BARN FIND LOW MILEAGE MERCEDES w209 CLK 55 AMG, PART 2! TURNS INTO A DISASTER! NOT GOOD NEWS! 🤯

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ธ.ค. 2024

ความคิดเห็น • 290

  • @sprautos
    @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Sorry it’s took so long for the part 2 guys! But as you know I’ve been under the weather, 🤧 videos will now be more consistent.
    Hope you all enjoy, all the best everyone!

    • @phil25051
      @phil25051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sam. I love the Mercedes engine cover badge. I've been trying to find one since owning the Clk. I'll be in touch soon for collection. Very happy man mate.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@phil25051 no problem ive actully done ore bits and bobs since this video haha i cant help it

    • @ThePacman1
      @ThePacman1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cracking job guys and hope you enjoy your rejuvenated CLK Phil. It’s a cracking car

    • @phil25051
      @phil25051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sam. A 2xl SPR t shirt would be worn with pride, mate.😊

    • @Millennial_Manc
      @Millennial_Manc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@phil25051 You’ve done well for yourself there! All of the pillarless coupés age well aesthetically.

  • @seeingthelight3608
    @seeingthelight3608 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    With the amount of parts replaced & the expert work/knowledge required, I think £6,700 was a bargain especially with the gearbox refurb for £1,200. The car will more than likely provide years of trouble free motoring to come. Glad to see a mechanic who cares about his work. Enjoyed the videos.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Yes this customer has a good solid rare! Low mileage AMG now with most thing covered

  • @paulcarruthers1314
    @paulcarruthers1314 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    No wonder you’re booked out, honest and highly skilled. Your apprentices will carry your workmanship on.

  • @simonbutterfield6665
    @simonbutterfield6665 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Value for money from a company that goes the extra mile for its customers. A job well done and a car to be proud of.

  • @peternic1
    @peternic1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This, people, is why you need to take your car to a specialist. Glad you're over your health issues Sam.

  • @oboist3
    @oboist3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    As an Australian owner of a nice Mercedes B200 CDI (2012 model) it is great to see your in-depth videos on Mercedes generally. They are professional, factual, and no stupid padding. Fantastic.

  • @bernardgoss9760
    @bernardgoss9760 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your work ethics remind me of how repair shops and mechanics worked decades ago. It was a mutual relationship towards maintaining a vehicles health. Kudos from across the pond..

  • @TheThewindymiller
    @TheThewindymiller 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Simply excellent content again Sam. You and Nathan are a hell of a team. Your customers are very privileged to have you. As a mechanic (non merc) and huge merc enthusiast who owns an S204 really appreciate the channel.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Much appreciated! Great to hear that from fellow mechanics. 🧰

  • @rolfschulze1219
    @rolfschulze1219 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Hi Sam, Rolf from Australia nice to see your good work.I have a C 55 AMG 2005.Not many of them around
    in Australia. 130...km. love it very much. Beeing an 74year ( old motor mechanic) I like to see your videos.Also appreciate
    your honesty cheers good luck for the future.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks rolf, I hope your still doing abit 🔧
      C55 nice car 👌

  • @bIackwhiteTV
    @bIackwhiteTV 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My 2003 CLK 55 has a Valeo radiator and to be honest, it scared me a bit as they were known to have a factory defect and leak. However, it seems that the previous owner replaced the radiator because the date on it is 05/03/05, so I hope I won't have an unpleasant surprise.

  • @Millennial_Manc
    @Millennial_Manc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    23:29 He’s telling the truth… always doing free stuff for me when my car is in. If Sam was a plastic surgeon, you’d go in for your appendix and wake up looking like Cher.

    • @MelissaBowers-l2g
      @MelissaBowers-l2g 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

    • @wolfgangezeh2221
      @wolfgangezeh2221 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is why I’m going to take my futur Mercedes Benz from Newcastle Upon Tyne to him. He’s incredible.

    • @travel8033
      @travel8033 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rumours abound that Chers Piss Flaps,, Beef Curtains ,,, were used by her plastic surgeon to reconstruct Nicki Laudas ears...

    • @Mercmad
      @Mercmad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Or heaven Forbid, Madonna .but in realty it would be more like Nancy Pelosi.

  • @retrobikechannel2599
    @retrobikechannel2599 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Refreshing you are prepared to reveal costs. Not many if any TH-cam repair channels do this.

  • @tonyb1184
    @tonyb1184 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Outstanding work as always Sam. The gearbox and torque converter rebuild was a more than reasonable price. Ending up with a beautiful Merc 🎉

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍

  • @bobber4000
    @bobber4000 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i cant believe how rare parts become nowadays on mercs. back in the eighties i had a customer in sheffield that had a 500 gullwing and i could get the parts (sometimes with a bit of delay) quite readily.

  • @pauljeffries
    @pauljeffries 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What a great job.....and having that badge made for the engine cover just made the car complete......top work 👌👍

  • @Wiltshire-observer
    @Wiltshire-observer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always fancied a nice Merc, but I would need to live near this garage to realise the dream. Excellent professional work done by those who are specialists. Very heartening.

  • @erniestarkey8856
    @erniestarkey8856 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i am lucky to have an honest Service rep/ and mechanic at my local Mercedes dealer here in Florida. They are honest like you guys. Really enjoy watching these videos. Your customers are so lucky to have a mechanic like you.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Much appreciated! thank you

  • @dhdove
    @dhdove 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Happy memories, the arrival of the Snap Off van was a weekly treat (if your pocket could stand it).

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Persuading your self the £200 ratchet is worth it for the free cup. 😂

  • @paulbeecham8313
    @paulbeecham8313 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    As the saying goes Good mechanics are not cheap and cheap mechanics are not good, quality work as always and worth every penny 👌👌

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well said!

  • @outdoortechtrekguy1029
    @outdoortechtrekguy1029 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Real professionals be proud of what you do I am proud of you guys being an engineer myself this is how it should be done. I would come from anywhere in the country to see you guys if I had a Merc

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Appreciate that thank you 🙏

  • @peterocallaghan3867
    @peterocallaghan3867 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    from Australia, love your work Sam, thanks for the video, great content very well executed.

  • @dean827
    @dean827 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My 2011 w204 c300 suffered this at 120k mls. Replaced radiator, torque converter, clutches, tcm, and reprogrammed the tcm. Cost: $8k for parts and $1.8k for module and $500 for merc tech mobile programming. After 2k mls car runs good but trans 94% as smooth as it used to be

  • @Conservator.
    @Conservator. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a Dutchman watching you buying petrol by the liter but expressing efficiency in mpg makes me smile.

  • @timallsopp8656
    @timallsopp8656 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For all the work and passion that went into putting this superb car back on the road, a bill of £6,700 is in my mind, an absolute bargain!

  • @rekord1969
    @rekord1969 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fabulous work, lovely CLK55, an underrated car in my opinion. I had one of these a few years ago in the same colour, always thought it could have used a 6 speed manual, it would have transformed the engine’s performance. However I also felt the auto gave them a muscle car feel which was enjoyable.

  • @lexrus7786
    @lexrus7786 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The same thing happens to lexus ls430 and mk3 gs430, but not a low mileage, it usually happens around 100000 miles or slighly over, what people do to prevent it from happening is either replace the radiator just before it hits 100k or put a separate cooler on it

  • @GordonHunter
    @GordonHunter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The more expensive a car was new, the more you need to spend to keep it on the road, no such thing as a cheap performance car. Great video series and hopefully loads of fun for the owner.

  • @morgaholic
    @morgaholic 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If all mechanics had your professionalism and integrity the world would be a better place

  • @Ronnie_224
    @Ronnie_224 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow what a job and that’s some amount of work you have done to the car. And only for the bill to come in at £6,700 you could have well over charged for that like so many other garages would have done. Just shows that you’d are genuine guys and are not out to rip people off. I have a £5.800 bill coming for a Bank 1 and Bank 2 manifold rebuild on my SQ7 If I got the bill of £6,700 for all that work I would gladly pay it and not even query it one single bit.

  • @Eastbarn1
    @Eastbarn1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh no! You and Steve diagnosed a failed Valeo radiator in my 2003 W211 E270. Unhappy memories! The cost was too high at the time so I traded it in to the dealer that sold it to me. I have never done that before or since but that car was the most unreliable motor of my entire life. It was at your place so often that I had forgotten to MOT it!
    Bargain job, sounds like gearboxes might be cheaper to rebuild now, I hope that you are now in fine fettle yourself 💪

  • @davidjackson3818
    @davidjackson3818 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done SPR Autos. I really enjoy your videos and commentary.

  • @Dylan-xp6pk
    @Dylan-xp6pk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Another very informative and enlightening video. I also echo a previous post, £6.700 for all that work, I was fully expecting the total to be a fair bit more. I consider myself very fortunate that you guys will be looking after my new to me Clk 55.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Another clk 55 🙌

  • @timothyabraham13
    @timothyabraham13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome, i hope you are feeling better.

  • @Viewsonic61
    @Viewsonic61 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I absolutely loved wathcing this video and its inherently clear that you guys take enormous pride in the work that you do. The customer must be over the moon with the end result, i know i would be if i was lucky enough to own this beauty. Keeep up the good work 👍

  • @popuptoaster
    @popuptoaster 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My W210 E55 was a one owner car for 17 years came with a full main dealer history as far as I could tell it's gearbox lasted 250,000 miles with only two fluid changes. It was getting a bit sluggish to change gear when I had it though.

  • @Enigmaception
    @Enigmaception 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    £6,700!
    Was fully expecting around the £10k mark to be honest.
    With all that work and such low mileage, I think the car will be worth that much more, or at least £5k more.
    Cracking job

  • @djwarren5081
    @djwarren5081 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I guessed at £6-6500 so pretty close. The customer has now got a lovely, low mileage car in great condition. Happy days!

  • @luizdejardin4432
    @luizdejardin4432 หลายเดือนก่อน

    AMG's are superb and nice cars from Mercedes, I love them, nice service as always guys!

  • @paulcarvalho9628
    @paulcarvalho9628 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome work and more than reasonable, thank you for sharing.

  • @joshmcinerney9802
    @joshmcinerney9802 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great channel. No BS presenting/filling. You can’t run a good car without a good specialist.

  • @Theoriginalbigbrillo
    @Theoriginalbigbrillo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    There is a screw missing but there is also a Loose Nut standing directly behind the two front Wheels!
    Seriously Sam, the Best Mercedes Mechanics out there and Seriously funny Mechanics let's all be honest🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
    P.S. Smiles per Gallon..................................😂😂😂😂

  • @KonradChmielewski-n4r
    @KonradChmielewski-n4r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the video, I had the same gearbox issue back on my CLK270 in October last year, ruined my day! Good stuff.

  • @grahamcarter5363
    @grahamcarter5363 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was quoted in France 1400 euro to recon a vauxhall vivaro gearbox so you did really well

  • @vladmoloce8915
    @vladmoloce8915 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Hi! Cool video! What oil did you use in rear differential please and what quantity? Cheers

  • @trendyfunandgames4759
    @trendyfunandgames4759 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just bought a cls500 382hp and I thought 75000 miles would be good on a gearbox, tempted to get it serviced now

  • @darth420vader
    @darth420vader 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The 3 pointed star is a nice touch. For the w210 E55 we retrofit the rear trunk emblem off the S Class, because they always fall off.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s great info 🙌👍

  • @johnseddon7049
    @johnseddon7049 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great story, well told and that dead-pan humour 😂😂😂 keep 'em coming!

  • @murraycharters6102
    @murraycharters6102 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think that price sounds very reasonable Sam, great job. I hope the car warrants that investment.
    I have just purchased my sons 2019 Mercedes GLC 200 , 4 matic. It has done 66,000km and is in pristine condition.
    I may regret having to sell my 2016 Holden Calais, which has never given me an ounce of trouble at 121,000 km and runs sweet as a nut. A beautiful car and very economical.

  • @oscarcat80
    @oscarcat80 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lovely job, saved a great car there. Glad your keeping better that’s the most important part

  • @jamespollard1543
    @jamespollard1543 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    New subscriber.
    W208 55AMG and 430 Convertible owner.
    M113 Engine is incredible.
    Learned loads.
    Thanks.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the sub! And glad you’re learning along the way.

  • @markmulcahy1958
    @markmulcahy1958 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good value to that customer. Shows your love of the 'special ones'

  • @JJonCars
    @JJonCars 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A small price to pay to keep such a nice car on the road. Great work on a modern classic car :)
    Every day is a school day - I honestly had no idea what a torque converter actually looks like 😂

  • @Nick-bp7jf
    @Nick-bp7jf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for pointing out part 2 with the gearbox work.
    Jeep use a graph showing the fill level at different temperatures for their 722.6. Are you at liberty to divulge who does your Tranny and Torque Converter repairs please? It may come in useful in future.

  • @raymondmumford6255
    @raymondmumford6255 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow! Where can I find a mechanic like you in Australia 😊 Your attention to detail is amazing.

  • @dantovey2785
    @dantovey2785 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous work to bring this rare gem back to factory health. You could tell it was a labour of love. Congratulations, new subscriber to the channel but fascinating to watch and learn. Thank you for the excellent content.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you and welcome. Yea I real did enjoy getting this one back on the road, customer was a pleasure to deal with also which makes things easier.

  • @mohamedbhamjee1856
    @mohamedbhamjee1856 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Many thanks Sam had the same problem no my 2002 E500 those early radiators failed dismally 🇩🇪⛽️🚘

  • @Amgdriver
    @Amgdriver 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That moment we all love on a Monday morning when the Snap On Man arrives and he think did i really get paid on Friday? 🤓🤓🤓
    Excellent video again. 🤝

  • @Toolboxcleaningco
    @Toolboxcleaningco 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Top video again ! Shame it's given up but lucky it's no given up on the customer and now there's no doubt the box will last!

  • @prakashnarismulu3332
    @prakashnarismulu3332 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome job. Greetings from Johannesburg 🇿🇦

  • @Leonardo555ZZZZ
    @Leonardo555ZZZZ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Faulty radiators allowing coolant into the trans. were Valeo , used in cars built up to Sept 2003 . After that they should be unaffected.. Behr are the better ones.
    Select carbon filter on the AC and it won't click.
    Great work ,,the car will now run well for years to come.

  • @jakefalk6350
    @jakefalk6350 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in Ireland and would be tempted to get the ferry over for you to work on my car excellent work.

  • @kipper841
    @kipper841 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video Sam, I wish all garages operated with such honesty, integrity and enthusiasm. Love the deadpan humour and I am sure your channel will just grow and grow. Hope your ill health problems have now been resolved as well. Any more collabs coming up with Matt from High Peak Autos - another person who is a credit to the car trade (cant believe I said that!).

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Many thanks, plenty more to come, and more deadpan humour 😂
      Nothing planned but I’m sure we will work together at some point.

    • @installwebercarburetorsona6159
      @installwebercarburetorsona6159 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excellent rehab of a worthy example

  • @steveclement9815
    @steveclement9815 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hope you're back to full health now Sam. Excellent video as always, such care for detail and pride in work is a rarity these days. Well done.

  • @henrynwosu6277
    @henrynwosu6277 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I didn't see them code the gearbox to the car. They replaced the conductor plate and valve body. Surely, that was a necessity.

  • @01menyou
    @01menyou 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When you replaced the short section of fuel line, if it lives in the tank, does it need to be a fully submersible grade?
    On my bike, I replaced some in the tank and required a grade able to live with fuel inside and outside.

  • @1234minster
    @1234minster 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another great video, very informative, good project, look forward to more!

  • @dbash2004
    @dbash2004 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes but didn't you clean the ashtray 3 months ago? It was fine until you did that

  • @adrianrigby1933
    @adrianrigby1933 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A very reasonable price for what has been. You do things properly and do not cut corners. Cost effective quality is how i would describe what you do.

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video

  • @guy4469
    @guy4469 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you explain the funny clock please .

  • @sonykroket
    @sonykroket 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your vids arre so great and fun to watch. Please never stop or surrender.

  • @qc2731
    @qc2731 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely quality content as always. That car is now even more of an absolute gem thanks to you guys 👊

  • @keithfinnegan1865
    @keithfinnegan1865 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is great value considering the amount of parts and labour. All the best.

  • @howardboulton-cox7728
    @howardboulton-cox7728 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning car and absolutely worth spending the money on.
    Awesome job by you guys

  • @robertbradshaw9367
    @robertbradshaw9367 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did you sort out the knocking from behind the dash?

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A job for another day. 😉

  • @martinduffy646
    @martinduffy646 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really enjoy your video,s. I have a mercedes cls V6 AMG 3 ltr diesel with 73k what do you think of them . I love it

    • @popuptoaster
      @popuptoaster 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cars that have the AMG trim package but not the drivetrain are a bit "Meh" if you ask me.
      MB should have used a different name for the option but I understand why they did it, let's them cash in on the reputation if special cars and once everything is electric, AMG won't mean anything anyway.

  • @dd1309
    @dd1309 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you for the update. keep getting well. you are irreplaceable.

  • @chrisgregory2269
    @chrisgregory2269 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hope you got the windows from Vale windows

  • @zzhughesd
    @zzhughesd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was in Tameside Trans sent gearbox for overhaul ??? Most used box repair centre here Manchester. They're not cheap.

  • @Parknest
    @Parknest 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The transmission refurb was pricey but it is peace of mind for the customer. Genuine Mercedes parts can sometimes be pricey but they're always money well spent as I found out with the front control arms I bought for my 2009 W204 C200. That is a beautiful CLK and the money spent will help to maintain the value of the car.

  • @СергейКоролев-ы4ж
    @СергейКоролев-ы4ж 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How often gear box oil must be changed?

  • @bryanporter3025
    @bryanporter3025 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another fantastic video well worth the wait and great to see artisans at work ...well done lads ....cant wait for a new episode 🏆👍

  • @robsmith6087
    @robsmith6087 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great stuff . . . again !

  • @ftffighter
    @ftffighter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg, you seriously turned a day going south into a really, REALLY good day with an upload from you guys!! So amazing, thank you Sam and everyone else at SPR!! This almost made me cry, with such low miles too... I'm happy that owner found you, you gave him a really really good price for the work you did. Unlike the extortionist over-rulers at a Mercedes dealer who probably would've stripped this customer dry. P.S. I never knew that the transmission fluid/coolant fluid crossover in the radiator problem affected these 2005 CLK 55's tbh! A lot of sources online seem to leave that fact out, probably because of how very little people know due to the low production numbers for this last year. The UK numbers I've seen say there were only around a few dozen 05' CLK 55 Coupes over there and that's it!

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad this video made your day better, that’s always good. All the best to you.

    • @ftffighter
      @ftffighter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sprautos Thank you too!

    • @Leo555ZZZ
      @Leo555ZZZ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This car is not a 2005 build..it has the older style interior switches and command , older style wheels and engine cover and does not have quad exhaust tips.
      Most likely it was built prior to October 2003 and had a Valeo radiator.
      Cars after that date had BEHR radiators or revised valeo radiators and are not affected by the trans fluid / coolant crossover problem.
      2005 CLK55's also had bigger brakes ,6 piston front calipers and two piece rotors which this car does not have.

  • @MrAshley721
    @MrAshley721 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great learning about the gearbox, torque converter. Amazing job and a great car. Well worth the spend. I love the attention to detail in your work, the engine cover star 🤌I'm pretty new to Mercedes I have an s204 2012 on 109k owned 6 years since 50k so enjoy expanding my knowledge with these videos.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s great to hear if your learning and picking up stuff from out videos even something small, that’s the aim.

  • @satoshi1-21
    @satoshi1-21 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job, just shows that these cars are made to be driven.

  • @johnreynolds2387
    @johnreynolds2387 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great stuff. Loved seeing how you got the box out and back in. Hope you are feeling better.

  • @Greyhoundsforever
    @Greyhoundsforever 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your attention to detail. Keep up the great work!

  • @interesting7906
    @interesting7906 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh yeah. 6700q is honest and fair price for the work to get a basically brand new AMG.

  • @pearsy85
    @pearsy85 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video and work on this classic beast.
    Just wondering if the fuel hose is in tank hose that can be submerged, as standard fuel hose can only withstand fuel on the inside not on the outside. Cheers.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I believe so. 🙏

  • @milabaigar
    @milabaigar 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have the 270 cdi superb car , my seat getting bit sad but I love the car replaced all front sus discs etc , drives like new , dont think I’ll ever sell it . Just as matter of interest mine has a separate horn behind the radiators would that be a alarm horn maybe ? Love ya dedication to Mercedes stuff 👍

    • @m60kaf
      @m60kaf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Alarm Horns in the wheel areches NICads leak and kill the board. best to get new (or old second hand and replace betteries if you know how)

  • @peternic1
    @peternic1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Sam, while we're talking about CLKs and auto gearboxs, I've a 2001 CLK with the 5 speed auto. I tend to change down manually when slowing down or coming to a stop. I've a friend who's adamant that doing this causes damage to older, torque converter gearboxes. I've called BS. Any thoughts??

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The option to change down manually wouldn’t be there if it was dangerous is my theory

  • @LosihoTTT
    @LosihoTTT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still missing the centre caps in all 4 wheels ? Lovely red X218 in the background - my parents have a 2014 CLS250CDi in Diamond White with the AMG pack that was rear ended by a taxi driver 😕. It has AUD$18k of damage, insurance company wanted to write it off (statutory, not structural write off), parents said no, they're going to repair it (only has 65,000km on the odo & in mint condition). It finally goes to body repairs next week after waiting a few weeks for parts from MB.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well spotted but that’s because they are temporary wheels, the original twin spokes are having a refurb

  • @dafunk420
    @dafunk420 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you shouldve done the rear main seal on it while the box is off

  • @davidperry3531
    @davidperry3531 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have missed your videos. I am sorry to hear that you have been unwell but hope that you are on the mend now. 😢

  • @amair381
    @amair381 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You guys are top professionals

  • @Barearse69
    @Barearse69 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Attention to detail is awesome. I am planning on using your services in the near future. Great to see you're on the ball.

  • @joshd9454
    @joshd9454 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice touch at the end aswell well done lads 👍

  • @alexandros4703
    @alexandros4703 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent, that was a lot of work. I guessed 7k before you announced the total cost. There are places that would cost much more. Great Vid👍

  • @retrobikechannel2599
    @retrobikechannel2599 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @23.11, the wine you hear on first start up (for a second) what is it? mine has started doing this.

    • @sprautos
      @sprautos  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All m113 wine abit. I believe the oil pump is the main noise. Unless you have something different, I’ve had noisy guid pullys before

    • @retrobikechannel2599
      @retrobikechannel2599 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sprautos ok, thnaks.