Mercedes Electronic Steering Lock Failure - Part Two

One of the most disconcerting things that can occur is turning the key in your ignition and getting absolutely no response from your vehicle. For owners of Mercedes C-class and E-class vehicles, this is all too common of an occurrence and is frequently a result of a faulty electronic steering...

ROWE Professional Oils & Lubricants are an icon in Europe among automotive enthusiasts, often exceeding manufacturer requirements for European vehicles.  Now, FCP Euro carries the highly sought after ROWE fluids on American soil. ROWE has made a name for themselves in Europe, and we’re...

In 2016, FCP Euro competed in a grueling American Endurance Racing season with a BMW e30. The car completed 83 hours of racing and finished 8th out of 118 cars. Joining the BMW e30 in 2017 will be a newly built 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300. "I'm really excited to see people's reaction to having a...

One of the biggest nuisances associated with getting in a W211 or 219 are sticky, inoperable switches. The most common sticky switches are for the seat memory and Airmatic. Today we will be replacing the seat memory switch on a Mercedes E63. This is a relatively simple procedure that should take...

The OM616, OM617, and OM617a inline diesel engines came equipped in a variety of Mercedes platforms starting in the mid-1970's on through the mid-1980's, at least in the U.S. marketplace. With over a decade of production you can imagine the sheer number of these engines that were produced, but...

Anyone who owns a car understands that typical wear parts need to be replaced - things like brakes, shocks, belts, etc. Generally these are things that move, compress, switch, twist, grab...they work hard to keep your car going or under control and it stand to reason that after enough hard work...

Worn balljoints may introduce vibration at highway speeds, vagueness in the steering and in extreme cases clunking noises in the suspension. At the first indication of wear, or if the boots are broken, these balljoints should be replaced. Most E/C/CLK and SLK models from the mid-90’s through...

For classic car owners there are certain topics that consume the internet in both the form of questions and answers. Topics such as “What fuel to use? What octane? What brand of oil? What weight of oil? Should I use synthetic? How often should I change my oil? And the list goes on and on...

PART 1 Now that we are officially into summer, at least in the northern hemisphere, there is no better time to talk about air conditioning. This week we will cover the A/C system in the 1975 Mercedes 450SL. To start we will work backwards in our process of restoration and installation. The...