Sorry to have missed the melting engine cover thread
04-01-2023, 09:09 PM
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Sorry to have missed the melting engine cover thread
It was funny! Didn't make it in before the lock.
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04-01-2023, 09:29 PM
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Welp....you missed it haha! It was worth every penny 
The dour among us lol
The dour among us lol
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04-02-2023, 12:25 AM
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This place is a joke.
We all learned something I think. Apparently there are two different kinds of people in this world.
Engineers and Non-Engineers.
And to keep things on topic 🙄 I saw a new C43 today in charcoal gray. Not a particularly interesting looking car and really hard to tell it apart from the previous generation 205 C-class. The rocker moldings look like an aftermarket piece but I did like the wheels though, and the return of the quad round (sadly not oval) exhaust tips. The wheels had the new beadlock type ring around the outer diameter. Mercedes has really lost their way in the styling department on all their sedans, very bland.
Engineers and Non-Engineers.
And to keep things on topic 🙄 I saw a new C43 today in charcoal gray. Not a particularly interesting looking car and really hard to tell it apart from the previous generation 205 C-class. The rocker moldings look like an aftermarket piece but I did like the wheels though, and the return of the quad round (sadly not oval) exhaust tips. The wheels had the new beadlock type ring around the outer diameter. Mercedes has really lost their way in the styling department on all their sedans, very bland.
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04-02-2023, 07:14 AM
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We all learned something I think. Apparently there are two different kinds of people in this world.
Engineers and Non-Engineers.
And to keep things on topic 🙄 I saw a new C43 today in charcoal gray. Not a particularly interesting looking car and really hard to tell it apart from the previous generation 205 C-class. The rocker moldings look like an aftermarket piece but I did like the wheels though, and the return of the quad round (sadly not oval) exhaust tips. The wheels had the new beadlock type ring around the outer diameter. Mercedes has really lost their way in the styling department on all their sedans, very bland.
Engineers and Non-Engineers.
And to keep things on topic 🙄 I saw a new C43 today in charcoal gray. Not a particularly interesting looking car and really hard to tell it apart from the previous generation 205 C-class. The rocker moldings look like an aftermarket piece but I did like the wheels though, and the return of the quad round (sadly not oval) exhaust tips. The wheels had the new beadlock type ring around the outer diameter. Mercedes has really lost their way in the styling department on all their sedans, very bland.
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04-02-2023, 07:40 AM
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But crap engines and transmissions are unacceptable.
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04-02-2023, 07:48 AM
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MB is dead to me until they have more reliability in their powertrains. MB styling and aesthetics are OK to good imo. W223 is not bad; not great but not bad. W206 and W213 facelift are also just OK. R232 looks good but it's a toy car and not looking for one of those. GLE/S look OK. AMG GT is interesting if I decide to move out of an SUV in the future.
But crap engines and transmissions are unacceptable.
But crap engines and transmissions are unacceptable.
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04-02-2023, 10:53 AM
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My first thread here really got out of control quickly
Just to follow up on it, my C300 will be going in for service beginning of May, and the dealership will look at the melting cover issue then.
Until then, I will be driving the car without the cover mounted.
Just to follow up on it, my C300 will be going in for service beginning of May, and the dealership will look at the melting cover issue then.
Until then, I will be driving the car without the cover mounted.
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04-02-2023, 12:58 PM
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It'll get sorted don't worry and enjoy the car!
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Thanks for your update, they confirmed that it is not a fire hazard right? Good.
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We all learned something I think. Apparently there are two different kinds of people in this world.
Engineers and Non-Engineers.
And to keep things on topic 🙄 I saw a new C43 today in charcoal gray. Not a particularly interesting looking car and really hard to tell it apart from the previous generation 205 C-class. The rocker moldings look like an aftermarket piece but I did like the wheels though, and the return of the quad round (sadly not oval) exhaust tips. The wheels had the new beadlock type ring around the outer diameter. Mercedes has really lost their way in the styling department on all their sedans, very bland.
Engineers and Non-Engineers.
And to keep things on topic 🙄 I saw a new C43 today in charcoal gray. Not a particularly interesting looking car and really hard to tell it apart from the previous generation 205 C-class. The rocker moldings look like an aftermarket piece but I did like the wheels though, and the return of the quad round (sadly not oval) exhaust tips. The wheels had the new beadlock type ring around the outer diameter. Mercedes has really lost their way in the styling department on all their sedans, very bland.
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05-03-2023, 06:59 AM
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I promised to get back to this thread once Mercedes had had a chance to look into the issue.
My C300 was in the workshop yesterday to be serviced and they looked at the issue with the melting engine cover also.
The technician told me that the heat-shield between the exhaust components and the engine was incorrectly mounted from factory causing it to sit too high and thereby being in contact with the engine cover.
He was able to correct this and Mercedes will replace the engine cover.
My C300 was in the workshop yesterday to be serviced and they looked at the issue with the melting engine cover also.
The technician told me that the heat-shield between the exhaust components and the engine was incorrectly mounted from factory causing it to sit too high and thereby being in contact with the engine cover.
He was able to correct this and Mercedes will replace the engine cover.
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I promised to get back to this thread once Mercedes had had a chance to look into the issue.
My C300 was in the workshop yesterday to be serviced and they looked at the issue with the melting engine cover also.
The technician told me that the heat-shield between the exhaust components and the engine was incorrectly mounted from factory causing it to sit too high and thereby being in contact with the engine cover.
He was able to correct this and Mercedes will replace the engine cover.
My C300 was in the workshop yesterday to be serviced and they looked at the issue with the melting engine cover also.
The technician told me that the heat-shield between the exhaust components and the engine was incorrectly mounted from factory causing it to sit too high and thereby being in contact with the engine cover.
He was able to correct this and Mercedes will replace the engine cover.
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