KJI3jflarryfe93

I had my car back from service a few days ago.
As always it's my Güru servicing/improving my car with all kinds of cool bits.

This year my Güru did an A-service with some additional work.
He replaced all fluids except antifreeze.
Engine/filter, transmission/filter, diff and brake fluid were replaced.

Güru replaced my alarm siren, I highly recommed doing this on your car if you want a proper working alarmsystem.
The new siren gives a 3 tone signal on locking and 1 tone signal unlocking.
This has to be programmed to get the tones.

Güru replaced 1x flexdisc on my car, he said the other one looked like new after 16 years of use, that was interesting to hear as I know rubber age and cracks.
He told me we can replace the other flexdisc maybe next year.

Güru also replaced a small round green bushing for gearstick.
You can carefully wiggle your gearstick back 'n' forth.
If you feel any play, this bushing is getting toasted.

Güru replaced my worn L-shaped rubber fuel line which goes into the fuelpump.
This short L-shaped fuel line detoriates where the corner L-bent is.
I had some massive gas leak and lost 1/4 of my gas on the ground.
That's dangerous if someone smokes near you car if you have a gasleak?
I recommend you have this L-shaped fuel line replaced ASAP even if it's not leaking, it breaks from age related wear.

I told my Güru to check for all drainhoses not being clogged up otherwise you might get flooded inside your car when it rains or when you wash your car.
Muy importante doing this check up.

Last modification my Güru did on my car was to replace my engine mounts.
As ya'll know I bought brand new mounts from w211 E55AMG Kompressor.
My car is very solid and stiff like a boner on Viagra in high speed spirited driving.
It might not be to everyones liking because you will lose some of Mercedes fancy driving comfort with these stiffer bushings.
My car rides like a gocart with all new suspension parts fitted 2 years ago.

These are the parts giving her a nip 'n' tuck operation:
# 4x Koni yellow adjustable shox

# Vogtland lowering springs - springpads # 1F/4R

# MB Arts adjustable camber arms

# Complete replacement new front/rear suspension arms

# Almost all bushings replaced, I still have 4 old bushing on my car not being replaced, Güru told me these are not bad yet, I can have them replaced in the future.

# w211 E55AMG Kompressor engine mounts

It's all about ride comfort, an AMG is not a waterbed floating above tarmac when you drive your car, you want SCHPORT style!!
On good roadsurface ride is beautiful, on ruff surface you will feel your car being stiff.
It all depends on what you prefer with your ride?
Some people buys complete poly bushings transforming their car into the devil, not many will like this as you will hear noise from rubbers.
Stick with stock C43/E55 engine mounts if you want a softer ride.

w202mylove

Good to hear the car is still going strong, she must be driving lovely. When you drive a w202 AMG make sure its condition is mint to enjoy it to its fullest. You certainly do this, the koni and vogtland setup is briljant for this car. However I do think the car will worn the bushes out faster, or is that just me? Replaced mine 2 years ago on the rear, front 4 years. Still going strong but I believe my car just hates speedbumps. The Cdirtysix is going in the job for an A-service aswell this monday + new tires (after 15tkm/9k miles LOL) cs5 btw.

kowalski my friend let me ask you something totally else, what AMG car to buy if it wouldnt be a W202 ?

KJI3jflarryfe93

my brother.
I love the name you gave your beauty - C-dirty6, that makes her even more naughty!!

regarding my Ceee-forty3,
I don't drive my car very much, which means wear n tear won't be an issue for me.
it will take me a lifetime to wear out bushings or front discs which still have plenty of meat to grind.
I still have my C55 caliper kit boxed at home bought many years ago.

i want my car to be in very near mint condition for 16 years of use, that's why I replaced all suspension parts for a better feel when driving my car, she rides like new!!!
my Güru absolutely loves my car, when he picked me up a few days ago when he serviced my car, I could spot my car from distance with US turnsignal lenses, she's a hot looker tastefully modded and even more hotter looking when I dropped her a$$ closer to the ground with Vogtland springs!

when you pass speedbumps, you need to slowly pass all speedbumps.
you know when you're in the mood massaging your GF melons
do it gently and both will feel good. do the same when you pass speedbumps, your car will thank you for it.

my cat will soon hit 110000km's , that's must be some low mileage driving since I bought her a decade ago with 59000km's on the clock.

if I didn't have my Cee-forty3 AMG, I would like to have an AMG from their old skool cars w123 - w124 - w116 - w126 - C126.
these cars are considered the best from AMG, when AMG was for real and not owned by Mercedes!
a non AMG car I would like to have would have to be a classic W124 E500 Limited Edition.

sticking AMG badge on a poser trunk drops the value on AMG brand!
I've noticed this seems to be very popular to do!?
me don't like dat!
AMG has a different philosophy nowadays I can't figure it out what it is yet?
do you know what it is?

I will snap some dirty pics of her dirty Cee-forty3 a$$ next time I'm out

w202mylove

Looking forward to seeing some pictures, I might share some soon after the service and a detail. 110TKM, that is very nice! I wish mine would have that on the clock. Currently mine has done 218. She still feels fresh, did have to replace alot but now she is all good.

Slowly my car is getting old my friend I dont use mine in winter just like you. Despite this paint work will have to be redone within one of the next years. I feel like owning these cars and driving them quite a bit is expensive, not just a bit but really lol. I hope there is someone rich that wants to buy my car if I will sell it soon. Thought of selling lifts the hair on the back of my head However I feel like buying a clean W211 E55 AMG will soften the pain a bit.

Hope there will be a W202 AMG in the future for me again. Have to say most c36/43s over here seem to be in bad shape compared to what I see on this international forum. Really would love to own a C43 with the 5.4 swap, unfortunatly I dont feel like buying a car and immediatly swap the engine (why not buy an 208 clk55). Do prefer the w202, although the 208 isnt bad.

Will see what I will do, there will always be the option of buying a W211 E500. They are pretty clean, and I am sure they are nice daily drivers (I know I know not the soul of a 202amg or previous models)

Have been looking at alot of other cars past few months, well there are cars out there I do like. Still I like the Benzes best. Just amazing, the soul these cars have is just indescribable. Sucks they just slam badges on all benz models with a sport package. budget limits me to +-18000euro btw.


forgot to mention I drive like a grandpa over speedbumps LOL

KJI3jflarryfe93

well if you're into w211 e55 amg you're asking for more trouble!
if you think Dirty6 is expensive to drive and maintain, you wanna buy a w211 amg, i don't understand how you think about your financial status?
an amg from w211 is risky business, i wouldn't touch that car.
it's more heavy on gas than your Dirty6

fix your car to the condition you want her to be and stick with her, there's history between both of you.
if you sell your w202 you are a sellout disapointing your forum brothers!

w202mylove

first of all it is always a good laugh with you :P gas/insurance etc isnt an issue. Repair costs are low at the moment, since pretty much everything is new due to all the repairs. LOL Except for two things, paint job/and again a new transmission. (long story) might explain later. It is not that I cant afford it to keep driving it is more that I feel like I am trowing my money away. The C36 resale value is about nothing. Only the paint and transmission rebuilt are more expensive than the entire car is worth.

But you are right there is history between me and the car, during moments like a heavily brake up with my horrible ex this car was my best friend.
The spent money has paid of in moments that have brought me joy.

I do read alot of positive things about the E55. Sure it isnt perfect, but no real things that keep me of. We will see how this ends, in the meanwhile she is my queen and will be treated like she should be.

something like this would be steal http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat...=EXPORT&noec=1
not to replace the C36 but to keep her company and modify.

KJI3jflarryfe93

thanks for finding me amusing , we are all buddies on w202 AMG forum.
it should be amusingly fun and also serious when you read a thread.

w208 CLK is a nice car but rustwise, it's schlechte und scheisse like any W210.
I don't know how many CLK and W210 I have seen with dreaded rust.
it's painful to see them in such poor condition.
MB bean counters cut the costs on these cars and cheated with component quality.
if you buy a CLK55 make sure you ask before you buy if this car was repainted at any time and why it was repainted?
car being repaint coz of rust, just walk away, rust will come back at any time!!

surely you can afford to own an E55K, I see you have 2 cars in your sig.
however I believe an E55K is more troublesome to own than your Dirty6 which is a more solid car even if you had some troubles with 722.6 transmission.
IIRC didn't you get another tranny, and I don't mean something with two legs that walks in shoes!
do you have more problems with your replacement gearbox?

w124 500E is a classic car today, price goes up on these cars if they are in super-duper condition.
enthusiasts will pay good money for these cars.
if you maintain your cat it will keep good value in the future.
my Cee-Forty3 is a keeper for many years ahead, if I start neglecting my cat then something must be wrong with me or my head and my cat has to go to another owner!?
we don't want that to happen!!

I say keep your Dirty6 and enjoy it while you can.
newer MB cars they come and go, AMG is not what it used to be when you compare to private company AMG and after when MB took over.
AMG badge slammed on poser cars deprechiated this logo ////AMG!

I don't say new AMG cars are bad, they are lovely cars with better technology, surely much more fun to drive than our old w202's , however there's something missing with them, they don't have that Fort Knox vault quality anymore which once made MB famous as the best car in the world.
that's why movie and rockstars drove MB back in the good ole' days, coz MB was nothing but the best!

it's a new era with cheaper component quality and Kowalski don't like dat!
book keepers in Scccccccccchtuttgart must count every bean in the beanbag before they approve manufactoring components with a certain level of quality.
bean counters didn't tight their financial a$$ back in the old days with their real cars when w124 E500 was manufactured.
I drive an old car because I'm an enthusiast and I will stay that way for many years ahead.

w202mylove

Thanks for the words brother, yes you are right about the rust I will keep that in mind if I might take a look at a clean 208 or 210. For now I will drive my c36 and enjoy her, will see what the future might bring.

The c250 is my dads car, 204 hp amg package. Absolutely soulless and boring to drive. I drive it regulairly during winter, hate it. Well hate might be a big word, it is a good car. But not something I would like a MB to feel like.

My c36 its stock gearbox got old and slipped through the gears slightly, we tryed to adjust it without sucks unfortunatly, so I bought a 722.328 tranmission from a C36 on ebay 80 TKM. Shifts are perfectly, was so happy after the install. Untill I stepped on it, for some reason it thinks the car its redline is at 5700+-. In the past my c36 revved to 6500 or more. Temporary solution is to shift by myself with th 2/3/D gate. Downside is, no full rev ranche in first gear.

Best thing to do would be to rebuild the stock transmission (still have it). What I dislike about owning the C36 is that the engineering is hard to understand and work with by modernday mechanics. For example I called some tranmission shops for this problem and they just tolld me well why do you need it to rev to redline and kickdown etc (doesnt always go in the lowest gearpossible). They just think these cars are slow and not sporty( I still win stoplight races and german autobahn pulls on a daily). Even mb tech let you down, sure there are still good ones out there. But you really have to find the right guy.

So lets get back to the transmission, some day I was going to my cars data and what did I find out? it came from the factory with a 722.424 gearbox which is a C280 gearbox. And I am sure this is an original C36, only thing that might have something to do with it is that it is an italian car (bought from firt mafia owner by me).

I dont trust my car with amaturs, they call themselves experts on tranmissions well got some stories about those experts LOL. So the most simple thing would be to rebuild the original transmission.

What do you think? which I had the 5 speed. 4-speed isnt that great afterall, mechanics say these cars never shift perfect. Dont know about that, what I do know is that alot of 201/124/140 owners have gotten alot of problems.

w202mylove

btw I got the Dirtysix to the eifel last year, and drove a route that consists off a thousand bends. Absolutely loved the road and the cars performance, absolutely drove like maniac. Just couldnt resist, handling is pretty decent dont see what is wrong with it, after a bit of practise on how to play with the cars weight to help it is great fun. got thumbs up from a C63 driver and some other car enthousiasts loved watching it.
22th of may I will go back and visit the German Eifel for three days with the gf and drive these same roads again. Just wanted to mention how much fun this car still is.

KJI3jflarryfe93

all that matters is that you love your car and take care of it!

I bet your car's first years were spent with Herr Don Corleone in Italy?
there is something special with black Mercedes cars and Maffia?

Italian sold cars have somekind of bad reputation in europe, they are cheap to buy but mostly full of dings on every panel, cars have not been very well taken cared of, streets are narrow in Italy and there are lots of scooters trying to pass between the cars in traffic, when It's tight in traffic lanes you get your panels dinged!

your car is a MY96, it has the old bulletproof 4 speeder, these should last longer than the electronic tranny I have.
when you first bought your car, did you notice any slipping with transmission?
did you change oil and filters at any time?
did you see any metal shavings from cogs attached on magnetic oilplug?
after MY 2000 if I remember correct MB put a magnet inside to collect shavings, I had this installed on my tranny.
luckily my tranny haven't fu-ked up yet, my Güru told me 2 days ago my oil was still fresh like strawberry juice.
last time it was replaced was back in 2008 or 2009.
I only drive approx 3000km's a year with my car, that ain't much.
anyway it was time to get new blood for my cat.

w202mylove

Do love her. Well I got lucky no damages, original paint. Will make some close up pictures soon. Also the transmission did slip just slightly when I bought it like 500 rpm, didnt notice it during test drive was to excited. Oil wasnt looking bad at all. Car history didnt mention transmission service at all. Besides that it was fully maintained.
Also no metal shavings found when we pulled the transmission. Nothing visuel seems to be wrong, something with pistons inside of the transmission cause the sli[. I keep reading about those on these tranismissions in fora. Well the new transmission doesnt bother me that much its smooth, for now it is good. easiest would be to bring the stock gearbox to a shop and swap it after they rebuild it.