Common maintenance
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2021 AMG GLE53
Common maintenance
Just curious, does anyone do common maintenance on their GLE's? Oil changes, brake pads, etc? I do almost all of the work on my Fords but this beast is a new animal.
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I just did my first oil and filter change on my 2021 GLE63S.
Thank God there are no more plastic oil pans or plugs on this engine, although the filter housing is the same plastic as before.
Service Manual had no indication of oil capacity at time of printing, and I couldn't find any updates.
A little weird not having a dipstick to check level, and the level indicator in the display seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes it shows half a quart low, sometimes full.
Close to 10 quarts came out, so I just put the same back in.
Easy Job.
Thank God there are no more plastic oil pans or plugs on this engine, although the filter housing is the same plastic as before.
Service Manual had no indication of oil capacity at time of printing, and I couldn't find any updates.
A little weird not having a dipstick to check level, and the level indicator in the display seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes it shows half a quart low, sometimes full.
Close to 10 quarts came out, so I just put the same back in.
Easy Job.
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I did my own brake pads and fluid bleeding on my 2018 C63S Coupe.
I'll need to do the same on this 2021 GLE63S eventually, but I also will need to research
if there are special/different procedures now, given that these brakes are regenerative.
I'll need to do the same on this 2021 GLE63S eventually, but I also will need to research
if there are special/different procedures now, given that these brakes are regenerative.
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front brakes are fairly typical if you've done brakes before... rear brakes there is a procedure to back out the emergency brake...
It's here on this site somewhere, under my user, if ya cant find it ping me and ill go look...
oil changes ? i gotta guy, aka im to lazy to do it and then dispose of the oil etc
It's here on this site somewhere, under my user, if ya cant find it ping me and ill go look...
oil changes ? i gotta guy, aka im to lazy to do it and then dispose of the oil etc
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Yes thanks.
I am familiar with the procedure for the rear emergency brake retraction in order to change the rear brake pads. That was on my 2018 C 63S as well.
What I was referring to are the new regenerative brakes on the 2021 GLE 63S.
There may be no difference, but I will research it just in case. Wouldn’t want to mess up a system like that (or injure myself like one can with electronic brakes), by not first disabling that system or performing some other procedure.
I am familiar with the procedure for the rear emergency brake retraction in order to change the rear brake pads. That was on my 2018 C 63S as well.
What I was referring to are the new regenerative brakes on the 2021 GLE 63S.
There may be no difference, but I will research it just in case. Wouldn’t want to mess up a system like that (or injure myself like one can with electronic brakes), by not first disabling that system or performing some other procedure.
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I suspect (and could be wrong - but doubt it) that the demographic found on this forum doesn't do much of this. Sure, there will be exceptions. I certainly do mine, at least oil, oil filter and air filter changes. I'll likely let the dealer handle brakes, etc.
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Yes, I do the brakes and maintenance on my 63. The rear brake pads wear out every 10k miles so I'm really good at changing them out quickly. Also, I use a topsider for oil changes. It's not the cost of maintenance but more of the time required to take it in. It's faster for me to do myself and time is money. The side benefit is that DIY'ng is also a huge money saver since you don't have to pay someone else for the labor or the parts markup.
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Yes, I do the brakes and maintenance on my 63. The rear brake pads wear out every 10k miles so I'm really good at changing them out quickly. Also, I use a topsider for oil changes. It's not the cost of maintenance but more of the time required to take it in. It's faster for me to do myself and time is money. The side benefit is that DIY'ng is also a huge money saver since you don't have to pay someone else for the labor or the parts markup.
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I'm also one planning on doing basic filters and oil/filter changes myself. Dealer for the brakes and brake fluid though - I'm not sure I trust myself with the performance brakes /calipers in my driveway. I look forward to everyone's tips/pics/part numbers etc. & I'll contribute as well. Can't justify the cost of the maintenance package for 4 years when I figure the costs of what I can do myself vs paying for (brakes) as needed.
From my reading the gle53 takes 9 qts oil with filter change. Is that correct? I tend to be a 5k-6k interval guy. Too frequent for this engine?
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From my reading the gle53 takes 9 qts oil with filter change. Is that correct? I tend to be a 5k-6k interval guy. Too frequent for this engine?
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The GLE53 does take 9 Qts. I plan to put in about 8.25-8.5 and nurse it up in small increments until it tells me it is full (a short run, check it, etc.) I wish there was a dip stick as well. I tend to "way overkill" on frequency - but I'm hurting nobody. I don't care that it costs more; the piece of mind is worth it. I usually send samples into Blackstone Labs; I'm kind of a nerd like that...
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Probably easier than most. The rears are more difficult than the front but still a breeze. Remove top and bottom caliper bolt, remove the caliper, slide the old pads off, compress the brake pistons, slide new pads on, put the caliper back on, bolt back up and you are done. I can do each axel in around 15- 20 min and less if I had a lift.
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Probably easier than most. The rears are more difficult than the front but still a breeze. Remove top and bottom caliper bolt, remove the caliper, slide the old pads off, compress the brake pistons, slide new pads on, put the caliper back on, bolt back up and you are done. I can do each axel in around 15- 20 min and less if I had a lift.
Same process?
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I'm also one planning on doing basic filters and oil/filter changes myself. Dealer for the brakes and brake fluid though - I'm not sure I trust myself with the performance brakes /calipers in my driveway. I look forward to everyone's tips/pics/part numbers etc. & I'll contribute as well. Can't justify the cost of the maintenance package for 4 years when I figure the costs of what I can do myself vs paying for (brakes) as needed.
From my reading the gle53 takes 9 qts oil with filter change. Is that correct? I tend to be a 5k-6k interval guy. Too frequent for this engine?
Thanks.
From my reading the gle53 takes 9 qts oil with filter change. Is that correct? I tend to be a 5k-6k interval guy. Too frequent for this engine?
Thanks.
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I am not sure yet if the drain plug/ plastic screw/bolt is in the rear of the pan or not. First time underneath with all the bottom cladding removed will tell me this. If someone knows already, please tell us.
If it is near the back of the pan, the small 6.6inch lift from the ramps really does not bother me - should get the oil out just fine. If the drain bolt is not in an ideal place and a more level position would be better for getting best drainage, I can simply back the car into my driveway (it is on a slope upwards to the garage) and then when I drive towards the street and up on the ramps, the front end will be level with the back of the car. I am not using rear ramps. I do have wheel chocks for the rears. I will try to take some pics in a few weeks when I do the change and report back.
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I would suggest adding 8.5 qts then check the level after running the engine a couple minutes.
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