andya34

Hi i have owned my c32 for 3yrs it has every xtra and i absalutly love it...but ive had a nightmare with it , pumps went a/c cond went alternator, amg batery cable, re-erscreen, all 4 discs, etc , recently the headgaskets went so ive just had it back after weeks and now it still loses coolent and theres no sighn anywhere of it ive had a smoke test just in case the gaskets went again ...........HELP its killing me !!!know one knows whats goin on...and had the gearbox tested for coolent....can anyone help

02C32guy

Sounds like a leaky intercooler.

andya34

but there no evidence of a leak how do i test for this??

Dingleberry

the coolant loss is evidence...

02C32guy

Take off the intake covers (the things that says AMG on them) and look for dried coolant. It's a really common issue. Do a search, there's lots of threads referencing it (some have pics).

andya34

well thankyou i will tell the mechanic your suggestions i hope your right and it aint a cylinder head prob im desperate to solve this its been since january

andya34

does anyone think that the head could have gone again or worse???

TemjinX2

I really doubt its the head. The engine itself is built very well from AMG. Its usually the accessory components that go bad like the radiator, intercooler pump and intercooler. I would start by replacing the intercooler first.

If you take off the intake and take off the manifolds. You can check for the green grunk, but also if you take a flash light and feel around the area under the intercooler you should see of feel some liquid in the valley where there intercooler is located.

francoisisp

definetly go with replacing the intercooler i just changed mine 2 weeks ago its a pita

andya34

thanks would you recommend a standard one or a eurochared one or any other sort?oh is pita a make?

02C32guy

Your only real option now is to get an OEM one from the dealer or a parts website. Code 3 AKA HP Autowerks no longer offers theirs and even if you could find a used code 3, there were a lot of fitment issues. Eurocharged doesn't make an intercooler. I think you may be confusing it with a heat exchanger. The intercooler sits under the supercharger and cools the supercharger. The heat exchanger acts like a radiator to cool the liquid coming from / going to the intercooler. PITA is an acronym for "Pain In The ***". This is what you need:
http://www.parts.com/oemcatalog/inde...layCatalogid=0

andya34

NOW i get it thanks for explainig how the cooling system works i wasnt aware that the intercooler carried water normally they just carry air and yes i was confusing the hexchanger for this chargecooler....amg ay thanks mate your a diamond...now ive told the mechanic hopefully he confirms it and sorts it

320 dreamer

check out the same part for the slk32! cost is 300$!!! same engine and if the part is correct everyone should jump on it. the srt-6 part costs 387$ thats 3 different prices for the same intercooler

andya34

mb uk have quoted me £75o+vat oooowwww!! so like u say if i ring crysler for the same part it could be cheaper...good thinking

Biscuit

That's a good point and question. Is it the exact same part? If so I know what I'll be getting when I replace mine.

320 dreamer

the website doesnt give part# but it shows up the same. cooling, intercooler, intercooler

Lenin

Did you or anyone you know actually paid $387 for the SRT-6 intercooler? The item marked as 1?
For C32 and SLK32, the part number is the same. It is A1125000000 for $822.




What you get for $300 is most likely the HE.

andya34

WOULD THE INTERCOOLER LEAK CAUSE OIL TO GET IN THE COOLENT BOTTLE???

Lenin

I never heard of this and I don't see how it can happen.
Is that what you have? How much oil? What color? At the bottom or floating?

andya34

well not now ! i had the headgaskets done because of the oil in coolent etc...but since i had it back it just loses coolent so i just thought maybe it was the intercooler all along but as you say this could not really happen, i guess the gaskets went and the intercooler...

andya34

Well i ve just come back from the mechanics and weve had the supercharger of and theres no sighn of a leak .....which has left us exasparated for an anwser anyone got any more ideas ???

Biscuit

Head gasket?

02C32guy

I think he said they replaced it and pressure tested that. Could it be the glycol contamination problem? Do you lose coolant with that? Maybe the radiator needs to be changed.

andya34

I have had the gaskets done and ptested .................im lost here do you think its the bottom end of the engine..? but theres no sighns of this

Biscuit

I totally somehow missed the multiple spots where he said the head gaskets were done, heh.

Anyways, you would definitely lose coolant with glycol contamination problem. But I think if he was losing enough that he was having to refill his transmission would be shedding tears by now.

Maybe it's a simple external radiator leak though? I'm guessing you don't get any puddles or anything obvious?

And how did they confirm it wasn't the intercooler? Did they pull it out and do a pressure check on it?