Project e320 cdi

[merc85]

lol not sure what you mean about "tags"?? lol im not great with computers no apoligise if what ever a tag is is anoying anyone lol

I love this forum to bits and its members well 99.9% of them anyway lmfao

As ive said before i still like my Volvo's and continue to work on them (cough) (cough) lol There are some fantastic projects on here and i really dont wanna miss out on any of them.

[jamesy12345]

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, Merc

It says 'Thread Information' then 'Tags for this Thread'......someone has added bland & Nazi....not me btw...must be those Volvoists

[V70 Graham]

Looks a great car Gav and I'm glad your pleased, I hope you continue to update this thread.

Have you worked out all the electric toys yet lol

[merc85]

Looks a great car Gav and I'm glad your pleased, I hope you continue to update this thread.

Have you worked out all the electric toys yet lol

lol nope, the Manual for the "Comand Centre" is thicker than the one for the car lol, But i have worked out where the Rear tailgate wiper switch is and also it has Rain and Rain speed sensitive wipers pmsl (thought they were broke for a second) lmfao!!

[merc85]

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, Merc

It says 'Thread Information' then 'Tags for this Thread'......someone has added bland & Nazi....not me btw...must be those Volvoists

LMFAO! hehehe i cant remove or alter them lol its funny as lol all cool with me lol

[jamesy12345]

LMFAO! hehehe i cant remove or alter them lol its funny as lol all cool with me lol

they're just jealous of the shine, fella

[merc85]

pmsl seriously its a laugh, id never noticed tags before, durrrrrr lol

The car us getting there, the one thing i cant stand about more modern cars is the undertray's, the 1st thing i do when i get a different car is remove it, To my Horror the whole underside of this car is covered front to rear with flaming plastic undertrays lol

On the flip side the Private Plate is staying the previous owner said he had a problem transfering it so i could keep it, right result in my book

[T5frankie]

pmsl seriously its a laugh, id never noticed tags before, durrrrrr lol

The car us getting there, the one thing i cant stand about more modern cars is the undertray's, the 1st thing i do when i get a different car is remove it, To my Horror the whole underside of this car is covered front to rear with flaming plastic undertrays lol

On the flip side the Private Plate is staying the previous owner said he had a problem transfering it so i could keep it, right result in my book

once that car is yours so is the plate, my x5 had the same issue with the owner of M5YKY his name was mick, he lost the plate lol

[Pinup_gal]

I've removed the offending tags. Tbh there is no need for that kind of thing.

[cookiec70]

If you ever need any advice or info don't hesitate to give me a shout mate as I work for a Merc main dealer and have done for the past 9 years since I left school. My previous car was an E320cdi s210 so the previous model to yours and was an ultra reliable pulling machine! The 613/648 engines are bulletproof if looked after and in my personal opinion are the best engine to have! Hope your enjoying it

[merc85]

Wow thats great cookiec70 really apreciate that buddy will give you a shout soon. thankyou And yes im sooo enjoying it she's a great car.

[merc85]

Had a issue where i would start the car 1st thing from cold and the glow plug light would come on and go out like normal, but then re apear moments later.

After Having the glow plugs replaced with Oe equiv Beru ones she still had the same issue.

Anyway did a little research on the Mbclub forum and the net and came to the conclusion they relay maybe at fault.

So i orderd a Meyle one which are Oe quality German replacement and come with 2 years guarentee.

Here's my Old relay manufactuer date 2007 so has been replaced before.



Looking at the state of the power terminal its pritty clear it needed replacing.



Above is the Replacement Meyle relay and the relay itself is situated just below and infront of the Header tank.

Its held in with 2x 10mm nuts and has 2 pushfit plugs, and the 1 bolt through terminal (power lead) i little tight but managed to change it without removing the header tank, i removed the 2 10mm nuts 1st then disconnected the cable tie hold the loom to the inner chassis rail.

This gave me clearence to undo the multi plugs then disconnect the power lead making sure i didnt touch it against anything metal. Then i fitted the new unit in reverse order.

Hay presto, the glow plug light now comes on as normal and heats a little longer than before, It stays off now too (bonus lol)

Another job done, Just for info the relay was supplied by "Incar Motor Factors" £72.00 inc vat n delivery, i gave them the part number but they also do a relay and glow plug kit. think this was around £110

[Kingsford G]

Well done Gav,sounds like a common ish problem.

[stribo]

Glowplugs? aren't they fitted to tractors?

[T5frankie]

ive never seen my glow plug light

[stribo]

ive never seen my glow plug light

The only glowplug light I ever see is the one on the dumper at work.

[merc85]

Finally got round to Putting the new "Mercedes Benz" decal on the caliper's was pleasantly suprised how well they looked afterwards.

The Wheel bolts on the other hand had alot of surface corrosion so i wire brushed them down them gave them a coat of silver hammerite.

Here's some pic's




And the final result


New tyres next ouch!! lol

[volvokid]

That looks brilliant, any plans to change the alloys?

[merc85]

That looks brilliant, any plans to change the alloys?

I really dont know tbh, i have been thinking about it as one is quite badly scuffed. Mercedes alloys seem to fetch quite alot of money so if i do change them it will probably be next year after ive run these through the winter.

I'm certainly not in a rush as i do like the current look of the wheels on there. Remap will probably be the next thing after the tyres lol

[MIKESC70T5]

Finally got round to Putting the new "Mercedes Benz" decal on the caliper's was pleasantly suprised how well they looked afterwards.

The Wheel bolts on the other hand had alot of surface corrosion so i wire brushed them down them gave them a coat of silver hammerite.

Here's some pic's




And the final result


New tyres next ouch!! lol

Has someone painted the calipers? The finish looks like one of James bodge jobs lol.