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Just sharing this car got it last week... it has 170K miles. Already did air filter and oil change. The front bumper is too low so easy to scratch need to drive very careful.
The suspension is very stiff.... any recommendation ? the tires in the back is 265/30/19 so thinking need to use 265/35 next set in the back as well in the front.
It got salvage 3 years ago by the accident but only minor impact.
congtats, looks great especially with laurinser trunk lid and quad exhaust. suspension wise i would just go back with original setup, i'm not fan of anything that causes scrapping or tire rubbing.
how do the led tail lights look in person? been thinking about getting them
congtats, looks great especially with laurinser trunk lid and quad exhaust. suspension wise i would just go back with original setup, i'm not fan of anything that causes scrapping or tire rubbing.
how do the led tail lights look in person? been thinking about getting them
The tail light looks OK.... Didn't see much different. The W210 came smoke tail light not sure about W208. It looks nice.
Last Friday just did the Engine air filter and idle pulley with belt. My mechanic told me the previous owner install an after market sport bushing but was not fit for W208 that's why make noise.
He will remove and put special lube next week. How much would be if put original W208 bushing ? (need to remove all suspension parts to do so ?)
Next thing to do is the Engine mounts.... Buying a used 21 years old AMG need some Love !
probably worth doing steering damper, fuel filter, fuel pump, crank position sensor, and clean the maf (unless prev owner has done this before). These are must maint items.
Hey man! Nice CLK. I think you might have a polyurethane bushings installed. Very stiff but very durable. And in time it gets squeeky so you need to apply high temp lube to quiet it down. If you want to refine the ride you can install new rubber bushings too.
Yea... my mechanic just installed new busing link... and need to put some special lube but still feel a bit rough. Its a fun car so I guess I will have to live with it.
Now found out the oil pan and real main seal are leaking..... $800 for the job. Then need to do engine mounts.... This is getting an expensive toy !
2000 ML55 AMG 2001 CLK55 AMG coupe 2002 CLK55 AMG Cabriolet 2025 BMW M2 6MT
What sport bushing are you referring to?
what part was lubed and replaced?
slick ride and definitely be prepared.
hopefully you have a good and fair mechanic
rear mains on these all tend to leak after 90k miles if no more than a few drops parked I wouldn't worry.
oil pan is an easy job I would do oil sender/or atleast gasket while you're in there.
im @192k super solid had a bunch of work done at a shop first time ever and car came back not as hoped haha. All the work seems great but there is what seems like a sublet whirl from driveshaft center link @18mph under slow acceleration and minor vibration @42 mph, but who knows could be tires 😂
I may have no choice but to finally do the fuel pump since quant mentioned it haha
I would definitely recommend sourcing parts from fcpeuro especially fluids if you plan on keeping the vehicle/putting miles on it. Lifetime warranty is a huge plus.
also stay away from the very cheap aftermarket parts if you want reliability. I have had lemforder mounts go bad in less than 10k miles. Have him do your trans bushing while he's in there.
other than that I would consider rear outer control arm bushings easy job and makes a huge difference. Check your read subframe bushings too
Think that really sucks is that a ton of the parts for this car are nearly double the price they were pre pandemic.
I just did an alignment but the car still feel some vibration around 50mph and the tires noise is a bit loud. Continental Ext DWS 6. They are about 70% so not sure why.
The ride is better now but still dont think CLK should be riding with 19" and the rear tires just to thin as low profile (265/30/19) I am thinking to change the wheels to something 18" at 265/35/18 in the future.
As for oil leak, anybody has try this ? Does it help ? CLK55 might need 1.8 bottle (20% of the oil) Is OK for M113 engine ?
Before oil change, it has no oil leaking at all. I was thinking maybe the newer oil is thinner and made it easier to leak.
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