What did you do to your C63 today?
#276
Camshaft and Lifter Inspection over the weekend. 88k miles on this factory set and looks like I caught some lobes flattening and a couple lifters getting eaten. I already have 32 new lifters ready to go and I'm sending these cams to 63motorsports. While I wait for them to get back i'm going to tackle a few other things; PS reservoir and flush, idler pulleys, coolant reservoir, open intake manifold & inspect. Its just time and money right?
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Nice catch. Was it making noise?
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Eh I’m not sure on the noise. Yes the motor was ticking but I’ve never been around another M156 so I don’t know what you’d call normal amount of noise. I did 63Motorsport cam adjuster plates about a year ago and cams were showing some early signs of wear then. So I wanted to get back in there and check. Even with frequent oil changes, I’m glad I checked.
No that’s not a flake on the lifter, it’s a reflection. There is a rough divot in those two lifters but other than that it’s smooth.
No that’s not a flake on the lifter, it’s a reflection. There is a rough divot in those two lifters but other than that it’s smooth.
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Camshaft and Lifter Inspection over the weekend. 88k miles on this factory set and looks like I caught some lobes flattening and a couple lifters getting eaten. I already have 32 new lifters ready to go and I'm sending these cams to 63motorsports. While I wait for them to get back i'm going to tackle a few other things; PS reservoir and flush, idler pulleys, coolant reservoir, open intake manifold & inspect. Its just time and money right?
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Can you clean off the worst bucket and take a pic of its surface profile?
Edit: To show if it is bowled at all.
Edit: To show if it is bowled at all.
Last edited by Jasonoff; 04-03-2023 at 09:16 PM.
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I was curious about this so I sectioned the bad lifter. The top surface that contacts the cam is 0.100” thick. My divot was only .010-.012” deep. But my picture sure made it look worse when playing with the lighting.
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Yeah, it did look way worse from the pic. Either way, caught it in time which is good.
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Months ago, RBR put out a video of him buying a w205 C63s Final Edition. In it, he showed off his Edition 55 AMG Fuel filler cap, and I've wanted one ever since.
I missed the boat on the first round of these, which were going for ~$25, original Part number 0004708100.
Mercedes corporate has since jacked up the price on the new part #, but now you definitely get a fancy box. (original above just came in the OE plastic bag).
Along the way though, I found out they not only made the black one, as advertised, but they also have a red edition.
I couldn't decide which was better, so now I have both.
Totally worth the price though, I think they add like ~15whp each.
I love how Mercedes included hybrid & diesel badges in the AMG box.
If anyone's interested, new part numbers are:
A0004703201 - Black AMG Gas Cap
A0004703301 - Red AMG Gas Cap
I missed the boat on the first round of these, which were going for ~$25, original Part number 0004708100.
Mercedes corporate has since jacked up the price on the new part #, but now you definitely get a fancy box. (original above just came in the OE plastic bag).
Along the way though, I found out they not only made the black one, as advertised, but they also have a red edition.
I couldn't decide which was better, so now I have both.
Totally worth the price though, I think they add like ~15whp each.
I love how Mercedes included hybrid & diesel badges in the AMG box.
If anyone's interested, new part numbers are:
A0004703201 - Black AMG Gas Cap
A0004703301 - Red AMG Gas Cap
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Months ago, RBR put out a video of him buying a w205 C63s Final Edition. In it, he showed off his Edition 55 AMG Fuel filler cap, and I've wanted one ever since.
I missed the boat on the first round of these, which were going for ~$25, original Part number 0004708100.
Mercedes corporate has since jacked up the price on the new part #, but now you definitely get a fancy box. (original above just came in the OE plastic bag).
Along the way though, I found out they not only made the black one, as advertised, but they also have a red edition.
I couldn't decide which was better, so now I have both.
Totally worth the price though, I think they add like ~15whp each.
I love how Mercedes included hybrid & diesel badges in the AMG box.
If anyone's interested, new part numbers are:
A0004703201 - Black AMG Gas Cap
A0004703301 - Red AMG Gas Cap
I missed the boat on the first round of these, which were going for ~$25, original Part number 0004708100.
Mercedes corporate has since jacked up the price on the new part #, but now you definitely get a fancy box. (original above just came in the OE plastic bag).
Along the way though, I found out they not only made the black one, as advertised, but they also have a red edition.
I couldn't decide which was better, so now I have both.
Totally worth the price though, I think they add like ~15whp each.
I love how Mercedes included hybrid & diesel badges in the AMG box.
If anyone's interested, new part numbers are:
A0004703201 - Black AMG Gas Cap
A0004703301 - Red AMG Gas Cap
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Put the front end back on, looks pretty sick with the heat exchanger peeking through the bumper opening.
Just waiting on my start-up tune revisions now.
Just waiting on my start-up tune revisions now.
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The last piece to the puzzle.
Got my custom AMG Black Series engine plaque, designed it myself with the updated 2023 AMG Logo.
Etched in stainless steel with a high temp clear coat added on top for a high gloss finish and heat protection.
Got my custom AMG Black Series engine plaque, designed it myself with the updated 2023 AMG Logo.
Etched in stainless steel with a high temp clear coat added on top for a high gloss finish and heat protection.
Last edited by sickSVT; 04-14-2023 at 12:49 PM.
#293
Please tell us that you would sell something like this to the rest of us???
#294
While I'm waiting for cams to show up, I needed to tackle a handful of "while you're in there" work. So I decided to remove and open up the intake manifold. It has a few spots of corrosion that i'll address. Installing a new pcv and 63Motorsports catch can to help keep oil out of there too. Also replaced all the idler pulleys and tensioner. Coolant reservoir fitting snapped off so I replaced it as well. Steering reservoir replacement and flush is next.
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#295
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Finished installing my ice tank. This thing's huge, took about 5 gallons of water to fill up the whole system. Should keep the IAT's cool.
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Collected the car from paintshop, again!
I wasn´t happy with the earlier jobs, got refunded.
So this winter i had it resprayed again, this will be the last w204 standing, due to no rust
This time it lookes good, paintshop had me visit them a couple of times to make sure i verified the colour.
It was meant to just spray the bad sections and fade out onto the panels beside it.
But he decided it was the best just respray almost the whole car.(roof and trunk is oem colour)
The car was put together in 4hrs, but no pic of that as when i went out to testdrive it started to rain, of course
I wasn´t happy with the earlier jobs, got refunded.
So this winter i had it resprayed again, this will be the last w204 standing, due to no rust
This time it lookes good, paintshop had me visit them a couple of times to make sure i verified the colour.
It was meant to just spray the bad sections and fade out onto the panels beside it.
But he decided it was the best just respray almost the whole car.(roof and trunk is oem colour)
The car was put together in 4hrs, but no pic of that as when i went out to testdrive it started to rain, of course