Originally Posted by ofromesyahoocom

NOW I JUST HAVE TO BUY THIS MITIVAC OIL CHANGE PUMP SO I COULD DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND $150 AT THE DEALER FOR A OIL CHANGE THANKS!!

Originally Posted by ofromesyahoocom

THANKS, I POPPED THE 2 RACKS OFF STARTING FROM FRONT TO BACK. AND I BOUGHT SOME PLASTI DIP FROM HOME DEPOT FOR $5 DOLLARS A CAN. SANDED DOWN THE OLD PAINT AND CLEAR COAT AND SPRAYED IT WITH 5 LAYERS OF PLASTI DIP !! LOOKS GREAT. MB SHOULD NOT HAVE PAINTED THESE PARTS AT ALL SHOULD HAVE JUST LEFT THE OG BLACK PLASTIC COLOR. P.S. I ALSO PLASTI DIPPED MY FRONT GRILL BLACK BUT LEAVING THE MB LOGO CHROME. I'M SATISFIED WITH THE JOB. NOW I JUST HAVE TO BUY THIS MITIVAC OIL CHANGE PUMP SO I COULD DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND $150 AT THE DEALER FOR A OIL CHANGE THANKS!!

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck

If it's happening on all cars it must be an international part from one supplier. We had no trouble on our 2 family W204's. Must keep my eyes open here & see how common it is.

Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck

Are these South African built cars that are suffering this problem? I'm interested as we do so much harsh UV testing here.