Driving My CL65 AMG 700 Miles Home Was A Total Nightmare But I Fixed A Major Issue With NO TOOLS!
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I bought Hoovies Garage CL65 AMG and I can't believe it survived CarTrek. I bought the car knowing the twin-turbo V12 had a bad oil leak and that the hydraulic suspension was leaking but so much more broke on the trip it was ridiculous. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!
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What's the most miles you've driven during 1 road trip and what kind of car? 1991 Jamaica Yellow Firebird, 2,100 miles.
2,600 kilometers one way...5,200 kilometers round trip...1998 F150 XLT Supercab 2WD 4.6L V8.
18 hours. Dayton Oh to myrtle beach. We left with a 1/4 oz of snow. Arrived with half of it. Good times. Was our senior year the night before spring break. Left at 11p on a whim and drove straight. Not sure how many miles. 87 Toyota corolla hatchback! We made the voyage in 1997.
about 28 hours and 1700 miles in my 2017 Fiesta 5 speed manual! This was just last year to pick up our roommate to move him out with us.
Sorry it was a hassle Alex was pulling for you all the WAY .
1950 miles from Rice, MN to Mobile, AL nonstop in a 2000 Jeep Wrangler😵
Bought for $13,500, spent $7000 fixing it, sold for $10,000. After watching this video, I've never been more thrilled to take a $10,000 loss.
You should buy my 04 Audi all-road lol
buy my 89 944 turbo with 55k miles, ill give you a good deal, needs work. might be cheapest porsche turbo in usa
freddy ignores me, but i think its because he sold his 944 turbo lol
@@BadBrad61169 if you don't sell the car by around July August, I would be heavily interested. About to finish up my 928 resto so looking for another watercooled Porsche project.
Love your gift Tyler.
The guy on the radio was foretelling how much it will cost to maintain a CL65.
I'm impressed you figured that out. Water in fuel from the pump not an obvious issue.
Agreed, what a great call. I've never gotten fuel so bad that an engine ran anywhere near that poorly, but now the potential issue is in my memory bank.
There was an issue around Chicago/Indiana where tanks filled with water and peoples cars got ruined.
I’m buying a couple of bottles of Heat this weekend
All the gasoline sold in my neck of the woods Northeastern ,Alabama is already 10% methanol. 100% Gasoline is sold but at steep cost.
Yeah, good call. The Iso Heet (red bottle, what he had) is more concentrated. This is actually a good idea for ANY gas powered vehicle that is hard to start when it's cold. I also use Lucas gas treatment when the tank is close to full or Chevron Techron fuel system cleaner when it's closer to empty.
The bad fuel thing is so rare that it’s usually the last thing on the checklist, but when you discover it, you’re kicking yourself all over the shop for something so simple. Glad it worked out Alex. Super excited to see you restore this modern classic. Best wishes
Clearly he was talking about annual maintenance costs on a CL65 AMG when mentioning $50,000/year.
yeah if you don't take care of them then you will ruin them but you never see a benz on the side of the road they will run for ever!
@@lovelyerin9314 , exactly why I tracked and found two 2000 era AMGs. Unlike Hoovies’ strategy of cheapest... I found near most expensive at 15k each , a 60k mile E55 2000, no airbags suspension and 70k mile CLK55 cab, again no airbag suspension.
...maintenance kept up to date. The reason I feel safe using older AMGs as dailies; is Mercedes guarantees manufactured parts for life...at a price of course...
All these years I’ve never understood what rest was on my climate control!!! Thank you for finally explaining what this does. Very cool!
Its the best
My 5 l V10 VW touareg had the same thing, my land rovers have an auxiliary heater which uses diesel from the fuel tank.
Reset ? I haven’t gotten to that part of the video yet
I was way off, that is a pretty cool feature to have
My Audi has it As Well, it even has a solar panel in the sunroof to power the pump
Lucy, for when your AMG has to stop every few hours for a smoke break.
Truly one of the most beautiful cars ever! My 2003 is the best, most fun car I've owned. Very low miles, still so no issues. Perhaps when Hoovie drove it as an off-road tank stuff got "challenged". Still worth fixing and driving.
Full tank of gas, it's sunny out, you're not wearing sun glasses & it's 3hrs 26 min to Chicago. Hit it!
Hahaha
"It's got a shot motor, a 6.5 liter plant. It's got shot tires, shot suspension, shot shocks. It's a model made before ethanol so it'll run like shit on regular gas."
@@literallyshaking8019 LOL!!!!
@@literallyshaking8019 👏 that, sir, was awesome.
@@literallyshaking8019 and your name appropriately summarizes this road trip 😅
What a crazy time, but I'm glad we made it home!! The flight there was far smoother than the drive home 🤣
Someone beside Hoovie can say, "I bought the cheapest CL65 in the country." Hats off brother and good luck with that beautiful ride.
AAA gives you a few 200 mile tows each year with the premium package. And it’s not that expensive. I always say as long as I’m 200 miles from the start of my trip or 200 miles from my destinations I’m all set LOL
"I think we'll make it"
It was at that moment he knew, he fucked up
Hehe yeah
A momentary confusion between wishful thinking and the reality.
I would have never made that statement LMAO ! I would have said, I pray to God Almighty in Heaven I make it.
I love how the sign at the gas station said "is your gas helping your engine or ruining it"😄 how apropos
Everyday German car owners life s soon as the warranty runs out 😂
"This thing is cursed!" No, it's an out of warranty MB AMG. It's par for the course.
What a memorable trip! If you drove a Corolla, the trip would've been forgotten the moment you get home.
This feels like the modern day Blair witch project of hoopties.
😂😂😂
Jajaja
No that's Tyler's Bentley Turbo R
I legit posted the same thing before seeing this! Same found footage feel of a haunted car!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Awesome road trip man!! Thanks for the video!!
Exciting episode Alex! I’m glad that you both made it back safely. Looking forward to the next update!
Loving your vids man. My late father was a mechanic in the US Army. Was in WW II and Korea. He and my mom traveled the world. He mainly worked on trucks. Those big things of that era used to transport troops and equipment/supplies. He retired shortly after I was conceived. Moved my mom home and purchased a farm to raise beef cattle. So I got to help him work on all sorts of tractors, trucks, farm equipment. Even did a brake job on the car once. I learned a LOT, but didn't realize it till years later. Look forward to seeing your future projects!
“You can have 1-2 cylinders that aren’t working “ 😂😂 true gotta love the 12s
Thats even the case on a five cylindre turbo - drove my volvo with a burned exhaust valve on number five and the injector unplugged no problem for like 50 kms and it cruised no worries at 80 mph.
Was gonna say you can do that with an LS... Apparently that's not impressive if a 5 cylinder Volvo can do it!
@@warummussmeinnameangegeben6502 haha indeed. My Volvo 850 turbo misfired many times, and I drive it hundreds of miles like that and it still kept going. Luckily simple fixes like cleaning the intake fixed it and another time it needed new plugs. I joked with my dad that instead of a turbo 5 cylinder it’s now basically a turbo Honda Civic 😂
You forget to ceramic coading your Toolbox 😂
Didn't make any difference he didn't take his tool box or one tool with him on that long assed trip in an old Mercedes.Very brave. But a master auto mechanic leaving in an old Mercedes with out any tools at all is like a man of high fashion leaving home completely naked in the winter.
Bless you Alex for saving this car and taking the huge monumental task of sorting it out. Good luck. Looking forward to the videos.
Great content. Been on a few adventures like that myself. Glad you made it home. Looking forward to the rebuild as many things may apply to my CL500.
Wow good good advise on the water in the gas thing during winter.
Good advice too.
HONESTLY im running to autozone now to buy Heet... just in case
You sound like Butters with all the "aww geeze" lol
Yeah, I never thought about the water in gas thing. Something good to think about. Anyways, glad to see situations improved on your journey! Can't wait to see more
Great tip about the fuel quality!!
Excited to see the engine removal.
I'm picking that tandem pump is rooted?
i was waiting long time for V12 on channel, finally congrats
1:21 Distronic was available since '99 when Mercedes launched the W220 in the US.
Great video, Alex! Definitely one of your best. It was like an action movie cliffhanger! I love the fact you were able to diagnose the problem on the fly. Looking forward to watching the engine rebuild video! Also, I love the fact you were able to explain the rest button. Very cool.
Love all of Alex's videos, can't wait until the next video for this beast of a ride.
The relief once it started to sober up after refueling must've been awesome
That observation with the fuel was spot on👍🏾👍🏾
Great video as always Alex!!!
Waiting for the repair videos
Im so looking forward to the engine out portion of this series! ive walways loved these style of the CL class and want a CL 600/65 one day!
Great vid Alex, love that CL. Can't wait to see the work you're going to do to it. LSD, Water/meth.... coil over conversion???
Hi Guys, just subbed to you via Hoovie. Love the content & love AMG V12's! (UK).
Great video. Me and some friends once drove from Toronto, Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba and back a week later (2,900 miles round trip) in a 1992 Chevy Corsica with a broken odometer and speedometer. We used to have to leave the motor running during gas fill ups (I know, I know) because the car wouldn't restart immediately due to a starter that would get heat soaked and required cooling down for about an hour. Great adventure.
Of all the youtubers I follow, you make the best videos on newer cars.
Love what you're doing, keep up the great content.
Waiting for Hoovie to comment that those weren't his pain pills lmao
That was a great adventure. It is always stressful doing those kind of trips, but it makes for an entertaining video. Look forward to seeing you bring this one back to what it should be.
Are you going to buy a car in Perth and drive it back home then lol
Great video Alex! I’m glad you guys AND the car made it home in one piece! Can’t wait to see you tear in and make it right
what a fantastic episode, its so interesting to see the realities of running something like a 65. Good shout to recognise the fuel contamination. Entertaining as always.
Another great vid. Alex you are the man! The WIZARD of Chicago!
This video reminded of Adventures in Babysitting and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
I guess the “German Tune-up” is disconnect the battery or cycle the ignition, lol.
Can’t wait to see you get this sled back to performing like new!
great video good to see how far this channel has come from when i 1sst starting watching well done.
looking like a bad wiring harness on that drivers door 'could be wrong of course :)', used to replace a few of them back in the day for bad wiring in the hinged boot.
here is the uk AMGs are recommended to run on 95 octane minimum! we have 95 or 99, im surprised to see you guys have such low octane.
All the best from UK
Great video series. Really looking to see how you fix the ABC and that oil leak (and whatever else is broken)
Putting laxative pills in a pain relief bottle is the kind of prank Hoovie might do for shits (!) and giggles.
Lol
This is automotive masochism. The pain feels toooo goood
Great video !!!! I felt like I was with you the entire time. I been in that position, it's scary moving those cars in long distances.
I can't wait to see your next videos when you bring this car to his glorious days👌💪
Mr Alex, I love the CL65 ever since Jeremy Clarkson reviewed it on Top Gear! As a viewer, it is so much fun to watch this car go from Hoovie, to CarTrek, to The Mercedes-Benz Mastertech of TH-cam. What a wonderful journey! Very excited for the future videos!!
Mercedes always fixes itself, that’s why I love it
Can't wait for this one Alex. Love these :-)
I am late catching this video but I sure could sense that fear of breaking down in the middle of nowhere, forgetting what you are drinking and grabbing onto any signs of making it! For sure having a travel buddy helps big time.
Brilliant content Alex, only catching up on these now, epic road trip, beautiful engine
Can’t wait for more videos of that beast.
Been waiting for this video! That’s one hell of a sketchy drive.
This was the best suspense I have seen in a long time. Glad you made it back ok and look forward to the vids on theses onces
You sir are brave for driving that home, and in the snow no less. I had a W215 CL500 and I was always afraid the ABC system would piss itself one day, which it eventually did. I converted to coilovers and never worried about it after that.
you can get chf hydraulic fluid at most auto parts stores
When the entire door switch set is intermittent consider checking the wire loom near the hinge. A wire break is common
Great idea
I had 2 vehicles with that issue. It’s always an easy check instead of tearing down the door panel
I have cl500 and it did need the seat switch module. The window switch connects to the seat switch module and neither the window or seats worked. A broken wire in the harness is also common, too, but mine definitely needed the module about 10 years ago.
So excited for this. I have a C216 CL600 that I work on so really looking forward to seeing you drop the engine out!
great advice on winter and higher octane "bad" gas....thanks for the tip... Ill be driving from Florida to Pa..
Man you have good nerves, respect!!!!
I’m from the uk and seeing what you pay for fuel just brought a tear to my eye, I’ve got a dirty diesel, and I get 50 litres for like £63🤮
I feel you brother.
£1.24p per litre at my local Morrisons for diesel.
Shite innit, it's coming to something when we're excited about finding a garage 60 miles away that does 113.9 unleaded and 121.9 diesel... I'd put up with finding a drop of water now and again for their prices! (maybe not the silicone from a few years ago though lol0
@@danmackintosh6325 😂😂😂😂 got me did that
@@iRyanBarnes I was lucky, everything I had at the time was carbs or diesel so no probs. still makes me cringe when I hear any American complaining about how expensive fuel is, honestly don't know how good they got it. (probably why cars like this are still worth 10 grand, 12mpg is seen as pretty damn economical over there lol)
Congratulations on getting home! Really looking forward to seeing you work on this car.
I had the same thing going on with my driver's door on my CL55 and a plug had came loose on that power block with the heated seat thing. Plugged it back in real good & has worked fine forever now
Can't wait for the next episode
“I’m going to sleep” was exactly what I thought you would say after seeing that car in your garage 😂
Congrats on making it home can wait to see what and how bad the issues are. I am sure you will work on getting them fixed.
Nice job I know the feeling..always easier to watch and pin point what the problem is then when you are in the arena with sweat blood and tears going on in the battle! Glad she got you home 🤘🥃🥃
You had everyone "willing you home" during that drive. Thanks for the tip on the old gas business.
Part 2!!!! Waited all week for this!!!
Been watching your channel for over a year now. Can't wait to see the tear down and rebuild of this car!
Really looking forward to you getting to work on this, great video thank you. PS from the UK and only found you via Car Wizard
0:25 lol I like how the wizard is telling a Mercedes master tech what’s wrong with his car and how to drive it. When that master tech was the one that caught the wizards mistake of almost running a 30k transmission... the irony!
You can spend $500 shipping it to your house or you can spend $500 in gas driving at your house. But which one makes the better TH-cam video?
True
awesome content Alex! Cant wait to learn a little more about these M275s
Love it man! Can’t wait to watch this series.
Early 2000s Mercedes are so sick. The last time when Mercedes had the proper mix of class and character.
Too bad they started chasing BMW so every car had to be sporty. I blame automotive journalists for that
@@thelarry383 agreed 100%.
it was actually 1993 , the following year onwards all went cost saving tits up at Mercedes.
when the S Class had its £1500 each mirrors replaced with £150 mirrors from the C class, and a lot of other changes too,
@@elvisburgerking8675 I agree to a certain extent. I have a 1994 S320 and the quality is amazing, smooth ride, quality paint, reliable sorta. I guess what I like is the touch of modern that the next gen brought.
I felt that tension of that drive home all the way here in Northern Ireland lol :-0
It even made it across the water to mainland too...
I am so glad I found this channel. Great content. Thank you.
I love ur channel. It is great. I first watch him with his e55 about 3 years ago. Made me go buy w211 e500 wagon. 4 matic. Got it tuned, long tube headers, amg caliper swap and now working on my supercharger. This is a awesome channel with great content. Keep it up alex.
Thats an awesome build ! Props!
I wasn't even with you on that trip but I was stressed out watching this.
Getting home with the car running actually was a plot twist!
Glad you made it home and the bad gas information should help others. Nice to see someone who cleans and polishes his tools like I have been known to do.
When I sold parts, time to time people had weird misfires so they got isoheat. Alcohols bond with gas, e15 is good for this too. Great diagnosis and well done documenting an odd issue! Can’t wait to see this thing rebuilt and putting some hits down!
This.....is legit
15:53 What he really meant to say is: "It's a lot of money for that car..."
This is GREAT. Can't wait to see this project. Demystifying the v-12!
Can't wait for your next video Alex!
Hope to see it soon.
I think Hoovie planted that bottle of motrin for you 😁
I'm surprised two of the five error messages weren't "Used car who dis?" and "Shall we play a game?"
Nice video.
I feel your pain about the running rough issue. I own a 2002 Lincoln LS with the 3.9L Jaguar V-8 in it. If I fill up at the wrong station. I get check engine light flashing. Coil pack replacement.
So I am sticking to either Shell 93 or Marathon 93.
When I was working for UOP, Universal Oil Products at Riverside IL in the 80s as a chemical process engineer, I used their octane 97 gas to test it out on my 79 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce. Later I just moved out from freezing cold country to the west coast. My Alfa was bought new from NH, drove to Chicago for my first job after college. Then drove to San Francisco with no issues! Had to wear ear plug as the car was so loud still loud after all these years! I'm impressed about your MB only you trained to repair MB can do this!
"I fixed a major Issue With NO TOOLS!" - Buys wolds most expensive junk adjustible wrench. LOL, still respect for your effort/roadtrip.
Still correct on not using a tool.
i think the "fix" without using tools was the water remover fuel additive... he thinks bad gas was causing the misfire and it was indeed running significantly better after dumping a bottle of the additive and topping off the fuel.
I was thinking the same thing.
@@jonasthemovie Not really, I'd say the HEET was a tool technically.
@@danmackintosh6325 Is it?
Great video. Cool sign for your box! Keep the videos coming!
Man, that was a stressful drive! You're brave driving it that far. Glad you made it back safe and sound. 🙏