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Monthly Archives: January 2015

How to – Repair faulty/failing ABC Strut top rubber mounts

Posted on January 24, 2015 by admin
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On 215’s and 220’s the top of the abc strut comes loose from the top of the rubber mounting, as can be seen in this picture:

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How to – Change air filters on M113 55 Kompressor Engines

Posted on January 24, 2015 by admin
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A nice simple one here, wanted to fit some new air filters to my car, I chose some nice K&N Panel filters to replace the OEM MB ones in there (nice to see them in there and not some cheap pattern ones).

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How to – Change ABC Accumulators on a Mercedes CL (215)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by admin
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I replaced these on my 90,000 mile CL55 AMG for 2 reasons. 1, my ride quality was suffering over jarring road irregularites (pot holes, cracks in the road etc. 2, at 12 years old, if any where original, they where probably sub-par by now.

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