2007 CL550 Steering Issue

Jan 10, 2024 | 08:15 PM

Colin S

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2007 CL550 Steering Issue

Hello guys I have a 2007 cl550 rwd, a couple of weeks ago my steering got really hard/slow (in low rpms 500-1000). This was caused because of my friends forcing me to drift my car. When it happened I was trying to brainstorm ideas and think of what went wrong, I came up to only 2 either my power steering pump went week or there was little fluid. Right as it happened I checked and my fluid was really low so I add more until the recommend amount but it still didn't work. My godfather is a MB mechanic at MB and during new years he took a quick look and said he doesn't think it is the pump. But then again it was a really quick look so he said its not 100%. Any advice will be apprenticed.

Last edited by Colin S; Jan 10, 2024 at 08:19 PM.

Jan 11, 2024 | 10:45 AM

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I've seen this before in other S-class MBs. Either you blew a belt or more likely your wheel/ABS sensors are out. My S65 would do this occasionally and it would be intermittent.

Jan 11, 2024 | 09:36 PM

Colin S

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Okay my car isn't with me. I am going to ask my god father to check it out today and give me a update on it. Any ways I see from your profile you have a s65 can you send some pictures of it really looks nice and by any chance do you know how good/bad a cl63 would be on gas. I am considering on trading in my car in for one.

Jan 12, 2024 | 06:26 AM

nath_h

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Do not drift your car! These break if they are looked at askew--you are asking for big expensive trouble by treating it like a bullet proof new car.

Jan 12, 2024 | 11:19 AM

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I no longer have the S65. It was totaled so I now have a CL550. As for the fuel efficiency of a CL63, I think it would depend on the year. The original 63s with the 6.2L are beasts but probably don't do much better than a V12. The newer ones with the bi-turbos probably do a bit better, as long as you aren't constantly on the throttle.

Jan 13, 2024 | 02:46 PM

Colin S

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Yeah I know, my friends kept pushing me and pushing me to do it since they all got MB with 4matic. The funny thing is after it happened I yelled at my friends saying my car is from now on a Grandpa car only A to B no dumb stuff anymore.

Jan 13, 2024 | 02:48 PM

Colin S

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That's really sad to hear that your car got totaled. Honestly a timeless machine how do you like the cl550 probably doens't live up to the s65 but is like 80% there I assume.

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Jan 17, 2024 | 07:38 AM

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The NA cars seem to be frowned up by most, but I'm happy I do not have the turbo. So much harder to work on, with more to go wrong. One shouldn't be punishing a 15 year old car, anyway.

Jan 17, 2024 | 04:55 PM

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The NA cars seem to be frowned up by most, but I'm happy I do not have the turbo. So much harder to work on, with more to go wrong. One shouldn't be punishing a 15 year old car, anyway.

I think that you are smart. The M278 brings a list of concerns with it.

Feb 25, 2024 | 12:57 PM

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Okay my car isn't with me. I am going to ask my god father to check it out today and give me an update on it. Any ways I see from your profile you have a s65 can you send some pictures of it really looks nice and by any chance do you know how good/bad a cl63 would be on gas. I am considering on trading in my car in for one.

I average about 9mpg in city driving and can get as good as 18mpg on the highway. Also, using anything other than premium is immediately noticeable.

Feb 26, 2024 | 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ksx8115

I average about 9mpg in city driving and can get as good as 18mpg on the highway. Also, using anything other than premium is immediately noticeable.

I'm getting 9mpg in city as well (that's UK Imperial gallons so it could be much thirstier than US experience.
Favourite garage is telling me to switch up to Premium, but it's probably another £10-12 per fill up,

Do have an oddity that motorway driving at 70mph can hit 24mpg+ but at 50mph it's down to 20mpg