Alittle help needed PLEASE
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: indiana
2003 c32 amg
Alittle help needed PLEASE
OK so my son and i replaced the head gasket on his 95 c36 . Job went well
until we drove it ! Its a rocket ship up to 3000 rpm then it flat lines! cam timeing is dead on what worries me is the damn advance what is the correct way to set it? all the way to d.s. or to p.s.
Any help would be greatly appreciated .
until we drove it ! Its a rocket ship up to 3000 rpm then it flat lines! cam timeing is dead on what worries me is the damn advance what is the correct way to set it? all the way to d.s. or to p.s.
Any help would be greatly appreciated .
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,418
Likes: 194
From: America
1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
More accurate explanation of symptoms required.
I did head-gasket job in my 1994 C280 as well, and it had similar result. Operated normally until about 3000 RPM but suddenly all power flatlined. I didn't have time to deal with it and went back to college.
My brother stayed home during the week and test drove it a few times to try and diagnose. He said at one point is just mysteriously started working on its own. To this day I have no idea what it was, but it never happened again.
I did head-gasket job in my 1994 C280 as well, and it had similar result. Operated normally until about 3000 RPM but suddenly all power flatlined. I didn't have time to deal with it and went back to college.
My brother stayed home during the week and test drove it a few times to try and diagnose. He said at one point is just mysteriously started working on its own. To this day I have no idea what it was, but it never happened again.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,418
Likes: 194
From: America
1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
Before you start messing with actual timing in a rare, hand-built AMG engine, perhaps check health of sensors that detect timing: crank position sensor or cam position sensor? They could be retarding timing because they're damage/not connected/not installed right.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: indiana
2003 c32 amg
You are F@#$%^g kidding me right? As i stated we replaced the head gasket there fore
we had to set cam timing. And furthermore the hand built amg engine is not much different than the eighty thousand dollar twin turbo motor in my drag car ! There all nuts n bolts!!
Thanks for the help
we had to set cam timing. And furthermore the hand built amg engine is not much different than the eighty thousand dollar twin turbo motor in my drag car ! There all nuts n bolts!!
Thanks for the help
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,418
Likes: 194
From: America
1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
You are F@#$%^g kidding me right? As i stated we replaced the head gasket there fore
we had to set cam timing. And furthermore the hand built amg engine is not much different than the eighty thousand dollar twin turbo motor in my drag car ! There all nuts n bolts!!
Thanks for the help
we had to set cam timing. And furthermore the hand built amg engine is not much different than the eighty thousand dollar twin turbo motor in my drag car ! There all nuts n bolts!!
Thanks for the help
Besides, with timing off that badly wouldnt it be very very rough running at all rpms?
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: indiana
2003 c32 amg
tdc compression the ehx. side 4mm hole lined up the int. side was off a little marked cam position gear position. but im not sure the way the intake side advance should have been turned. S o the timing would b ok at low rpm but if advance is off it wont b ok at higher rpm. Just trying to find out the proper position. Who knows the trans might b junk .got the car as a basket case trying to revive it to save a great car.
Trending Topics
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
