I’m usually not the one to hate in mikes videos, but that was just ridiculous. He kept driving KNOWING his transmission is WAY hotter than it usually is. Very very dumb. It’s common sense PULL OVER!!!
I don't think is due to race mode and downshifting. It's true that race mode and downshifting must be activated when temp of transmission was good but in this issue the transmission is absolutely ok. Many persons have this problem of radiator perforated becaus big gril and high speed, cause each pebbles like weapon
It would be wise to perform a full transmission service, replacing the trans fluid, before you drive it again. That fluid may well be burned now from the trans overheating. Also, you should have parked and left the car at the dealer when the problem was first discovered. Don’t keep driving with an obvious serious problem! Worst case, there is always Uber for such situations.
He went to the dealership....as much as people hate them because they are expensive they will fix it. No need to do "just in case" with them. They fuck up, they re-do. Only people taking it to a local mechanic who dont know shit about cars post 2000 need to do "just in case do dis, dat, and da 3rd" lol. No.
There are very few independent gearbox shops that will take on the merc auto box. Lad at work has a c class 2012. It took him a week or so to find a shop to do it. They just happened to have an X merc tech working for them.
Changing the fluid around a problem will do nothing. That idea is like saying “my engine is overheating so I’ll change the oil”. If the trans temp is high he has a real problem.
Instead of calling it the beast. You should call it the “Garage Queen”. So you can’t do puddles, no salt/pebbles because your radiator is thin as paper... what else? 😂😂😂😂
Your transmission fluid is cooked. I hope they replaced your fluid, if not you will be back to the dealership in the most uncomfortable time with transmission problems.
you should NOT have driven it that hot! i'm sure the trans life has been shortened somewhat. it will probably self destroy itself this summer in the heat. the guy that told you to bring it back the next day should find himself unemployed!
I agree he shouldn't have driven it home, nor should have the dealer told him to. I dont think there was any damage to the transmission. Yes it was hotter then "normal" operating temperature but it never entered the red zone on the gadge. You can see that in the video. Also the car would have entered "limp mode" or whatever Mercedes calls it on their vehicals. Also a error message and check engine light would have come on it it entered the red zone on the gadge. And yes digital gadges have red zones. You cans see in the vid where it had just entered the higher then normal temp zone indicated by the darker blue
I've been watching Mike's videos since the very beginning. The fact that he quit his job inspired me to start my own channel on personal finance and I just uploaded my first video yesterday!
They just sent you home with temps that high? A good dealership would have said "leave the car here's a loaner". Dealerships out west are so much better than anything back east
I don’t know if I agree with that. I live in PA, a rural area where they dump salt, ash/cinders, sand, and bits of the road break apart all the time and the worst I gotten was cosmetic damage.. hell I have a dent in my radiator from when probably golfball sided bit of road came up smashed threw my lower grill and into my rad that Volvo still going very strong, I had it checked by my mechanics who did testing and said still holds pressure, just a dent.....got that when I was going 75MPH chasing my GF in her car around after snowfall for fun.. she must have kicked up some of the road
@@Honeypot-x9s for god sake lads. A rock hitting a radiator is like a rock hitting a windscreen. Sometimes you get lucky and other times you don't. Its just bad luck.
joflynn5 ; BS on that claim. The design sucks. Hmmmm let me see. Let’s build a car so the soft metal and delicate fins of the radiator are less than a foot off the ground. Exactly where all the rocks and flotsam & jetsam is kicked up on a daily basis. DUMB AND DUMBER. GO BUY A Japanese car and just drive it forever. American cars are pretty damn good as well. Hyundai & KIA they are the whole industries worst nightmare. They are about to take over the entire segments of the market. Check out the new Twin Turbo G70. Holy Shit what a beast! And it’s great looking inside and out IMO.
11:54 i was creased 😂😂😂, we'll give it a wash for you. Naaa its fine I'll do it myself, don't want swirls and scratches on it, good on you mike for telling them, i always tell the dealership not to wash mine 😂
Scotty Kilmer lacks modern expertise and lives in a Vehicle technological age of 1990. Theres truth in what he's saying but ignoring the whole picture of why modern engines are built and engineered the way they are is just for show anf catering the content his fans want. ( I drive a Ford btw.)
Its not even the reliability I mean all cars can have a radiator break but 1300 for a new one, that is insane. A new radiator on my 2003 VW Golf was £70 and that radiator leaked slow because it was hit by a flying brick off a skip.
@@hotte13469 well I drive a 1972 Mercedes 350 SL 250.000 kilometers and it still running great, mimor repair like brakes and water pump. And yes I only drive it in summer times 😎
My friends 2018 C63s also has a tiny hole punctured in the rad and had the exact same symptoms. It would never fully overheat, but the temps would get high and the fans would kick in big time.
Okay. So you don’t even have a genuine big block 6.2L V8 in this heap. What you have is an overpriced, unreliable mess with two huge sequential turbos, which, from an engineering perspective, are huge, round air vacuums waiting to suck in whatever nightmares (such as water lol) may come and a series of p-chips piping themselves into your cabin via your multi-speaker sound system. Additionally, more chips reside in your exhaust to deliver that demonic sound that the previous, far more durable and reliable (although I’m not saying very much about that given Mercedes-Benz’s currently horrid reputation for reliability and notoriously indifferent customer service) to equate to having a do in your engine bay telling you all you want to hear to inflate your needy ego. And whoever would you elect to put a lot of miles on a hand-built car in P-Burg’s wretched weather, hence destroying what little value it shall very soon posses. I worked for a Mercedes-Benz dealership until all my years of passion and research on this marque weren’t going to close a sale. Out of loaners?? Then they ought to have handed you the keys to a CPO car and had you leave your s#+/t heap there instead of risking what shall surely culminate as additional damage. More money than brains... sorry, man...
I bought a 90's honda, with over 300,000 on it 2 years ago for $500 I still havent had to touch it once My brother hasnt touched his 98 civic in the 5 years hes had it either
You have a point . I bought a 21 year old MR2 mk2 a few years ago and was blown away by not only its reliability but also the fact there were no squeeks or rattles inside the car and all the switches were working . It passed 2 uk mot tests and needed just 2 anti roll bars .Not bad for 2 years of use .
@@JayTdub13 Only when you go the ''AMG''(*) Route. That's when Mercedes really suck, cost way too much to repair and maintain. Former S=55 AMG Owner and I am so glad it got totaled out in an accident that wasn't my fault. Was a blessing in disguise. (*) AMG = All (my) Money (is) Gone
@@marcboulware6242 why does everyone say that? You would think their top of the line and most expensive cars would have the best parts and highest quality control. I see people make the same comment as yours all the time. I guess thats why you can buy 1 or 2 year old amg's for SO much less then the new ones
@@stang10189 Because it is Reality. The more expensive a car is, the more it costs to repair it and keep it on the road. A Lesson I had to learn the hard way unfortunately.
Aye ClawBoss, Looks like I found you here too. I stg u watch absolutely everything I do. You watch Lance, itsjusta6, Alice Winter, and Autovlog. What A Coincidence. Looks like you watch a lot of TH-cam, lol same.
@@ClawBoss it's not "luck" he was "lucky" someone financed his dumbass for that car with only 8k down... he shouldn't be driving that car in those weather conditions... but since hes a tool, he doesnt know any better...
I am thankful that this youtuber is showing you what can and will happen with high performance luxury vehicles. This is a chronic problem with BMW, Mercedes, Audie, etc.
Definitely not. Warrantys don't cover failure do to hazards. Now if the leak was caused by a bad part. Like a failed weld or something like that, it would be covered. Would be great if they did cover stuff like that but i dont think they would be in buisness for long.
Dang Mike !! I am sorry about your car!! I have been watching your channel for a couple years now and it has been a bright spot to my days when you upload new videos!! You’re a genuinely great guy!! Keep up the incredible work and I look forward to keep watching you!! God bless ya brother! 🙏🏻😀🙏🏻
Great to see Mercedes Technician giving you all that information Mike. It shows they care and won't hide anything which is great to see. Unlucky with the radiator but shit happens I suppose. At least you got a diagnosis quickly and repair is in progress
Sorry for the hat mike, you spend almost 100k usd. Your first c63 somehow after all the engineering you pay for is able to ingest enough water to hydro lock it. You get a new car. You drive it fairly conservatively. And another failure. I wouldn't be impressed. Great footage. But in the end unacceptable.
Great points thermal. I hope people learn just because there is a prestigious badge on the car doesnt mean it will treat the owner very prestigious. We should learn from Mark's experience. Alot of rich people didnt get rich throwing money away on a car,lol.
This brings back bad memories when I used to have a crappy old '02 Ford Focus ZX3 with a sticky thermostat. I would stop at a red light and I would see the temperature gauge needle soar up and up and up almost all the way to the red zone! And then when I would drive it would go right back to the middle. Sometimes it did even when I was cruising like in your case. It did this even after two or three trips to the mechanic. Bad times that I don't miss! That's why I'm fortunate to have such a better car since then.
The thermostat is a wear item. It had nothing to do with reliability of car. That's like saying this car is a pos because the tire is worn down to metal.
I guess its bad luck it happened, my only concern is if the transmission was unaffected by all this, did they say that the transmission is fine after being much hotter?
It should be. Although 258 is higher then normal operating temps, it shouldn't be high enough to cause any damage. My main question would be, where is that temperature sensor located? In the radiator or in the hoses someplace before the transmission or is it in the transmission? I would definitely want to know so i could be sure of the transmission temperature and not just the temp of the coolant.
You sure they didn’t pierce the radiator themselves to save face? They know you have a channel - with owners stories of low quality trans pump failures, the c63 is starting to look like a lemon as designed
The low coolant light was not on and the coolant temp was normal on the dash and there was no leak when he was at home and wot does this have to do with transmission temp that is oil and has its own cooler for the oil ?
Justin Hebberd some Mercedes have the trans cooler built into the radiator if you look up valeo radiator failures it was a problem on older Mercedes. I find that leak very suspicious however.
@@AndrewAMG_ yes that's true but this has oil cool to one side in front bumper. But the coolant temp is below rev counter and reading fine and warning light is not on if he drove it that far with coolant coming out that fast engine would be toast and doesn't explains why the transmission oil is over heating. Dealership covering something up ?
Shmee had the same problem with his GT R, there's nothing to protect the radiators from getting hit and that's the problem. This has to be a pretty rare thing because most of the manufacturers don't install any protective mesh or anything to protect the radiators, even Ferrari doesn't
I realized if I drive my Saab hard in Sport mode and when I turn it off the fan keeps running to cool down the engine I find it cool and I don’t really think about it
Doing exactly what its supposed to do. Think its funny all the posts on here saying that sound means something other then the fan running at full speed trying to cool the fluid in the radiator. One person said it means the water pump stopped working.
Similar situation happened to my car where the thermostat malfunctioned and always thought the car was overheating even after a cold start. Had to replace it along with a water pump.
Interesting, the thermostat in my car is faulty its inconsistent in what temperature it reads but the fan speed never changes not even in the height of summer.
Yep, seems like you have a similar issue. I still drove like this for a month even though it was pretty annoying, it was pretty expensive to fix because I have a bmw and because I replaced the waterpump too
I wonder why Americans have all kinds of weird poroblems with their Merc's, Audi's and BMW's while in Europe these cars are extremely reliable and hold their value. Just saying
I had a similar issue with my 2018 Jeep Track Hawk. The Transmission cooling pump failed and internally detonated, which shot debris into the radiator. A piece actually shot out from inside the radiator and caused a small pinhole. What a nightmare that was! Good luck!
long time follower and also a C63s owner here. Should have paid attention to this video. I have the Rad punctured twice in 5 months. Consider selling the car now since this is an unresolvable issue and there is a high chance it could happen once again and I have to pay out of pocket for it.
I had this problem too, fan kept running LOUD but my temps weren't high at all. Turned out the radiator sensors were faulty sending wrong messages to the fan. Had it changed under warranty
Think I would of left it at the dealer an got a rental or had my wife come get me. Not good at all for it to run that hot... An clean the Crap out of the radiator fins. The fan is running at a high rpm to try and save your car.
Hey Mike, ignore all those people telling you that your car is garbage, etc etc. They're are only jealous haters! It's a projectile at high speed that punctured your radiator. Simple! So fuck the haters!😅🤣😂
I own the exact same car in Canada, the experience autovlog has is opposite to my own, mine is 15 000kms so far, fully loaded w205 c63s coupe, 10.5 litres every 100kms. I have not had one issue ever! I've kept mine stock, to avoid any warranty issues and mines never been beat. Im surprised Mercedes even covered it, your cars been raped and touched, what you expect? God knows what speed, drive slower! Pittsburgh is the worst, why have this car out in the winter? Are you looking for another replacement covered by insurance?
He also has videos of him drag racing it in reverse and doing the dumbest mods on it. He wonders why his car breaks a lot. He buys a car with a hand-built engine and tuned by one of the most respected companies in car tuning and then gets it completely re-tuned by rando's
@@mnoovurvi have fun responsibly and sensibly, not recklessly. Keeps most of these unnecessary bull shit out of your life. When you are mature enough you'll know what I mean.
Thats a good idea. You can put oit on the back side so you cant see it also. Just wondering if mosquito netting would be strong enough to stop whatever hit his radiator seeing it was hard enough and traveling fast enough to puncture a aluminum radiator?
@@35Zeuss i've got the fine one with small holes in the net and it seems to do the job well and it has some rock hit marks but so far so good. Edit: mine net is at least 1mm thick so not any kind of baby net 😂
I usually don’t hear the fans that loud in my 2002 vw Passat until I turn the AC on during a 85-90 degree day, yours sounds like a jet and it’s only 40 degrees where you are
That sound happens when the car is hotter then normal operating temps. All that sound was, was the fans running at full Rpm's trying to cool the fluid in the radiator.
Currently have (what might be) a similar problem with my '15 plate Audi RS 5 Cabriolet, car limits itself to 6000rpm, excessive fan noise, it's sitting at home waiting to go to the shop. I don't have oil temp warnings (only engine) but it sounds the same. Diagnostic test booked next Wednesday so we will see them. (UK)
Didn’t see any coolant because it had all run out and the fan was trying to compensate. Did you check the coolant level at all after you noticed the issue?
You need to cut the hood and put hood air vent. Do this modify if your trans has no issue, sometime the fluid's temp goes up because the hot air under the hood, so check your trans if everything is good cut the hood if not fix it then cut the hood
Did the warranty cover it? I had the same issue a coupe weeks ago. Fan was loud as HELL temps reached red line ended up costing me 1500 Mercedes covered 1,000 coolant pump was ruined as well
Yes driving on public roads in Pittsburgh. I would argue millions of cars less expensive then this one do that on a daily basis with absolutely no problems. Hence all the jokes about AMG reliability have some merit.
Great vlog Mike! You’re awesome! P.S: My family has a 2012 Ford Escape Limited FWD V6 (purchased used spring of 2013) and the fan won’t stop running and a private mechanic said to just let it do that because there wasn’t a fix, while the dealer was telling that they wouldn’t be able to fix it without a new fan. Anyways, cheers from central Kentucky!😸😻😹
This is nothing to do with beating the car. It's called living in the Northeast where rock salt and gravel are used daily and this type of stuff happens.
Beating the car had nothing to do with a rock punching a hole in the radiator. Also the car is supposed to be built to allow driving it hard. Thats the whole point of amg, isn't it? I know thats not the case, but it should be. I was kind surprised he drives it in manual mode all the time. Also he never should have drove it home from the dealer, nor should they have let him not knowing what was wrong. Imagine if the leak was larger and he ran out of coolant. Would have cause much more damage. Wonder who would have to pay for that. I'm guessing mike.
Happened to my C63S coupe. Cause? Rock from road punched thru radiator. Drained the coolant reservoir between the turbos just like you see yours is. Worst part is that it’s not covered under warranty.
Get the transmission fluid changed too. Mercedes that use 7 speed or more gearboxes have wet clutches in them and they are vulnerable. Good news is that the transmission is probably okay but due to the overheating the fluid is probably very weakened.
Mike you mean to tell me this wasn’t covered by warranty?!’ I thought factory warranty is bumper to bumper for at least 36k miles... or is that voided since your car is tuned??
The fans run on high speed when stopped because it knows there is a cooling system malfunction. The engine thermostat may be stuck partially closed. It may be a electronic one, there are known to fail.
Sorry to hear that Mike. Hope nothing else gets broken before you get rid of it. They sure are nice cars, it’s a shame it costs so much to maintain them.
Mike surely the mesh grille(s) on the front of the bumper need to be finer with smaller ventilation gaps so it minimises as much as possible debris getting through and damaging the radiators or intercoolers? Also do you need to stump up the $1300 or is it covered by your warranty? Cheers man 👍
I wouldn’t drive a single mile with an overheating car.
agree, what?
And he leaves it in sport mode...
@@Bigshows93 the man has to have those aggressive gear changes, even if it fucks up his car
just commented the exact same thing. didnt see your comment here..
I’m usually not the one to hate in mikes videos, but that was just ridiculous. He kept driving KNOWING his transmission is WAY hotter than it usually is. Very very dumb. It’s common sense PULL OVER!!!
Transmission temp spiking... still drives it in race mode and downshifts haha
Good outcome bro
SEND IT!!
I don't think is due to race mode and downshifting. It's true that race mode and downshifting must be activated when temp of transmission was good but in this issue the transmission is absolutely ok. Many persons have this problem of radiator perforated becaus big gril and high speed, cause each pebbles like weapon
Having transmission problems still keeps it in manual shifting and keeps in sport mode 🤦🏾♂️
The noise is just the fan. When the car gets hot is goes much faster. Also, I wouldn't recommend driving in sport and M mode when its that hot
Atticus Murray Manual mode
Atticus Murray lmao the car has a button with an M on it. It’s manual but yea
Technically, the transmission essentially allows slippage during every shift, so a harder shift means less slippage, and therefore less heat.
@Atticus Murray m like manual mode lol
Bruh, I am no mechanic but just look at what his radiators look like at 4:58! They’re almost smashed shut! No wonder his car is overheating!
It would be wise to perform a full transmission service, replacing the trans fluid, before you drive it again. That fluid may well be burned now from the trans overheating. Also, you should have parked and left the car at the dealer when the problem was first discovered. Don’t keep driving with an obvious serious problem! Worst case, there is always Uber for such situations.
He went to the dealership....as much as people hate them because they are expensive they will fix it. No need to do "just in case" with them. They fuck up, they re-do. Only people taking it to a local mechanic who dont know shit about cars post 2000 need to do "just in case do dis, dat, and da 3rd" lol. No.
@@user-xo3cx5ph9r dude he drove it home while it was overheating, I would have left it there and call an uber as well. Any sane person would probably.
@@extracoolboy not arguing that....however he would have likely driven off in a loaner not an uber (dealership).
There are very few independent gearbox shops that will take on the merc auto box. Lad at work has a c class 2012. It took him a week or so to find a shop to do it. They just happened to have an X merc tech working for them.
Changing the fluid around a problem will do nothing. That idea is like saying “my engine is overheating so I’ll change the oil”. If the trans temp is high he has a real problem.
Instead of calling it the beast. You should call it the “Garage Queen”. So you can’t do puddles, no salt/pebbles because your radiator is thin as paper... what else? 😂😂😂😂
Nothing wrong with a garage queen.
Quality is the worst, over priced to hell, constantly breaking, endless money pit, apart from that it's great! Hahaha
So true .. hahahahahaha
It's like an expensive ford
Don't forget his bad luck.. driving thru rain water n drowning his last engine...lol
Look at the bright side. Atleast it wasn't a puddle. ;)
Ashish Patel 😂😂
look at the brite side,you still have a hot wife.
Radiator - 1 Million
Labor - 5 Million
Car wash - Free
Overall experience - Priceless!
Pedro Caballero Yea they will fuck your paint free of charge
I would rather drive AMG and pay couple hundred more for the part than drive those plastic miserable cars.
@@mnoovurvi couple hundreds more LOL listen to yourself LOL. Not in South Africa , its a few TIMES MORE for the parts
Hotel? Trivago
Not to mention the complimentary interior vacuum.
Your transmission fluid is cooked. I hope they replaced your fluid, if not you will be back to the dealership in the most uncomfortable time with transmission problems.
Yes it’s cooking but the reason is as clear as day at 4:58! His radiators are smashed shut by small debris on the road!
@@MrGrazzhoppa those are intercoolers not radiators. They're not for the transmission so that wouldn't even affect it.
I'm wondering why you just didn't leave it at the dealership?
Ramon Punsalang ya I wouldn’t had risk overheating especially with those high temps
Agree with you! Leave it at the dealership.
He did? He drove away in an E-Class loaner?
@@BarbecuedPossum The OP meant the first time he went to the dealership. He went twice.
@@IKhanNot Ah, in that case yes he 100% should've left it there
you should NOT have driven it that hot! i'm sure the trans life has been shortened somewhat. it will probably self destroy itself this summer in the heat. the guy that told you to bring it back the next day should find himself unemployed!
robert coffin I know right wtf ....
I agree he shouldn't have driven it home, nor should have the dealer told him to. I dont think there was any damage to the transmission. Yes it was hotter then "normal" operating temperature but it never entered the red zone on the gadge. You can see that in the video. Also the car would have entered "limp mode" or whatever Mercedes calls it on their vehicals. Also a error message and check engine light would have come on it it entered the red zone on the gadge. And yes digital gadges have red zones. You cans see in the vid where it had just entered the higher then normal temp zone indicated by the darker blue
@@stang10189
i agree
He drove the loaner E class..
I've been watching Mike's videos since the very beginning. The fact that he quit his job inspired me to start my own channel on personal finance and I just uploaded my first video yesterday!
-Transmission temperature problems check
-Bad weather check
*better have it in sport mode*
Aiming for insurance fraud to get away from this sinking ship
@@DuBstep115 good old Mike
They just sent you home with temps that high? A good dealership would have said "leave the car here's a loaner". Dealerships out west are so much better than anything back east
12:18
@@Dregkon That was on his second visit. He got sent home without a loaner when he dropped by without appointment.
To be fair a burst rad could happen any car and is not down to any quality issue on the Merc.
I don’t know if I agree with that. I live in PA, a rural area where they dump salt, ash/cinders, sand, and bits of the road break apart all the time and the worst I gotten was cosmetic damage.. hell I have a dent in my radiator from when probably golfball sided bit of road came up smashed threw my lower grill and into my rad that Volvo still going very strong, I had it checked by my mechanics who did testing and said still holds pressure, just a dent.....got that when I was going 75MPH chasing my GF in her car around after snowfall for fun.. she must have kicked up some of the road
All I’m saying is, never had this happen to me or my brothers civic and where we live they treat roads with gravel all winter.
@@Honeypot-x9s for god sake lads. A rock hitting a radiator is like a rock hitting a windscreen. Sometimes you get lucky and other times you don't. Its just bad luck.
They could put different mesh grille. This also happened to Shmee in his AMG GTR. It is just a bad design.
joflynn5 ; BS on that claim. The design sucks. Hmmmm let me see. Let’s build a car so the soft metal and delicate fins of the radiator are less than a foot off the ground. Exactly where all the rocks and flotsam & jetsam is kicked up on a daily basis. DUMB AND DUMBER. GO BUY A Japanese car and just drive it forever. American cars are pretty damn good as well. Hyundai & KIA they are the whole industries worst nightmare. They are about to take over the entire segments of the market. Check out the new Twin Turbo G70. Holy Shit what a beast! And it’s great looking inside and out IMO.
11:54 i was creased 😂😂😂, we'll give it a wash for you. Naaa its fine I'll do it myself, don't want swirls and scratches on it, good on you mike for telling them, i always tell the dealership not to wash mine 😂
This is why I trust Scotty Kilmer do not buy a new Mercedes
Scotty Kilmer lacks modern expertise and lives in a Vehicle technological age of 1990. Theres truth in what he's saying but ignoring the whole picture of why modern engines are built and engineered the way they are is just for show anf catering the content his fans want. ( I drive a Ford btw.)
Its not even the reliability I mean all cars can have a radiator break but 1300 for a new one, that is insane. A new radiator on my 2003 VW Golf was £70 and that radiator leaked slow because it was hit by a flying brick off a skip.
@@hotte13469 amen
@@hotte13469 well I drive a 1972 Mercedes 350 SL
250.000 kilometers and it still running great, mimor repair like brakes and water pump. And yes I only drive it in summer times 😎
@@Captain-Nostromo yeah cut that bullshit you had fuck ton of ripair on that car dont lie
My friends 2018 C63s also has a tiny hole punctured in the rad and had the exact same symptoms. It would never fully overheat, but the temps would get high and the fans would kick in big time.
Why would you keep driving it with the tranning over heating.
Dave Blacken my thoughts exactly. Freakin ridiculous
Even better question, why did the dealer tell him to drive it home and come back the next day. Imaging if all the fluid had leaked out.
Horrible
Okay. So you don’t even have a genuine big block 6.2L V8 in this heap. What you have is an overpriced, unreliable mess with two huge sequential turbos, which, from an engineering perspective, are huge, round air vacuums waiting to suck in whatever nightmares (such as water lol) may come and a series of p-chips piping themselves into your cabin via your multi-speaker sound system. Additionally,
more chips reside in your exhaust to deliver that demonic sound that the previous, far more durable and reliable (although I’m not saying very much about that given Mercedes-Benz’s currently horrid reputation for reliability and notoriously indifferent customer service) to equate to having a do in your engine bay telling you all you want to hear to inflate your needy ego.
And whoever would you elect to put a lot of miles on a hand-built car in P-Burg’s wretched weather, hence destroying what little value it shall very soon posses.
I worked for a Mercedes-Benz dealership until all my years of passion and research on this marque weren’t going to close a sale. Out of loaners??
Then they ought to have handed you the keys to a CPO car and had you leave your s#+/t heap there instead of risking what shall surely culminate as additional damage.
More money than brains... sorry, man...
Cuz this guy doesnt have a clue. Hes a tool
I would not have chanced that, I would have just left it at the dealer overnight.
Scotty Kilmer says buy a 20 year old Toyota Celica. You will never have issues again.
I bought a 90's honda, with over 300,000 on it 2 years ago for $500
I still havent had to touch it once
My brother hasnt touched his 98 civic in the 5 years hes had it either
@@justincarrillo12626 No, he's just smoking crack
You have a point . I bought a 21 year old MR2 mk2 a few years ago and was blown away by not only its reliability but also the fact there were no squeeks or rattles inside the car and all the switches were working . It passed 2 uk mot tests and needed just 2 anti roll bars .Not bad for 2 years of use .
Just look at Scotty Kilmer, nothing could help that poor soul.
thegreatwhitenorth The virtues of poverty...
You certainly have some bad luck with your Mercedes cars glad it’s been sorted
Everyone does. They suck.
@@JayTdub13 Only when you go the ''AMG''(*) Route. That's when Mercedes really suck, cost way too much to repair and maintain. Former S=55 AMG Owner and I am so glad it got totaled out in an accident that wasn't my fault. Was a blessing in disguise. (*) AMG = All (my) Money (is) Gone
@@marcboulware6242 why does everyone say that? You would think their top of the line and most expensive cars would have the best parts and highest quality control. I see people make the same comment as yours all the time. I guess thats why you can buy 1 or 2 year old amg's for SO much less then the new ones
@@stang10189 Because it is Reality. The more expensive a car is, the more it costs to repair it and keep it on the road. A Lesson I had to learn the hard way unfortunately.
@@marcboulware6242 55amg does suck with SC, 63na has less issues
Hope everything works out well man 😐
It did :)
AutoVlog That’s good. You have the worst luck lol.
Aye ClawBoss, Looks like I found you here too. I stg u watch absolutely everything I do. You watch Lance, itsjusta6, Alice Winter, and Autovlog. What A Coincidence. Looks like you watch a lot of TH-cam, lol same.
Kunal Findley Yeah I’m all over the place. I watch a wide variety of TH-cam.
@@ClawBoss it's not "luck" he was "lucky" someone financed his dumbass for that car with only 8k down... he shouldn't be driving that car in those weather conditions... but since hes a tool, he doesnt know any better...
Scotty Kilmer be like: Told you
And he's right these things are way too fragile at 20 000 miles you're water pump is gone I mean you're paying a premium they should be better made
isn't this guy's car reprogrammed ? wonder if mercedes will tell him to eff off - warranty is void because of mods/cpu tempering.
nah more like "TOLD YOU" scotty only yells, he doesn't know how to talk.
Scotty I'm thinking about buying a Mercedes-Benz AMG C63. What area your thoughts? 🤔
@Martin Gård DANG 70 HERSPERS I'm Sold Scotty Thanks!
Shmee150 had the same problem with his AMG GT R where a rock pierced one of the intercoolers because the mesh isn't fine enough on the AMG bumpers.
I am thankful that this youtuber is showing you what can and will happen with high performance luxury vehicles. This is a chronic problem with BMW, Mercedes, Audie, etc.
Nice mechanic! Cool that he showed you the problem. Is it covered under warranty?
Definitely not. Warrantys don't cover failure do to hazards. Now if the leak was caused by a bad part. Like a failed weld or something like that, it would be covered. Would be great if they did cover stuff like that but i dont think they would be in buisness for long.
umpire ...he knows his stuff, a good mechanic...or I would like to call him a Technician...👍🏽
Dang Mike !! I am sorry about your car!! I have been watching your channel for a couple years now and it has been a bright spot to my days when you upload new videos!! You’re a genuinely great guy!! Keep up the incredible work and I look forward to keep watching you!! God bless ya brother! 🙏🏻😀🙏🏻
Hydrolocked it again?
Are you dumb? Didn't you actually watch it? I guess not. You're a idiot.
@William Hummel oh how fun for you to correct grammer spelling. Your parents must not love you. How sad, Now you're an idiot. Go away
@@AP9311 r/wooosh
*grammar.@@AP9311
Hydrounlocked it this time.
I daily drive a 2017 Toyota iM that costs $15,800 and it starts up every time I turn the key. It also gets 38mpg and has a banging radio.
Mike why did you drive it home? and secondly they should replace that transmission fluid just incase it got burnt from overheating
Great to see Mercedes Technician giving you all that information Mike. It shows they care and won't hide anything which is great to see. Unlucky with the radiator but shit happens I suppose. At least you got a diagnosis quickly and repair is in progress
(Hits thumbs up before he’s even watched it) BIG Fan Mike. Wishing you total success.
I bought my C63s new in 2016 and never had a problem or repair on that car.
Sorry for the hat mike, you spend almost 100k usd. Your first c63 somehow after all the engineering you pay for is able to ingest enough water to hydro lock it. You get a new car. You drive it fairly conservatively. And another failure. I wouldn't be impressed. Great footage. But in the end unacceptable.
Great points thermal. I hope people learn just because there is a prestigious badge on the car doesnt mean it will treat the owner very prestigious. We should learn from Mark's experience. Alot of rich people didnt get rich throwing money away on a car,lol.
This brings back bad memories when I used to have a crappy old '02 Ford Focus ZX3 with a sticky thermostat. I would stop at a red light and I would see the temperature gauge needle soar up and up and up almost all the way to the red zone! And then when I would drive it would go right back to the middle. Sometimes it did even when I was cruising like in your case. It did this even after two or three trips to the mechanic. Bad times that I don't miss! That's why I'm fortunate to have such a better car since then.
The thermostat is a wear item. It had nothing to do with reliability of car. That's like saying this car is a pos because the tire is worn down to metal.
I guess its bad luck it happened, my only concern is if the transmission was unaffected by all this, did they say that the transmission is fine after being much hotter?
It should be. Although 258 is higher then normal operating temps, it shouldn't be high enough to cause any damage. My main question would be, where is that temperature sensor located? In the radiator or in the hoses someplace before the transmission or is it in the transmission? I would definitely want to know so i could be sure of the transmission temperature and not just the temp of the coolant.
That radiator is only 194.70 on partsgeek.com. I just did a quick google search.
Sorry about your car man. I'll be headed to the Pittsburgh Auto Show Saturday. Hope to see you. Really enjoy your videos.
Thanks for the C63s content Mike. Good luck with the fix.
Listen to Scottie Kilmer.........all of those expensive cars are basically break and fix .....repeat. Lease don't buy!!
The fluid in the middle is empty
You sure they didn’t pierce the radiator themselves to save face? They know you have a channel - with owners stories of low quality trans pump failures, the c63 is starting to look like a lemon as designed
I thought that too but I saw the hole at around 5:48
The low coolant light was not on and the coolant temp was normal on the dash and there was no leak when he was at home and wot does this have to do with transmission temp that is oil and has its own cooler for the oil ?
Justin Hebberd some Mercedes have the trans cooler built into the radiator if you look up valeo radiator failures it was a problem on older Mercedes. I find that leak very suspicious however.
@@AndrewAMG_ yes that's true but this has oil cool to one side in front bumper. But the coolant temp is below rev counter and reading fine and warning light is not on if he drove it that far with coolant coming out that fast engine would be toast and doesn't explains why the transmission oil is over heating. Dealership covering something up ?
Shmee had the same problem with his GT R, there's nothing to protect the radiators from getting hit and that's the problem. This has to be a pretty rare thing because most of the manufacturers don't install any protective mesh or anything to protect the radiators, even Ferrari doesn't
I realized if I drive my Saab hard in Sport mode and when I turn it off the fan keeps running to cool down the engine I find it cool and I don’t really think about it
SAAB 4 Ever
@@mobbak saaber here!
Doing exactly what its supposed to do. Think its funny all the posts on here saying that sound means something other then the fan running at full speed trying to cool the fluid in the radiator. One person said it means the water pump stopped working.
Good that they found the issue. Hope it solves that problem.
Similar situation happened to my car where the thermostat malfunctioned and always thought the car was overheating even after a cold start. Had to replace it along with a water pump.
Interesting, the thermostat in my car is faulty its inconsistent in what temperature it reads but the fan speed never changes not even in the height of summer.
Yep, seems like you have a similar issue. I still drove like this for a month even though it was pretty annoying, it was pretty expensive to fix because I have a bmw and because I replaced the waterpump too
@@JK-hh5vs I am not going to fix it the car runs like clockwork I will be selling mine soon anyway so it doesn't matter.
I wonder why Americans have all kinds of weird poroblems with their Merc's, Audi's and BMW's while in Europe these cars are extremely reliable and hold their value. Just saying
Mike be careful you don't hydrolock the C63.
I had a similar issue with my 2018 Jeep Track Hawk. The Transmission cooling pump failed and internally detonated, which shot debris into the radiator. A piece actually shot out from inside the radiator and caused a small pinhole. What a nightmare that was! Good luck!
Scotty Kilmers probably watching and thinking. “I told you so”... 😂 dw love ya Scotty 😂
scotty who? crappy mechanic.
long time follower and also a C63s owner here. Should have paid attention to this video. I have the Rad punctured twice in 5 months. Consider selling the car now since this is an unresolvable issue and there is a high chance it could happen once again and I have to pay out of pocket for it.
Of course it broke. It’s more of a pos than your hooptie
Too many mods....
He has an exhaust... so much mods
Glad you got the issue figured out.
Awesome German engineering!! Engineered to eat your wallet from inside out.
I had this problem too, fan kept running LOUD but my temps weren't high at all. Turned out the radiator sensors were faulty sending wrong messages to the fan. Had it changed under warranty
If it was hit by a pebble how is that a warranty repair? Radiator unusually fragile, eh?
I seen your c63 AMG at Rahal’s today. Hope all goes well with it! Love your videos!
Think I would of left it at the dealer an got a rental or had my wife come get me. Not good at all for it to run that hot... An clean the Crap out of the radiator fins. The fan is running at a high rpm to try and save your car.
Yep that fan is at max RPM I know what a fan sounds like when it is not preventing overheating but actively trying to stop it.
Hey Mike, ignore all those people telling you that your car is garbage, etc etc. They're are only jealous haters! It's a projectile at high speed that punctured your radiator. Simple! So fuck the haters!😅🤣😂
I own the exact same car in Canada, the experience autovlog has is opposite to my own, mine is 15 000kms so far, fully loaded w205 c63s coupe, 10.5 litres every 100kms. I have not had one issue ever! I've kept mine stock, to avoid any warranty issues and mines never been beat. Im surprised Mercedes even covered it, your cars been raped and touched, what you expect? God knows what speed, drive slower! Pittsburgh is the worst, why have this car out in the winter? Are you looking for another replacement covered by insurance?
He also has videos of him drag racing it in reverse and doing the dumbest mods on it. He wonders why his car breaks a lot. He buys a car with a hand-built engine and tuned by one of the most respected companies in car tuning and then gets it completely re-tuned by rando's
@footballcoreano this guys history with the amg is terrible
It's called having fun guys, try it you won't be sorry.
@@mnoovurvi have fun responsibly and sensibly, not recklessly. Keeps most of these unnecessary bull shit out of your life. When you are mature enough you'll know what I mean.
Sorry to hear that brother. At least it wasn't the transmission .
I have musquito net in front of radiator so it blocks all small bugs and rocks
Paul that crossed my mind because it can happen again a high speed on the roadways at least a fine sort on black mesh not to block the vents tho
Thats a good idea. You can put oit on the back side so you cant see it also. Just wondering if mosquito netting would be strong enough to stop whatever hit his radiator seeing it was hard enough and traveling fast enough to puncture a aluminum radiator?
@@35Zeuss i've got the fine one with small holes in the net and it seems to do the job well and it has some rock hit marks but so far so good.
Edit: mine net is at least 1mm thick so not any kind of baby net 😂
@@paul1e the kind of wind force that's entering that area, I hope not 😁🤭
thats exactly what shmee did with his gtr
I usually don’t hear the fans that loud in my 2002 vw Passat until I turn the AC on during a 85-90 degree day, yours sounds like a jet and it’s only 40 degrees where you are
Mike that sound usually happens when a thermostat gets stuck in the closed position or when engine and transmission cooler fan goes out
That sound happens when the car is hotter then normal operating temps. All that sound was, was the fans running at full Rpm's trying to cool the fluid in the radiator.
Currently have (what might be) a similar problem with my '15 plate Audi RS 5 Cabriolet, car limits itself to 6000rpm, excessive fan noise, it's sitting at home waiting to go to the shop. I don't have oil temp warnings (only engine) but it sounds the same. Diagnostic test booked next Wednesday so we will see them. (UK)
Could be worse, you could have a Chevy.
He does have a Chevy😂😂
my zl1 can go through puddles and snow and not fall apart actually.
Unfortunately it’s worse than that, he has a Ford.
Gavin Weltz a Lexus performance car this wouldn’t had happen lol not gonna b a money pit like this
@@tomhill3907 his Chevy is a Toyota with a Chevy badge on it.
Didn’t see any coolant because it had all run out and the fan was trying to compensate. Did you check the coolant level at all after you noticed the issue?
Scotty Kilmer told you so
1300 its covered in warranty right ?
Does that $1300 figure include labor? Glad it was nothing serious.
I think its covered with the warranty
Mercedes is the king of planned obsolescence. Every model they make are junk. Thank God for Lexus/Toyota.
What did u expect... It's a Mercedes
Probably because of all the after market mods.
So a rock from the road only hits Mercedes. You both are ignorant LMAO
It's not stock
Red Pill can you show me where I said it was stock? Thanks
Dominic Campanella people should just admit that Mercedes aren't reliable A Toyota would never do that
You need to cut the hood and put hood air vent. Do this modify if your trans has no issue, sometime the fluid's temp goes up because the hot air under the hood, so check your trans if everything is good cut the hood if not fix it then cut the hood
Hi great videos been subscribed for almost a year
Thanks!
Did the warranty cover it? I had the same issue a coupe weeks ago. Fan was loud as HELL temps reached red line ended up costing me 1500 Mercedes covered 1,000 coolant pump was ruined as well
Stop breaking it
So glad I swopoed out my 2016 Mercedes C350 for a 2018 BMW 530. Sounds like a sensor problem or blockage or leak
Is this the same peep who trashed his Mercedes engine while going through some water? i’m beginning to think there is some sketchiness going on here.
Yes driving on public roads in Pittsburgh. I would argue millions of cars less expensive then this one do that on a daily basis with absolutely no problems. Hence all the jokes about AMG reliability have some merit.
Great vlog Mike! You’re awesome!
P.S: My family has a 2012 Ford Escape Limited FWD V6 (purchased used spring of 2013) and the fan won’t stop running and a private mechanic said to just let it do that because there wasn’t a fix, while the dealer was telling that they wouldn’t be able to fix it without a new fan. Anyways, cheers from central Kentucky!😸😻😹
Well you beat the car you pay the consequences. 👨🔧👨🔧
This is nothing to do with beating the car. It's called living in the Northeast where rock salt and gravel are used daily and this type of stuff happens.
Beating the car had nothing to do with a rock punching a hole in the radiator. Also the car is supposed to be built to allow driving it hard. Thats the whole point of amg, isn't it? I know thats not the case, but it should be. I was kind surprised he drives it in manual mode all the time. Also he never should have drove it home from the dealer, nor should they have let him not knowing what was wrong. Imagine if the leak was larger and he ran out of coolant. Would have cause much more damage. Wonder who would have to pay for that. I'm guessing mike.
@@stang10189 I totally agree with you it's a sport car it's very expensive and is supposed to witstand the beating
I just watched the whole video with out skipping the adds, That the only way I can help besides wishing you the best of luck 🙇🏻♂️
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Happened to my C63S coupe.
Cause? Rock from road punched thru radiator. Drained the coolant reservoir between the turbos just like you see yours is.
Worst part is that it’s not covered under warranty.
Time for the Ferrari ......? 😂
JK 15 😂😂 Thts gonna b worse gonna b needing repairs every month
Especially a use one
Yes Ferrari will look very nice parked out on street in ghetto
Looool
Time for him to sell his cars, get his act together and move his family into a proper house.
Get the transmission fluid changed too. Mercedes that use 7 speed or more gearboxes have wet clutches in them and they are vulnerable. Good news is that the transmission is probably okay but due to the overheating the fluid is probably very weakened.
On this episode of Mike can't take care of his stuff very well
Like that the mechanic takes time to explain the problem and the troubleshooting he did to narrow it down. Wish the mechanic i have would do that :D
MB is complete crap especially the AMGs
The old Mercedes Benz are reliable before 1985 because they were made with metal parts. Then plastic came along then it became shit quilty after 1985.
oh and what do you drive?
The problems are from his aftermarket mods
Dominic Campanella dude just admit that Mercedes aren't that reliableA Toyota would never do that
Dominic Campanella if your question is for me I drive a Lexus RC F
You need to get an additional mesh to protect the radiator.. like shmee did for his gtr
Wonder what drama the f40 will bring when u make the plunge???
@Guitar 1 u forgot the amount put into the F150 and his wife works a high paying job.
@Guitar 1 I just meant to keep in mind the amount into the truck. Its astronomical.
Guitar 1. Like every day is living in Vegas.
Mike is the type of guy who would bet his family’s last dollar on roulette.
That’s a drag! It’s amazing how small things can have such a big impact! BTW...good ear on realizing the different sound👍
Mike you mean to tell me this wasn’t covered by warranty?!’ I thought factory warranty is bumper to bumper for at least 36k miles... or is that voided since your car is tuned??
The fans run on high speed when stopped because it knows there is a cooling system malfunction. The engine thermostat may be stuck partially closed. It may be a electronic one, there are known to fail.
Sad to see such a great motor having issues so early on. Best of luck in the future
Sorry to hear that Mike. Hope nothing else gets broken before you get rid of it. They sure are nice cars, it’s a shame it costs so much to maintain them.
Mike surely the mesh grille(s) on the front of the bumper need to be finer with smaller ventilation gaps so it minimises as much as possible debris getting through and damaging the radiators or intercoolers? Also do you need to stump up the $1300 or is it covered by your warranty? Cheers man 👍
The car that keeps on giving
What are your temps normally at?
great channel man, love it. sweet ride