side has wear indicators at different depths. It would seem they were long gone and reset before I bought the car!  😳 

While I was there I adjusted the front wheel bearings and checked the tyre pressures. The drive home was nice as the car felt more precise.  So nice I did 41 miles on a 9 mile drive home from work.

[Snake Charmer]

I performed a Post Mortem today on the old rear air springs. 

Nothing  definitive, a wonky O ring on the air solenoid I suspect has been like that since manufacture,  the other side was OK. Some perishing visible on the bellows but could be the end seal corrosion or the solenoid valve letting by.

[Snake Charmer]

The past two weekends have involved a fair bit of driving, up to Towcester then on to Bournemouth and this weekend Stansted and Duxford. The car didn't miss a beat and impressed one of the passengers that much he is willing to defect from BMW and wants one now.

I did get home from Bournemouth and hear hissing from the front left thinking I had a puncture, thankfully just the air compressor venting the rear suspension as we stepped out of the car. I'm now paranoid about my weight. 

[Snake Charmer]

Sheeeeeet.

[gadgetgricey]

12 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said:

Sheeeeeet.

National Tyres are doing a voucher for a free puncture repair at the moment if that is any help.

[Snake Charmer]

1 hour ago, gadgetgricey said:

National Tyres are doing a voucher for a free puncture repair at the moment if that is any help.

Thanks, I'll give them a look but I remember Readers Digest freebies! 😁

Horrible bastard looking screw, coated it with superglue gel and screwed it back in to get a good seal on the countersink. Holding air until I get the time for a proper repair. 

[Snake Charmer]

I plugged my iCarsoft CR Max in yesterday to have a look at the injectors and fuel rail pressure then delved into the fault codes showing. All bar one were historic, interior temperature sensor has gone tits up, £57 delivered. Bastid thing even has a fan in it!

Remind me to leave the iCarsoft tucked away in its box....🤣

[Jazoli]

58 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said:

I plugged my iCarsoft CR Max in yesterday to have a look at the injectors and fuel rail pressure then delved into the fault codes showing. All bar one were historic, interior temperature sensor has gone tits up, £57 delivered. Bastid thing even has a fan in it!

Remind me to leave the iCarsoft tucked away in its box....🤣

Haha yeah I've not bothered scanning mine yet as I'm happy being blissfully ignorant.