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Soon. Alternator died on me Sat morning while on the freeway so I had it towed to the nearest MB dealer who still can't figure out how to fix it after 2 days. Already paid $280 for a new battery with install and they tried to charge me more for diagnostic time and I said no way. I'm ready to tow it out of there and back to Evosport since they had my car last. The dumbass MB tech at Penske Mercedes doesn't even know how to read the streaming data from the STS system which only takes 10 minutes max.
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Soon. Alternator died on me Sat morning while on the freeway so I had it towed to the nearest MB dealer who still can't figure out how to fix it after 2 days. Already paid $280 for a new battery with install and they tried to charge me more for diagnostic time and I said no way. I'm ready to tow it out of there and back to Evosport since they had my car last. The dumbass MB tech at Penske Mercedes doesn't even know how to read the streaming data from the STS system which only takes 10 minutes max.
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Soon. Alternator died on me Sat morning while on the freeway so I had it towed to the nearest MB dealer who still can't figure out how to fix it after 2 days. Already paid $280 for a new battery with install and they tried to charge me more for diagnostic time and I said no way. I'm ready to tow it out of there and back to Evosport since they had my car last. The dumbass MB tech at Penske Mercedes doesn't even know how to read the streaming data from the STS system which only takes 10 minutes max.
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Blame the management, there are plenty of good techs out of work everywhere, but they lose their jobs to guys that are willing to work for dimes :\ They also could be confused because your car is so heavily modded and they are upset about that, who knows really.
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Brad will take a look at in the morning. Funny that they test drove it before releasing the car to me and I drove it home that afternoon. Car had trouble starting that same night when I was going out to dinner. Next morning while driving on the freeway, the battery/alternator light came on a minute or two before the car just died. Right before the car died, the ESP light came on and I could not turn it off.
Nobody has a clue what could cause the battery to drain completely so fast. Even after the battery was replaced the car still won't start?
I can't wait to hear what Brad finds out tomorrow. I'm on the verge on leaving my car alone from this point forward and just sell my custom pullies to another Kleemannite. Both pullies for $500 shipped.
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Car got towed back to Evosport today. After battery was replaced the car cranks but won't start. They think the ECU or some other electrical problem.
Brad will take a look at in the morning. Funny that they test drove it before releasing the car to me and I drove it home that afternoon. Car had trouble starting that same night when I was going out to dinner. Next morning while driving on the freeway, the battery/alternator light came on a minute or two before the car just died. Right before the car died, the ESP light came on and I could not turn it off.
Nobody has a clue what could cause the battery to drain completely so fast. Even after the battery was replaced the car still won't start?
I can't wait to hear what Brad finds out tomorrow. I'm on the verge on leaving my car alone from this point forward and just sell my custom pullies to another Kleemannite. Both pullies for $500 shipped.
Brad will take a look at in the morning. Funny that they test drove it before releasing the car to me and I drove it home that afternoon. Car had trouble starting that same night when I was going out to dinner. Next morning while driving on the freeway, the battery/alternator light came on a minute or two before the car just died. Right before the car died, the ESP light came on and I could not turn it off.
Nobody has a clue what could cause the battery to drain completely so fast. Even after the battery was replaced the car still won't start?
I can't wait to hear what Brad finds out tomorrow. I'm on the verge on leaving my car alone from this point forward and just sell my custom pullies to another Kleemannite. Both pullies for $500 shipped.
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Thanks for the tip but I've got a brand new battery in it from the dealer and it cranks but won't turn over. Mystery to everyone...Fuel pressure is OK so pump is working. Could it be the crank sensor? But Vadim changed that out last month!
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See my other post. Car is ready for pickup and baseline re-dyno. Brad thinks the 427rwph on 6psi was probably low due to all the electrical and vacuum problems it had before being corrected by Evosport. More anxious to baseline on the track also using my new MTs.