Repair-It

There are more things I can do with Xentry as well. Two key things: - Graph/display cam timing commanded vs actual and see if anything undesired is occurring. I haven't done this. Hopefully I don't need HP Tuners to do this in a manner that I need. And even if I do, I am not sure I know what "...

So the pattern is, it drains the battery, and perhaps with the colder weather, it starts to degrade it until it needs a battery. Then it seems fine for a while but eventually the same thing will happen after a couple years. Bought a fancy tester that works great even with the battery connected to th...

Holy old thread! Yeah this machine is still kicking around. I used it heavily during my graduate school work from 2011-2014 and sort of less frequently as the years progressed, with my Surface 2 tablet (which I've had since August 2014, so like 8 months after I posted this) taking on more of the li...

These do look kind of spanked. I will order a new bar.

Just for completeness, here are some shots of the old struts. 20250517_190105.jpg 20250517_190109.jpg This was the worst one (fron the right) and was even missing some plastic thing that somehow got shattered. Probably from bottoming out. I replaced this one with the alternate part number from MB Wa...

I called dealer service to inquire if my car was covered under the steering rack campaign and it sounds like the previous owner brought it in and they closed the recall in 2020. So that must mean they put that wax coating on the bolts of the rack or I guess replaced the bolts and then put the wax co...

https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/889 ... issue.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/857 ... ise-2.html

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/ ... 5-9999.pdf

Left front tie rod adjuster was loose. There is still another clunk when jiggling the wheel across the center position. It seems to be the rack. The input shaft to the rack seems to have some play so that's nice. A2184607800 https://www.mercedesbenzpartsshop.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-remanufacture...

You should be using Valvoline Restore & Protect.

This seems convenient for door handle repair. Would have been nice if this was around for my E55.

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