Essex County Council’s superbly maintained roads have once again broken the front spring on my W202. The last break was … More
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How to Replace a Mercedes W202 Lower Front Ball Joint
The steering system on a W202 is linked together by a series of ball joints. They basically allow suspension parts … More
How to rebuild a Scalextric Johnson motor
When you buy an old 1970s or 1980s Scalextric car from a swap meet, such as my Back From … More
How to Change the Serpentine Belt on a Mercedes M112 V6 engine
A part of your cars major service package is the replacement of the serpentine/auxiliary/drive belt. It looks like a fairly … More
How to: Replace a Brake Light Switch on a Mercedes W202
A common(ish) fault on W202 C-Classes and W210 E-Classes is the BAS/ASR light appearing on the dashboard. Mine has been … More
The Easy Way of Changing W202 Dashboard Lights
Three things in life are guaranteed; you will die, you will be taxed and the light bulbs on your car … More
How to Fix W202 Power Seats
If you have a W202 C-Class with power seats that don’t work or work intermittently and all the fuses are … More
How to cure a valve tap/how to change your oil
So the other week my C240 developed a little valve tap when it was cold. Like most modern engines the … More
How to adjust a W201, W124 and W126 parking brake.
Parking brake inefficiency was one of the things my W124 got an advisory on it’s last MOT last August and … More
Making a switch panel for Quasimodo.
Today was one of those days when you know you have to do something but you really can’t be bothered. … More