Water got into my BMW’s xenon headlight housing... the I replaced the bulb and it still didn’t work so I thought it was the wiring but it ended up only being the ballast and the actual xenon light was fine. Hope that could be of help with your headlight situation
It's such a POS...but that only makes me more excited of what's to come. Makes me wanna go buy one and fix one myself. Keep these videos coming its gonna be sweet once your done with it
@@SI0AX, The previous owner obviously didn't treat the car well. Did you watch the video? The maintenance seemed half-hearted, the tires are mismatched and different brands - this treatment reeks of CHEAP and LAZY maintenance. I've been driving European cars for years and have had no serious issues with them. My last car, a 2007 BMW, was driven for 11 years without any major issues.
@@cawimmer430 But that is exactly the reason it happens. You buy a car that has you chocked on the loan and when the car gets a problem, you don't have the money to repair it and then it gets worse and you're love for the car goes away and now you are left with regret. I'm sure that is the majority of owners, even the car manufacturers are embracing the 5 year leases and dropping prices to incentivize it.
@@SI0AX, When you buy a car you should always budget for maintenance and repairs. I've been driving German cars for years and never had catastrophic failures or reliability issues. These are well-made cars to begin with, but one also has to treat them and maintain them correctly. Another problem is that cheapskates take their expensive European car to some [cheaper] independent mechanic shop who actually do more damage because they are unfamiliar with the technology and how to maintain or repair it. If you're driving the latest automobile, bring it to the dealership. It's costlier, but they generally know what they are doing. :-) Honestly, I've always had good experiences with my German cars, even as they age. My old folks have a fully-loaded 2010 Mercedes E350 CGI W212, currently over 220,000 km, works like a charm and has no issues. My dad is very religious on maintenance AND having the right people (dealership-trained mechanics) do the oil changes etc.
You would think German cars like this are neglected from owners who can't afford them... however I know from experience over the years that the cheapest people who neglect cars the most are actually wealthy!
dude the previous owner just didnt care bout that car, even the tires arent the same on every wheel, i can say he just revvvvvvvvvv it all time and just worn the motor mounts
@@wernerdanler2742 I replaced my motor mounts twice on my W203 and once in W163 for a short period of time so no surprise. I also suspect bad general design like you said.
@@HaloHamstur I've owned many many cars and only ever had to replace worn engine & trans mounts in a 20 year old Toyota 4WD. I have 2 turbo diesel BMW's both of which have over 400ftlb of torque, one has over 140,000 miles and they're fine. It def seems to be a Mercedes motor mount thing.
Sean Malcolm The money that was saved at the discounted price will be rolled back into the car just to get it to safe drivability. Not for that Hawaii vacation the family wanted, lol.
Also, how is the compressor clutch engaged when all the refrigerant leaked out? Usually the low or high pressure switch won’t allow the compressor to run to keep it it from burning up and that’s assuming most of the oil leaked out as well.
Dear Alex really need ur advice! I have a 2003 CLK 500, when I turn the car on and leave it running for a couple minutes it runs very rough. Now that I left it for a week it cranks with no start. I have purchased a crank position sensor and haven't had the chance to install it ... Am I taking a step in the right direction?
could be so many things. plugs, coils, injectors, fuel pump, timing, etc. usually spark and fuel are easiest things to start diagnosing a no start/runs rough condition. dont just throw parts at it.
The gold tape on the engine makes me think Scrooge McDuck was the previous owner. I want to buy a Mercedes just so I can get the lifetime warranty deal from FCP Euro
55tech has updated grilles if you are interested in those. Just make sure to reuse the stock upper piece that’s attached to the hood or make some sort of gasket between the grille piece and the hood to prevent whistling on the highway.
Try cheap builder's sand for the oil on the drive way. Let it sit for a while then brush over it with a stiff yard brush. Most of it should come out into the sand.
My car had the same issue with water wrecking the headlight, it turns out it was just the ballast which is attached to the bottom of the headlight assembly. It's cheap, around $100 for a used one on eBay. The hard part is getting at it, the bumper has to somewhat come apart to get the light off. After that, the ballast just attaches on to the bottom of the headlight. Hopefully that's all yours needs!
Brot u need 2 million subscribers. You have motivated me to retry my goal of loving working on Cars. I only work on a.certain car since I love it so much but I need to learn how to love all cars and have the patience of a mechanic
I love the look you said you're going for. Stock, but with little updates to make it look a little better than factory. Love the videos man keep it up!
Great video’s ! compliment from the Netherlands ! I have a 2013 C250 cdi coupe AMG line.... the C63 is too expensive on fuel in the Netherlands (8 usd per gallon) so I drive a Diesel twin turbo 204 bhp and 500 nm torque, diesel , diesel costs 4,5 usd per gallon...
Alex, is it possible if you can make a walk-through video on how to use the MB WIS software? I purchased it on eonlinemanual but find it a little hard to navigate...thanks in advance!
Grab a ballast, if it still doesn't work the system may have locked it out and might need a module reset. Happens when the ballast is shot and driven for a long period of time
If you happen to have an AutoZone around you they sell a great product to get the oil cleaned up from your driveway. It's called purple power driveway and concrete degreaser. The way I use it is I put it in a squirt bottle or you can just buy the one it's already in the squirt bottle spray all your spots down. Either later on in the day or the next day spray it again. Do that a couple times and wait until you get a good rain and it should get rid of most of it the first shot. Once your driveway is dry again any spots that you see spray again and normally the second time after a good rain normally gets everything up.
-Interesting, mine came with Pirelli’s from the factory . It was a really really good set of tires. Didn’t last too long though . The guys at the service center told me the average life of tires they see are 7-8k miles.. They said if you’re driving “spiritedly” , the car will need regular break and tire checks. -Also keep a close check on the engine mounts. Didn’t feel disconcertingly inadequate, but it’d raise an eye brow or two for sure ..
I got a c63 amg as well but on start up and idle my mercedes is noticeably kinda loud in the engine bay others have told me it's the lifters and headers just on a amg. oh also does any one else have an issue on cold idle when trying to move the their c63 amg regardless if it's going in reverse or forward with it jerking a bit
I bought 2007 BMW 335xi for cheap. Turned out to have some flaws that I need to take care of, like misfiring at start, hard start, it had oil housing gasket bad, thrust arms and control arms were bad, etc. I'm doing work myself, so I save a lot of money on labor. But my point is that when you are done with all of it, even if this gonna end up being as much as market value is, you have fully functional car. Now, if you buy used one, you gonna pay market value + all repairs that might need to be done! I would never think twice about buying cheap, decent looking car and fix it rather than paying market value.
@@kinganthonygee330 I heard it's because they aren't even fully made in Germany like the European sold ones. Many of their parts are built in Mexico plants with virtually non-existent quality control.
@@apk878 I remember that BMW has some weird package deal that included purchasing a car with a 1 week vacation stay in German. You could get the car, drive it in Germany and after the week is up, it's shipped to the US. And it was actually a good deal. I would do it just to have a European spec built German car and not the poor quality US market vehicles. Otherwise I would never by a German vehicle here in the US.
@@apk878 I don't hear of failing electronics in the German factory built cars. That has to do with build quality. Failing sensors and burnt up wires are just some of the little things.
The C63 power steering pump isn't too awfully bad to change. 35 to 45 minutes from draining the fluid to filling it back up after the new pump has been installed 👍
I almost bought a basket case C55. Allot of the electronics like rear shade not working, tilt steering wheel not working and many more things not working. The C63 for 8900 with a rebuilt title and all the messing around that car had seems like a 4500$ car.
Alex, you need to check/replace the power steering reservoir. The reservoir contains the filter for the system. Likely the filter will be blocked from any contaminates from the failed pump. With the vehicle running, check for cavitation in the reservoir after running for a few minutes and turning lock to lock. Also something important to note, check the front sump on the engine. There's a braided line that runs underneath it, when the engine mounts become low the sump rubs through on the braided line. Potentially loosing engine oil/causing damage. Cheers
The idler pulley on the drive belt was seized. its at 13:14. It was not spinning when you were showing us the wobbly power sterring pump pulley. The collision avoidance radar unit is missing from behind the center of the grill. Unless in the USA this was an option. Man...no wonder it was cheap.
@@RelaxAndSmokeMeth no, pretty sure one of those poles would have taken out the whole front end lol it was one of those concrete parking spot bump things.. The worse part is I got to see the whole thing through the reflection on the glass door of the store I was at lol when the right side fog light went out, is when I knew I messed up😂😂
@@TheSkrillexRemix is it really? Hmm... Never crossed my mind to think that after lowering my car that causing damage to the bumpers or subframe could actually be MY fault. In all honesty, I was actually half way through writing a very stern letter to mercedes about how it was their fault. But thank you for the clarity.
Please I need your opinion. I have a W164 ml 2006 280cdi with 156.000 mile. I don't have any records for maintenance of the car coz it's pre-owner. My question is, I want to change the transmission oil but my dilemma is to do complete flush or remove 2-3 liter of oil. YOUR OPINION IT WILL BE VALUABLE FOR ME. THNX
Do a complete flush. There is a transmission mechanic I know, that actually recommends a complete flush every 30,000 miles and not just because he wants to make more money, but in his experience with seeing many transmission failures which are attributed to contaminated fluid that ruins gaskets and causes the transmission to leak(very common problem with all automatic transmissions!). He said even the most unreliable transmission can be made reliable with periodic flushing. All the failures and leaking are the main reason I only buy manual transmission cars, but if I were to ever get an automatic, or get one of the 3 leaking automatic transmissions cars rebuild, then I will be following the 30,000 mile flush advice.
Bet it had different wheels which cracked when he hit a curb...which dented the undercarriage and ripped out the wheel well plastics and broke the engine mount
Hey there. I have a question. You had me sold on the website for a shop manual for my 08 E63. I ordered it with the hopes of a good resource. Maybe I'm just not used to those things but its god awful to use. Is there some trick to how to get info from it without being a NASA scientist? I can't find anything useful and the software sucks. Any advice? Right now I feel like I threw away $25. Thanks
Still worth the purchase, but if I were you, get those motor mounts fixed, secure that motor so it dont cause nothing else to shimmy loose or bump into anything else...yeah...prior owner didnt tell you whole story, nothing new...lol..but you'll still have a awesome beast once you're done...I love it...I'm jele...
Would you have bought it for $8,500?
Only If were as skilled a mechanic as you.
Yea epesicaly if you can do all the work yourself
Yes, and my wife would probably leave me haha
Sure these go €20k+ in Europe
Totally would pay that....if a had a lift like you, and your skills, and an awesome set of tools, and didn't have 10 thumbs.
Previous owner: "I have money for the payment, but not enough for the repairs"
Chip Holland so true
Sometimes moving away is just the right thing to do
Well he wanted a CTSV.....soooooo yeah XD
Sounds like most owners who buy German cars lol
The repair money went towards gold tape and stickers.
It didn't even came with Pirelli tires but it came with a extra headlight. Who knows if the previous owner even uses Mobil1
It's he's shopping list so he doesn't forget
That is one ghetto-fied Mercedes 🙈
Gold foil in the engine bay? Who owned this...Tavarish? 😂😂
Jim Banville yes yes he did .. iron man said :😳💀
I still can't believe it has that low of miles too, looks like 130k mile plus car.
Water got into my BMW’s xenon headlight housing... the I replaced the bulb and it still didn’t work so I thought it was the wiring but it ended up only being the ballast and the actual xenon light was fine. Hope that could be of help with your headlight situation
The last time I came this early, my girlfriend broke up with me.
Hahaha
Same.
The last time i came early my dog likked the peanutbutter on my balls
oh, this joke again
It's such a POS...but that only makes me more excited of what's to come. Makes me wanna go buy one and fix one myself. Keep these videos coming its gonna be sweet once your done with it
Is the bumper only being held on by the tow hook?
The previous owner is the type of guy who could hardly buy a Mercedes and who is not willing to fix anything that breaks ..
So basically, the majority of European car owners? There's a reason the average ownership of these cars doesn't even get to 5 years.
@@SI0AX,
The previous owner obviously didn't treat the car well. Did you watch the video? The maintenance seemed half-hearted, the tires are mismatched and different brands - this treatment reeks of CHEAP and LAZY maintenance.
I've been driving European cars for years and have had no serious issues with them. My last car, a 2007 BMW, was driven for 11 years without any major issues.
@@cawimmer430 But that is exactly the reason it happens. You buy a car that has you chocked on the loan and when the car gets a problem, you don't have the money to repair it and then it gets worse and you're love for the car goes away and now you are left with regret. I'm sure that is the majority of owners, even the car manufacturers are embracing the 5 year leases and dropping prices to incentivize it.
@@SI0AX,
When you buy a car you should always budget for maintenance and repairs.
I've been driving German cars for years and never had catastrophic failures or reliability issues. These are well-made cars to begin with, but one also has to treat them and maintain them correctly.
Another problem is that cheapskates take their expensive European car to some [cheaper] independent mechanic shop who actually do more damage because they are unfamiliar with the technology and how to maintain or repair it. If you're driving the latest automobile, bring it to the dealership. It's costlier, but they generally know what they are doing. :-)
Honestly, I've always had good experiences with my German cars, even as they age. My old folks have a fully-loaded 2010 Mercedes E350 CGI W212, currently over 220,000 km, works like a charm and has no issues. My dad is very religious on maintenance AND having the right people (dealership-trained mechanics) do the oil changes etc.
@@cawimmer430 You're story is a pretty rare case from what I've heard. Do you live in Europe?
You would think German cars like this are neglected from owners who can't afford them... however I know from experience over the years that the cheapest people who neglect cars the most are actually wealthy!
True. The thing is it's just an appliance to them. They buy one, do the bare minimum and just trash it for another one.
Is there anything the previous owner did that wasn’t half assed?
I love how you make me feel so comfortable with these expensive cars.
They are an absolute nightmare unless you have a ton of mechanic experience like the OP.
So pleased you're going back to factory look. I have never understood shopping list stickers.
Why would you only replace suspension arm on one side?
You did say you're replacing the motor mounts, right? Are those hydraulic? Why do Mercedes motor mounts seem to all go bad anymore? Bad design?
dude the previous owner just didnt care bout that car, even the tires arent the same on every wheel, i can say he just revvvvvvvvvv it all time and just worn the motor mounts
All engine mounts go bad about every 100k miles. But it also doesn't help that these amgs have a lot of torque and really beat up the engine mounts.
@Team Americana that's funny. My e320 is a v6. First car I've owned with motor mount problems and I've owned a lot.
@@wernerdanler2742 I replaced my motor mounts twice on my W203 and once in W163 for a short period of time so no surprise. I also suspect bad general design like you said.
@@HaloHamstur I've owned many many cars and only ever had to replace worn engine & trans mounts in a 20 year old Toyota 4WD. I have 2 turbo diesel BMW's both of which have over 400ftlb of torque, one has over 140,000 miles and they're fine. It def seems to be a Mercedes motor mount thing.
The most expensive mercedes you'll ever own is the cheapest one you bought.
Sean Malcolm The money that was saved at the discounted price will be rolled back into the car just to get it to safe drivability. Not for that Hawaii vacation the family wanted, lol.
Well said
Replace "mercedes" with "car" and you nailed it.
You won't need A/C tomorrow-snow in Chicago! 🤣
I was getting moisture in my headlight when going through the car wash and replacing the igniter did the trick for me.
Keep it coming. Excited to watch this series.
Ahhhh Alex, refreshing to see someone with good taste on TH-cam! You could start a new channel "Un-pimp My Ride".
So Alex, I wood gess that the thrust arm u replaced was making the tire tow-in and wearing out...
Also, how is the compressor clutch engaged when all the refrigerant leaked out? Usually the low or high pressure switch won’t allow the compressor to run to keep it it from burning up and that’s assuming most of the oil leaked out as well.
I'll purchase the lip from you if you sign it.. $50 shipped to 06226 sound good? Lol
Dear Alex really need ur advice! I have a 2003 CLK 500, when I turn the car on and leave it running for a couple minutes it runs very rough. Now that I left it for a week it cranks with no start. I have purchased a crank position sensor and haven't had the chance to install it ... Am I taking a step in the right direction?
could be so many things. plugs, coils, injectors, fuel pump, timing, etc. usually spark and fuel are easiest things to start diagnosing a no start/runs rough condition. dont just throw parts at it.
@@chiomaslater2557 I removed one of the plugs and the ceramic had a blue streak
@@chiomaslater2557 also have a air intake temp sensor high charge code that's the only code
The gold tape on the engine makes me think Scrooge McDuck was the previous owner. I want to buy a Mercedes just so I can get the lifetime warranty deal from FCP Euro
They warranty all of their parts not just Mercedes ones
Excited to see you bring this thing back to it's former glory.
55tech has updated grilles if you are interested in those. Just make sure to reuse the stock upper piece that’s attached to the hood or make some sort of gasket between the grille piece and the hood to prevent whistling on the highway.
Man that thing was rode hard lol good stuff Alex
Try cheap builder's sand for the oil on the drive way. Let it sit for a while then brush over it with a stiff yard brush. Most of it should come out into the sand.
I'm so glad this car is in good hands now! Deserves it!
I like the carbon fiber front spoiler. You should replace it with something similar so it goes with the rear defuser
Alex, get a MAP gas torch and heat up those oil stains... they should burn off or lighten up for you.
My car had the same issue with water wrecking the headlight, it turns out it was just the ballast which is attached to the bottom of the headlight assembly. It's cheap, around $100 for a used one on eBay. The hard part is getting at it, the bumper has to somewhat come apart to get the light off. After that, the ballast just attaches on to the bottom of the headlight. Hopefully that's all yours needs!
Any tips for cleaning up those oil stains in a driveway?
Brot u need 2 million subscribers. You have motivated me to retry my goal of loving working on Cars. I only work on a.certain car since I love it so much but I need to learn how to love all cars and have the patience of a mechanic
Did you replace the arm on the passenger side too?
Arab Special deal for sure... surprised the oil was so clean. I know you will do right by this car keep it up.
i cant wait to see how this car sounds, thats how you know the sound is god tier, when u can see the sound
Love the look of the C63, minus all the decorative nonsense. Looks like you’re going to have your hands full on this build. Good luck.
Can you do a update of the cheap Chinese headers and what you did about this annoying exhaust leak
I love the look you said you're going for. Stock, but with little updates to make it look a little better than factory. Love the videos man keep it up!
As someone who knows jack shit about the mechanics but loves the W204 C63 this is awesome to watch. Very professional too.
The previous owner purchased discontinued parts from J.C. Whitney! Hey what do you know about the CLK55 AMG?
Man I love the exhaust note on that C63... wild thing
Great video’s ! compliment from the Netherlands ! I have a 2013 C250 cdi coupe AMG line....
the C63 is too expensive on fuel in the Netherlands (8 usd per gallon) so I drive a Diesel twin turbo
204 bhp and 500 nm torque, diesel , diesel costs 4,5 usd per gallon...
How much did the car lift cost and how much ceiling room is required?
Thanks
"It's a huge basket case"
Sell it to hoovies
Hoovie will basically buy it, fix it, then sell it for the same amount he bought it for
@@tehgzizlauw1787 *or less
If the power steering was bad, would the steering been stiff while driving it?
If it all leaks out, yes. It would be really hard to turn
Alex, is it possible if you can make a walk-through video on how to use the MB WIS software? I purchased it on eonlinemanual but find it a little hard to navigate...thanks in advance!
Besides your c63, would you say the general population of c63s are reliable? Im looking at one 09 with 49k I am interested in the life of this car
Grab a ballast, if it still doesn't work the system may have locked it out and might need a module reset. Happens when the ballast is shot and driven for a long period of time
If you happen to have an AutoZone around you they sell a great product to get the oil cleaned up from your driveway. It's called purple power driveway and concrete degreaser. The way I use it is I put it in a squirt bottle or you can just buy the one it's already in the squirt bottle spray all your spots down. Either later on in the day or the next day spray it again. Do that a couple times and wait until you get a good rain and it should get rid of most of it the first shot. Once your driveway is dry again any spots that you see spray again and normally the second time after a good rain normally gets everything up.
-Interesting, mine came with Pirelli’s from the factory . It was a really really good set of tires. Didn’t last too long though . The guys at the service center told me the average life of tires they see are 7-8k miles.. They said if you’re driving “spiritedly” , the car will need regular break and tire checks.
-Also keep a close check on the engine mounts. Didn’t feel disconcertingly inadequate, but it’d raise an eye brow or two for sure ..
I got a c63 amg as well but on start up and idle my mercedes is noticeably kinda loud in the engine bay others have told me it's the lifters and headers just on a amg. oh also does any one else have an issue on cold idle when trying to move the their c63 amg regardless if it's going in reverse or forward with it jerking a bit
I bought 2007 BMW 335xi for cheap. Turned out to have some flaws that I need to take care of, like misfiring at start, hard start, it had oil housing gasket bad, thrust arms and control arms were bad, etc. I'm doing work myself, so I save a lot of money on labor. But my point is that when you are done with all of it, even if this gonna end up being as much as market value is, you have fully functional car. Now, if you buy used one, you gonna pay market value + all repairs that might need to be done! I would never think twice about buying cheap, decent looking car and fix it rather than paying market value.
Its going to be so much louder with the long tube headers. Can't wait to see and hear it afterwards
I have a Question, is it hart to fix such a car? If i compare it to my 1997 bike it seems Pretty hard to do
Did you do the install on these headers, interested in seeing your install and review? Not sure if you've installed them yet or not?
Knock knock, whose there, I got lucky it's only the power steering 😂
Front noise and wheel issue might be a loose control arm and sway bar link
Oh well... there's the fixer upper you wanted boss!... great potential and a very nice car though!
The previous owner dislike the video jajaja
That’s sucks about the xenon..but I’m positive you’re ballast that powers the xenon is shot..
You plug FCP Euro, I get an ad for ECS Tuning lol
We are developing a new exhaust for this W204 platform. Maybe we can get you one
I just can’t help but wonder why al these US mercedes cars look cheap to me compared to the european ones. 🙇♂️
German Cars are disrespected and abused in the US
@@kinganthonygee330 I heard it's because they aren't even fully made in Germany like the European sold ones. Many of their parts are built in Mexico plants with virtually non-existent quality control.
@@apk878 I remember that BMW has some weird package deal that included purchasing a car with a 1 week vacation stay in German. You could get the car, drive it in Germany and after the week is up, it's shipped to the US. And it was actually a good deal.
I would do it just to have a European spec built German car and not the poor quality US market vehicles. Otherwise I would never by a German vehicle here in the US.
@@apk878 I don't hear of failing electronics in the German factory built cars. That has to do with build quality. Failing sensors and burnt up wires are just some of the little things.
What kind of scanner are you using ? OBD
You are very optimist person & always in good mood, everything seem to be easy for U.
Change the reservoir too
I had the same issue few weeks back
You sure this thing wasn't used in NASCAR ?? 😂😂
Good videos mate 👍
The C63 power steering pump isn't too awfully bad to change. 35 to 45 minutes from draining the fluid to filling it back up after the new pump has been installed 👍
The headlight module on the passenger side probably got wet so the lights won’t work and it’s super easy to change
I almost bought a basket case C55. Allot of the electronics like rear shade not working, tilt steering wheel not working and many more things not working. The C63 for 8900 with a rebuilt title and all the messing around that car had seems like a 4500$ car.
All that stuff would have broken anyway.
Alex, you need to check/replace the power steering reservoir. The reservoir contains the filter for the system. Likely the filter will be blocked from any contaminates from the failed pump. With the vehicle running, check for cavitation in the reservoir after running for a few minutes and turning lock to lock.
Also something important to note, check the front sump on the engine. There's a braided line that runs underneath it, when the engine mounts become low the sump rubs through on the braided line. Potentially loosing engine oil/causing damage.
Cheers
Thanks brother. I have the reservoir on order and I'll check the oil line
@@LegitStreetCars I have seen 3 - 4 leaking and dozens worn into the sump. Should be able to bend it slightly down and fix it.
@@LegitStreetCars Also, reason I mentioned the reservoir. If it's blocked, it'll likely damage the new pump. Pumps aren't fun on 63s
The idler pulley on the drive belt was seized. its at 13:14. It was not spinning when you were showing us the wobbly power sterring pump pulley. The collision avoidance radar unit is missing from behind the center of the grill. Unless in the USA this was an option. Man...no wonder it was cheap.
I loved my 2010, but I didn't love repairing it all the time.
When are you changing the power steering pump?
federal 595 rs-rr, good tires, grips very well on the track
Isn't it better to replace both of those front thrust arms rather than have one good quality sealed unit and one old rubber bushing?
Ya I did replace them both
You’d be my hero if you figured out a nice manual swap or dct or just a modern torque converter swap
It has a CVT transmission?
Unrelated, but today I tore half my front bumper off my lowered w203 on a parking space block thing.. 🤦♂️
The metal pole that sticks out?
@@RelaxAndSmokeMeth no, pretty sure one of those poles would have taken out the whole front end lol it was one of those concrete parking spot bump things.. The worse part is I got to see the whole thing through the reflection on the glass door of the store I was at lol when the right side fog light went out, is when I knew I messed up😂😂
Enrique L that’s what you get
@@TheSkrillexRemix is it really? Hmm... Never crossed my mind to think that after lowering my car that causing damage to the bumpers or subframe could actually be MY fault. In all honesty, I was actually half way through writing a very stern letter to mercedes about how it was their fault. But thank you for the clarity.
@@TheSkrillexRemix......and also a stern letter to the manufacturers of said concrete parking spot bump things.
Hey Alex question for the tires in the front I see the left is worn on the inside is that caused by bad ball joints or what?
If the headlights cant be fixed check out the w205 look headlights
Looking forward to seeing what those camshaft/valve buckets look like.
Watch tomorrow's video
Alex, hide those driveway stains with a solvent based tinted concrete sealer. Looks good for long time no matter what.
Please I need your opinion. I have a W164 ml 2006 280cdi with 156.000 mile. I don't have any records for maintenance of the car coz it's pre-owner. My question is, I want to change the transmission oil but my dilemma is to do complete flush or remove 2-3 liter of oil.
YOUR OPINION IT WILL BE VALUABLE FOR ME.
THNX
Do a complete flush. There is a transmission mechanic I know, that actually recommends a complete flush every 30,000 miles and not just because he wants to make more money, but in his experience with seeing many transmission failures which are attributed to contaminated fluid that ruins gaskets and causes the transmission to leak(very common problem with all automatic transmissions!). He said even the most unreliable transmission can be made reliable with periodic flushing.
All the failures and leaking are the main reason I only buy manual transmission cars, but if I were to ever get an automatic, or get one of the 3 leaking automatic transmissions cars rebuild, then I will be following the 30,000 mile flush advice.
I’m loving this car and it’s repairs so far.
How do you clean the oil from the front of your garage? I have the same problem at home.
I use loads of washing up liquid and a jet wash, poor on the washing up liquid and scrub it the jet wash and repeat.. worked for me good luck
Bet it had different wheels which cracked when he hit a curb...which dented the undercarriage and ripped out the wheel well plastics and broke the engine mount
Why dont you try some Vibrant Performance mufflers
You should do a diy oil catch can considering only one company out there makes one and its $600.
my driveway is pea gravel.. give that oil back to the dinosaurs... circle of life.
looks like the washer fluid reservoir has a leak too.
would buy in a heartbeat
Hey there. I have a question. You had me sold on the website for a shop manual for my 08 E63. I ordered it with the hopes of a good resource. Maybe I'm just not used to those things but its god awful to use. Is there some trick to how to get info from it without being a NASA scientist? I can't find anything useful and the software sucks. Any advice? Right now I feel like I threw away $25. Thanks
In Europe these go from 20k usd with more than 100k miles on the clock. For 8500 you can get a C55.
Oily driveway tip-kitty litter to soak it up, sweep, then powder laundry detergent.
Still worth the purchase, but if I were you, get those motor mounts fixed, secure that motor so it dont cause nothing else to shimmy loose or bump into anything else...yeah...prior owner didnt tell you whole story, nothing new...lol..but you'll still have a awesome beast once you're done...I love it...I'm jele...
U did both trustarms while changing the defective one?
Yes you should do them in pairs especially if using a totally different style busing.
I was about to get mad about the exhaust tips and complain then I remembered your cutting them off :)