50harleyrider

Are these w210 MBs particular about what fluids go in them? I've owned VW TDIs and know they are really picky about both. And VWs being a German cousin I thought I'd better check.

Plutoe

Yes they are----and there are millions of post on using the correctly speced fluid and lubricants for your rust bucket!!----simply google and save bandwidth!!

fabbrisd1

To be helpful - on coolant MB brand coolant or Valvoline G05 - if mixing a concentrate use distilled water only - to maintain neutral ph to prevent internal electrolysis it's best to do a fresh coolant job and get that out of the way.

On power steering "fluid" - MB actually uses more of a "oil" than a "traditional" power steering fluid - a useful listing here :

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...eering%20Fluid

kajtek1

You do it every 10-20 years. Good excuse to see if your local dealer still serve free cappuccino.
Even if you spend 3 bucks more for fluid, that still cheap comparing to Starbuck.

50harleyrider

Thanks for mentioning the fragile state of corrosion of my w210. FYI, it's already gone to the crusher minus the only good thing about it-the engine/tranny. At least MB got that part right! BTW, when you start assigning bandwidth, I'll start googling more.

01BlackE320

Don't mind Plutoe, he obnoxious, annoying and occasionally insightful, but not usually. He's chased away some of the best resources we've had.

kajtek1

Should add "with moderators approval"
Pretty strange.
Did I read it right? The car in question is now crushed to cube?