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Indeed, I did. Much obliged.

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The E46 330d of the chippy owner who lived nearby ran fine for over a decade on used chippy oil, but the car rusted to death.

I wouldn't put it on your car, even if it were an older diesel. I would have said it was fine before the year 2000.

My 2011 320d is in excellent running condition, but the current fuel prices are exorbitant at £2.03 per litre. I was wondering if it would be possible to power my car with a mixture of diesel and carefully filtered used vegetable oil, or if I would be inviting trouble.

Hello there!!!!! As far as I'm informed, every Mercedes is built without a Schrader valve. I serve as an example

Use caution. Unfortunately, one of our members just learned the hard way that not all Mercedes models are compatible with Schrader valves installed under the sensor. The sensor went flying out, followed by all the gas, and he felt a jolt as his fingers froze.

It is my sincere wish that ours is likewise a sensor problem. That it re-energised yours is encouraging to hear.

It seems like the pressure sensor might be malfunctioning. One is on its way to me; I just placed the order. I'm crossing my fingers that it has a Schrader valve underneath so that the refrigerant can be safely replaced.

I just had a new pressure sensor installed on my A205 C200 today. Based on my research, it appears that the air conditioning issues on C Class (and other Merc) are caused by a faulty sensor. I replaced the old one with a new one, and now it's lovely and cold.

How about a pressure switch? If you put a digital multimeter across the terminals, I have no idea what the resistance reading will be. The catch is that degassing is required to rectify that.

After it was re-gassed and still wasn't working, I was hoping this was the problem, but when I checked, the code was still active and wouldn't clear. The reading is still showing 0, so I'm making an assumption.

I experienced the problem at ATS a few years ago. No leaks detected during the nitrogen test. Damned if it weren't cool. Honestly, I don't know if there were any faults, but after I plugged in the reset codes on my iCarsoft, it started fixing the problem. Possibly a coincidence.

Hi there, Our 2019 W177 A200's air conditioner is malfunctioning at the moment. The air conditioner won't turn on. The problem persists despite a local garage having re-gassed it and checked for leaks. There is a problem with the refrigerant level being too low, according to the OBD tool. It was recently re-gassed after being checked for leaks, so I know it isn't low on gas. There is no reading of 0 for the air conditioning system pressure in the onboard diagnostic monitor. In order to avoid leaking refrigerant, I was hoping to replace the pressure sensor and was wondering if there was a Schrader valve located behind it. Much obliged.

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Your toad car is mine. To spend time with our grandkids, we begin RV camping.

If I had been in that situation and intended to retain the car, I would have gone out and bought a new seat right away.

Sure, I would have gotten a new seat right away if I had been in that situation.

You could try an ozone generator (which costs $50 on Amazon) and an Oxyclean soak. Oxygen is necessary for decomposing organic matter that you are unable to reach.

Trade it in 😁

Requesting a seat from scrapyards would be my next move at this point.

Hello, I need some guidance about a bad thing that happened to my 2023 Mazda CX-30 TPP. While riding shotgun in the front passenger seat on October 3, 2026, an individual experienced a severe case of diarrhoea in the afternoon. While it seemed like most of the poop stayed in her pants and dress, some seeped through and ended up on the seat cushion and lower back. The unfortunate passenger sat motionless for nearly three hours before finally getting up and getting herself cleaned up. While driving home, she changed out of her contaminated pants, re-on her dress and remained seated for another hour. Approximately four hours passed while she was in the seat following the incident. We used Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner to remove the affected areas the next morning. The cleaning cloth did not show any signs of faeces, but there was still a strong smell. I drove around with two bags of activated charcoal in the car for a few days, occasionally cracking the windows open. The stench faded with time, but it lingered close to the wounds. In order to get the inside spotless, I had a mobile detailing service clean it with enzymatic cleaners, steam, shampoo, and ozone on October 6. Though he could clean and extract the upholstery, the detailer said he couldn't dismantle the seat to get to the foam inside. The interior appears to be spotless as of this morning, October 8th. Nevertheless, a portion of the faeces smell is being concealed by the cleaning agents. In particular, the area where the seatback meets the cushion near the bottom is where I can smell it when I bring my nose close to the seat. On rare occasions, I can smell the faeces without bringing my nose close to the seat because of the wind blowing through the right side window while I'm driving. Because of this, going about my daily driving is a real pain. My biggest concern is that the liquid has seeped through the holes in the leather and is now sitting on the foam inside. With the heated seats, passenger occupancy sensors, and side airbags, I'm not sure if calling automotive upholstery shops is the best course of action. My enquiries are as follows: Can the smell be totally eradicated without having to replace the seat or its foam? In order to clean or replace the foam, can an upholstery shop for cars remove the leather covering without damaging the original upholstery? Which one would you suggest: a local mechanic, a Mazda dealership, or an upholstery specialist for cars? Does the presence of airbags, heated seats, or passenger occupancy sensors depend on the foam being removed or replaced? Can I buy just the foam for the passenger seat if it needs replacing, or do I have to get a whole new seat? Does anyone have any similar experience? How much did it cost and what worked in the end? You have my utmost gratitude.