Buying M156, Idle noise check
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Buying M156, Idle noise check
Hey guys, I am about to purchase my third M156 AMG car (07, 139k miles). The seller sent me this video of it idling, does this sound normal? To me it seems a little louder than my old c63 but doesn't really sound like clacking/ticking from the lifters.
Let me know your thoughts, it runs and drives fine and has no errors.
Let me know if you guys have any issues opening the video, I can upload it to youtube or something if any issues.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12rC...ew?usp=sharing
Let me know your thoughts, it runs and drives fine and has no errors.
Let me know if you guys have any issues opening the video, I can upload it to youtube or something if any issues.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12rC...ew?usp=sharing
Last edited by Drifter2090; 09-07-2022 at 08:48 AM.
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Hard to tell from these.
Have him send screenshots of any pending OBD codes and the status screen that shows how many start ups since codes were last cleared. If he can't, a local Autozone can.
Have him send screenshots of any pending OBD codes and the status screen that shows how many start ups since codes were last cleared. If he can't, a local Autozone can.
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Cams will often throw a pending misfire code that one could try to clear before selling.
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To my untrained ear, that sounds like more than one noise to me. I hear the higher pitched clicking of lifters, but I also hear a lower pitched clicking noise in there too. Seems like a lot of valve train noise to me. I doubt codes would show anything
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Went ahead and purchased the car since the price was so good. I will take off the valve covers and inspect the cams and lifters and replace if needed. Everything else seems good, hopefully just need to do lifters!
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Yeah I was debating doing the adjuster plates but they end up costing a lot since I'm in Canada (our dollar sucks). I'll check to see if they are loose with a wrench, if so I guess I'll have to do them.
Do you know if there are cheaper alternatives to the 63everything plates and titanium screws?
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