postman4125

I just bought the car.it has 112000 miles on it. The owner was telling me that the tires needed to be changed ever 10-12000 miles due to the fact it's tires are tilted in ward.anybody ever heard of this

Yidney

The rear ties will wear out quickly, partly due to the high torque and partly due to the fact that many of these cars have a lot of negative camber (the wheels tip in). It is not adjustable from the factory, but you can get what are called camber bolts installed if it is way too much. Mine has some - my rears are worn out in about 13,000 miles.

postman4125

Hey thanks for the feedback. I have a couple more questions. What's up with the add oil on next fuel up.does that mean the car burns oil and how long does it go in between.I was told to use mobile one 0w40 is that good I live in Texas. Also the tele aid, can I hook up a phone to that or is it just for emergencies.

Yidney

Tele aid is a paid service. There are ways to hook up a phone, but not tele aid. 0-40 oil is what you should use. I do not know about the add oil message. Mine does not do that. You need to just monitor the level to see if it uses oil. The oil change interval will be in the owners manual - you can download from MB site if you don't have one. Mine is 13,000 miles or one year but yours may be less. You can also see it on your display when you reset it - it will count down to the next change. At least I assume a 2004 does that. Also, I see your miles - it you nave excessive negative camber it may also be because you have worn suspension bushings and some parts need to be replaced.

MJ50

moved to W209 AMG forum...
if MFD displays "add oil", it means engine oil is low...
check oil level and add oil accordingly...

Scott Simoncic

My 208 doesn't burn through tires that quickly... My 208 430 was at about 30K when I swapped tires, and it was down to road noise. The tires on my 55 are going quicker (back ones) due to, ahem, other reasons.

insame1

I only got 18k miles out of a set of ventus v12s with even wear l/r and f/b on my 430.

tw2

Perhaps the camber is out (on purpose or not) and they have been switching the tires side to side to wear the outer sides also. Mine have always worn evenly and never been switched. Check the tires and get an alignment done.

I have never lost oil to have a message come up. I would check the valve and breather covers as they can sometimes weep quite a lot of oil over a long period.

///AchMeinGott

Buy it

Add blower

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K-Mac

THERE IS NO CAMBER ADJUSTMENT ON THE REAR (OR FRONT) OEM.


ONLY ADJUSTMENT IS FRONT AND REAR TOE!


For the front (only) you can purchase “one position” offset slotted bolts for the 4 main front bushings. But these only allow a miniscule .3 of one degree (1/8 of an inch – 3mm). And to change setting means labour intensive disassembly each time.


We saw the need therefore to design, manufacture “precisely adjustable replacement bushings” for the front providing both Camber and Caster adjustment and with 3 times the adjustment range of the one position bolts.


For the rear also precise Camber adjustment with additional Toe adjustment to compensate for the new Camber facility.


The patented K-MAC design allows full precise ongoing front and rear adjustment capability – “single wrench” (no disassembly, on car, accurately under load).


FIXING IT RIGHT THE 1St. TIME – No more ongoing trips to dealers or alignment shops or constantly changing tire brands because of only Toe adjustment or the minimal adjustment offered from inaccurate one only position offset bolts!


Bonus is the 4 front (and the 4 rear) bushings also replace the highest wearing suspension bushes. The K-MAC patented design allows twice the load bearing area with the front bushes being 2 axis/self aligning without the use of oil and air voids. Result is improved brake, traction and steering response.


Also importantly K-MAC rear adjusters move lower arms/tires inwards when wanting to reduce inner edge tire wear/improve traction (unlike “Camber Arms” that move top of tires outwards diminishing essential clearance to outer fender).


All kits come with instructions and bush extraction/insertion tubes (MB World member Heiss Rod has kindly provided step by step picture sequence re front bush installation. See https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/518431-k-mac-bushing-install-guide-w211-airmatic.html )


W208 FRONT KIT (Camber and Caster) #502016J $380.


W208 REAR KIT (Camber and extra Toe) #502026H $320(Convertible – Rear kit #501426i $320)


W210 FRONT KIT (Camber and Caster) #502116J $380.


W210 REAR KIT (Camber and extra Toe) #502026H $320.


Special promotional price delivery for MB World members USA / CANADA $30 ONE KIT OR $40 FRONT AND REAR. Can pay by Visa, M/Card or PayPal.

tw2

You might want to mention the w209.