Need help with C43 AMG issue
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Need help with C43 AMG issue
Hello, I am a new owner of an older 1998 AMG C43. The car has 159000 miles on it and runs beautifully. However recently I replaced the accelerator pedal sensor and the valve cover gaskets. Now the oil light is coming on and reading "hi" intermittently and I checked the oil and it was actually a quart low. The performance is still terrific, no overheating and since adding a quart of mobile 1 the engine sounds more like a Jet engine and distinctly different than before. Again, it runs great and my mechanic has no idea what it could be? Any ideas and advice would be appreciated!
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Hi and welcome aboard this sometime nuthouse, but rest assured we don't bite (normally).
If you just purchased the C43 and it runs fine, just live with it. Some use a bit of oil which is normal for engines of this age, specially if you do a lot of highway driving and WOT.
By the way, why did you need to change the accelerator pedal sensor?
When you have time post to pics and give us some more details of your ride.
If you just purchased the C43 and it runs fine, just live with it. Some use a bit of oil which is normal for engines of this age, specially if you do a lot of highway driving and WOT.
By the way, why did you need to change the accelerator pedal sensor?
When you have time post to pics and give us some more details of your ride.
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Hi and welcome aboard this sometime nuthouse, but rest assured we don't bite (normally).
If you just purchased the C43 and it runs fine, just live with it. Some use a bit of oil which is normal for engines of this age, specially if you do a lot of highway driving and WOT.
By the way, why did you need to change the accelerator pedal sensor?
When you have time post to pics and give us some more details of your ride.
If you just purchased the C43 and it runs fine, just live with it. Some use a bit of oil which is normal for engines of this age, specially if you do a lot of highway driving and WOT.
By the way, why did you need to change the accelerator pedal sensor?
When you have time post to pics and give us some more details of your ride.
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Make sure the airbox is properly seated on the intake! If its bypassed it will allow dust and debris into the engine. Can sometimes be a pain to get it to seal properly since it is only held in place by friction
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Check out the price? This is a very expensive part, so expensive here, that on Ebay they sell if for even more than my mechanic can buy it for? Explain why this should be that much money?
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I'll stock up on them!
The # you provided is an old # for "M104/M119", you don't have to use it, and it's more costly..!?!,,
the correct one you should to go with is "012 542 33 17", which is more more cheaper..!!
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the correct one you should to go with is "012 542 33 17", which is more more cheaper..!!
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Thanks Zayed, I'll stick up on them and buy a few. How many miles can I get out of this beauty? I don't beat or spin wheels I just like driving fast on highways. It's 160k now and drives beautifully and so damned fast! I never had a car like this and I've had many cars.