2014 E550W ticking problem
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2014 MERCEDES E550W 4MATIC
2014 E550W ticking problem
Problem after problem but I love my car need help this time. Car has 200,000 km on it. It’s a Canadian car. Has ticking noise when it starts when it’s sitting I can also hear it at low speeds when I press the gas. Just to give you a list of things I’ve replaced on this car since I’ve owned it. All OEM from Mercedes
windshield washer fluid reservoir
Airbags all four corners
air compressor for air ride system
brakes and rotors all the way around
stabilizer links
only ever used synthetic oil from Mercedes Benz. Never anything else. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this. And what do I do. I don’t want to sell the car. The car still drives amazingly. Just know what this means for later on in its life.
windshield washer fluid reservoir
Airbags all four corners
air compressor for air ride system
brakes and rotors all the way around
stabilizer links
only ever used synthetic oil from Mercedes Benz. Never anything else. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this. And what do I do. I don’t want to sell the car. The car still drives amazingly. Just know what this means for later on in its life.
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2014 MERCEDES E550W 4MATIC
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Problem after problem but I love my car need help this time. Car has 200,000 km on it. It’s a Canadian car. Has ticking noise when it starts when it’s sitting I can also hear it at low speeds when I press the gas. Just to give you a list of things I’ve replaced on this car since I’ve owned it. All OEM from Mercedes
windshield washer fluid reservoir
Airbags all four corners
air compressor for air ride system
brakes and rotors all the way around
stabilizer links
only ever used synthetic oil from Mercedes Benz. Never anything else. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this. And what do I do. I don’t want to sell the car. The car still drives amazingly. Just know what this means for later on in its life.
windshield washer fluid reservoir
Airbags all four corners
air compressor for air ride system
brakes and rotors all the way around
stabilizer links
only ever used synthetic oil from Mercedes Benz. Never anything else. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this. And what do I do. I don’t want to sell the car. The car still drives amazingly. Just know what this means for later on in its life.
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Problem after problem but I love my car need help this time. Car has 200,000 km on it. It’s a Canadian car. Has ticking noise when it starts when it’s sitting I can also hear it at low speeds when I press the gas. Just to give you a list of things I’ve replaced on this car since I’ve owned it. All OEM from Mercedes
windshield washer fluid reservoir
Airbags all four corners
air compressor for air ride system
brakes and rotors all the way around
stabilizer links
only ever used synthetic oil from Mercedes Benz. Never anything else. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this. And what do I do. I don’t want to sell the car. The car still drives amazingly. Just know what this means for later on in its life.
windshield washer fluid reservoir
Airbags all four corners
air compressor for air ride system
brakes and rotors all the way around
stabilizer links
only ever used synthetic oil from Mercedes Benz. Never anything else. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this. And what do I do. I don’t want to sell the car. The car still drives amazingly. Just know what this means for later on in its life.
On this one, MB was extra clever when designing this awesome failure.
The oil leak from the failed tensioner seals prevents the VVT Phaser gears from getting steady working pressure, the soft steel internals then grind down the neutral locking pin. No locking = clunk-clunk-clunk..
The FIX:
replace both the junk chain tensioner and priceless VVT Phasers.
Goodby chaos, sanity is restored until next stage.
🤗
Last edited by CaliBenzDriver; Apr 6, 2021 at 03:11 AM.
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2014 MERCEDES E550W 4MATIC
Hey man. Yea looks like they said I’ll need a whole new engine lol. The timing chain is stretched and whatever else he said. So there’s knocking coming from the bottom of the engine if anybody’s got anything better then just saying your engines toast that would be great. Thanks.
This seems like a very well kept deserving family member. Our Benz money pits keep up going and coming back everytime.
On this one, MB was extra clever when designing this awesome failure.
The oil leak from the failed tensioner seals prevents the VVT Phaser gears from getting steady working pressure, the soft steel internals then grind down the neutral locking pin. No locking = clunk-clunk-clunk..
The FIX:
replace both the junk chain tensioner and priceless VVT Phasers.
Goodby chaos, sanity is restored until next stage.
🤗
On this one, MB was extra clever when designing this awesome failure.
The oil leak from the failed tensioner seals prevents the VVT Phaser gears from getting steady working pressure, the soft steel internals then grind down the neutral locking pin. No locking = clunk-clunk-clunk..
The FIX:
replace both the junk chain tensioner and priceless VVT Phasers.
Goodby chaos, sanity is restored until next stage.
🤗
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Out Of Control!!
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From: Silicon Valley
W212 MY'14 M276-3.5NA @75kMi
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Hey man. Yea looks like they said I’ll need a whole new engine lol. The timing chain is stretched and whatever else he said. So there’s knocking coming from the bottom of the engine if anybody’s got anything better then just saying your engines toast that would be great. Thanks.
The frequency of your ticking sound sort of points to DISTRIBUTION...
While I am not in the elite 550-gang, I've heard these V8 passenger camshafts journals need attention for lack of lubrication.
I'd consider throwing some maintenance parts at your timing when you get the valve covers open to assess the wear situation.
passenger side camshafts
hard working lobe
colapsed valve cap actuators <<
camshaft lobes/ aluminum bearing journals....
chain tensioners /guides
---Edits:
the problem to solve is the staple low oil pressure on passenger side camshafts caused by internal leaks here and there.... thicker oil grade is a valid cheap fix at 200K ! ✌️
Last edited by CaliBenzDriver; May 21, 2021 at 09:50 PM. Reason: pics
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