Himmelcl55amg

Just purchase a 2003 CL55 AMG 74k two weeks ago (seller appeared to have changed the oil because i checked it at point of purchase) Noticed oil on garage floor. Looks clean and it looked yellowish. Checked motor oil down a quart. Can’t see any oil around the top sides of the engine. Climbed under as far as I could but can’t see anything due to plastic shields. Oil however was slightly dripping out of an opening in the plastic and oil appeared be moving towards the drivers side struts.

Plan on bring to Benz dealer (known entity) or unknown MB specialty shop

Any Suggestions?

slonar21

Your description makes me think it could be ABC fluid from the strut itself

John Hicks III

i have had 3 CL’s....and still own 2... I will say this.. the usual culprit is the rear main seal... you have to drop the tranny to change the 10 dollar part... (takes 1 min to change )... you should also replace the valve cover gaskets... and the gasket that goes on the oil filter neck...where it attaches to the block... this should help a lot...and it’s a fairly cheap fix .. if you do it yourself. ( leaving out the tranny removal). LoL

Himmelcl55amg

Since last post no oil has appeared on the ground but now the ABC warning light has come on and the suspension is weird.
Any thought on repairs verses coil over conversion?

Tommyboy928

you need what i write up here. do one for engine also, rear man seal and valveseals will be good.

https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...oil-use-5.html

Tommyboy928

read this, and fix your abc and engine rear main seal.

https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...oil-use-4.html

Keith Noon

Does anyone a link to somewhere that does actually supply this stuff. Google doesn't come up with anywhere.

Tommyboy928

https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...e-oil-use.html
go last pages on this link, and some people has bought from different places -

Tommyboy928

https://www.ebay.es/itm/FULL-THROTTL...8/353142011870

Keith Noon

​​​​​​Looks like all suppliers are dead ends for UK buyers. Shame. This one won't ship international. Not that I wanted 8 packs anyway but I would have tried it.
I have two leaking struts on my car. I thought I would try this stuff just to see if it works before fitting coil overs anyway. I want to have reliability for the few summers that I'll be using my SL. I'm not bothered about pin sharp handling, magic carpet ride, devaluing the car etc. I just don't want a garage queen.

Tommyboy928

In Europe is QMI liqseal that is used , and i have and is easy get it .

Keith Noon

No its not easy to get at all that's why I asked for a link after trying for over a week. Both links you gave won't supply. Qmi Liqseal is not a product. Qmi Liquiseal only comes up on the makers site and one US seller. That's why there are discussions about its name and where to buy it from. I give up. Its more hassle than I need but thanks for trying to help.

Tommyboy928

Order from this guy in spain , https://qmi-es.com/qmi-liquiseal-aco...______________

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JustTXn

I would drive the car as little as possible, have the shop determine what is leaking (something is leaking, or an accumulator is ruptured). Make sure the reservoir is not low, unless you fancy several thousand to replace a ruined pump.

Before throwing additives into the system, replace any leaking or weeping suspension hoses, replace the accumulators (there are 4, 3 of which are commonly replaced), and flush ABC fluid (it absorbs water from atmosphere as well as retains contaminants, greatly accelerating component wear... you can do this part yourself easily).

Doing the above will be expensive if done at a shop, but these were 120k USD (160k after inflation) when they were new.

You can remove the suspension, but that's a sad thing to do. It's mind boggling when it works properly.

marko69

Well ya got me......I was very skeptical of any miracle cure for leaks. My ABC struts in the back were leaking slightly and I'd have to add fluid now and then so I thought I'd try this stuff. If it works I'll save a ton of money on strut rebuilds, if not, then I haven't lost anything. I haven't had to add any abc fluid since I put this stuff in. I recently got back from a 6k mile trip and checked my fluid level and to my surprise I still haven't lost any fluid, so I'm convinced this stuff really works.

Tommyboy928

all your seals in pump also good condition now, is so many seals in this ABC system , not just valve blocks. Your struits is not gone give any problems now for long time. My SL 55 engine not used oil in 2 years, or i cant actually measure that is using any.oil., see many using a Q before each 1000 mile.

Tommyboy928

how did it go, did you get the stuff, and leak gone ?