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Oil leak from my new S63
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Oil leak from my new S63
I've only had my new S63 for 10 days.... and for the last 4 days it's been parked in the garage. The most I've driven it is the 250+ miles from Dallas to Austin when I bought it on 8/29
This evening I backed it out and noticed an oil puddle on the floor!
What gives? Has anyone had this issue on a car this new? Could it be as simple as something not being tightened, or God forbid - something more complex like a leaking gasket or pipe?
I'm really bummed out about this - can't imagine how this could happen especially if these cars are checked out as much as MB claims they are.
This evening I backed it out and noticed an oil puddle on the floor!
What gives? Has anyone had this issue on a car this new? Could it be as simple as something not being tightened, or God forbid - something more complex like a leaking gasket or pipe?
I'm really bummed out about this - can't imagine how this could happen especially if these cars are checked out as much as MB claims they are.
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Oil pan, had a couple of 63 motors here that I had to reseal the subpan. Also numerous C63'S. Trans cooler lines rubbing against sub oil pan. Will only take 1 full day to drain reseal and let dry.
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BAD NEWS
I do indeed have an oil leak! And a bad one at that. As was explained by the service manager - the "front engine cover plate is leaking oil" !! Yup - on a $136,000 car that's 10 days old! Thanks Mercedes - for doing such a wonderful job. Great quality control - I'm sure the guys at Lexus are sweating bullets
To cut a long story short - the nit wits at Ewing say that they "prepped the car" and ran it through a "rigorous check point" and that there were no issues. Of course this is the "sales sleaze ball manager" telling me this and I'm sure he knows a lot about "front engine cover plates"
. So then I ask uummm .... aaa....how come I'm leaking oil? He tells me "anything can happen" - "maybe on the 200 mile drive back to Austin something got messed up". I'm like, okaaaaay........ so is driving an S63 for 200+ miles a no no? Of course, by now he's gagging with his foot firmly in his mouth, so he doesn't quite know how to answer that question. I then say okay - MB-Austin is on top of it and I'll be escalating this up the chain. MB Austin then tells me that the part (a gasket like seal) might have to be ordered from Germany and will take 3-4 weeks
10 mins. ago MB-Austin calls me and tells me that they've "pulled some strings" and will have the part in by Wed. of next week.... and as a goodwill gesture will keep my car indoors so that it's not affected by Ike (the Hurricane, that is)
So, in the meantime I'm stuck driving around in a brand new C350.
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Nothing against the C350, but they could've at least given you an
E-Class...not that it compares to the S63, but something with more room.
MB of Austin guys are great though.
E-Class...not that it compares to the S63, but something with more room.
MB of Austin guys are great though.
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update:
I just got back from the dealership - the service mgr. was nice enough to offer to take me back to the shop floor and show me what was under the hood with the faulty part. I'll try to explain as best as I can (wish I had my camera with me)
It's the weirdest/strangest thing I've ever seen: There's this smallish grey cover that sits right behind the oil dip stick and based on what the ST/mechanic described - it's the motor/cylinder head cover on the front left side of the engine (BTW there are 2 of these, 1 on the left 1 on the right). There's a tiny microscopic crack/flaw in that cover where the oil is leaking out of!! We could not see the crack with a naked eye but we did see the oil leak/smudge (of course it wasn't actually flowing out since the car has been sitting since yesterday). The mechanic who's actually working on the car told me that when the car heats up the oil would start to squirt/spray out. According to him the crack is probably on the inside of that cover.
They said they've never seen anything like it before and that's why the part needs to be ordered from Germany.
I just got back from the dealership - the service mgr. was nice enough to offer to take me back to the shop floor and show me what was under the hood with the faulty part. I'll try to explain as best as I can (wish I had my camera with me)
It's the weirdest/strangest thing I've ever seen: There's this smallish grey cover that sits right behind the oil dip stick and based on what the ST/mechanic described - it's the motor/cylinder head cover on the front left side of the engine (BTW there are 2 of these, 1 on the left 1 on the right). There's a tiny microscopic crack/flaw in that cover where the oil is leaking out of!! We could not see the crack with a naked eye but we did see the oil leak/smudge (of course it wasn't actually flowing out since the car has been sitting since yesterday). The mechanic who's actually working on the car told me that when the car heats up the oil would start to squirt/spray out. According to him the crack is probably on the inside of that cover.
They said they've never seen anything like it before and that's why the part needs to be ordered from Germany.
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Scratch what I said....I actually meant the Georgetown guys! LoL! They roll out the red carpet when I have to get anything done or simply want the car washed after traveling from Austin back to Killeen. 
Hope your part arrives like yesterday man!
Hope your part arrives like yesterday man!
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update:
I just got back from the dealership - the service mgr. was nice enough to offer to take me back to the shop floor and show me what was under the hood with the faulty part. I'll try to explain as best as I can (wish I had my camera with me)
It's the weirdest/strangest thing I've ever seen: There's this smallish grey cover that sits right behind the oil dip stick and based on what the ST/mechanic described - it's the motor/cylinder head cover on the front left side of the engine (BTW there are 2 of these, 1 on the left 1 on the right). There's a tiny microscopic crack/flaw in that cover where the oil is leaking out of!! We could not see the crack with a naked eye but we did see the oil leak/smudge (of course it wasn't actually flowing out since the car has been sitting since yesterday). The mechanic who's actually working on the car told me that when the car heats up the oil would start to squirt/spray out. According to him the crack is probably on the inside of that cover.
They said they've never seen anything like it before and that's why the part needs to be ordered from Germany.
I just got back from the dealership - the service mgr. was nice enough to offer to take me back to the shop floor and show me what was under the hood with the faulty part. I'll try to explain as best as I can (wish I had my camera with me)
It's the weirdest/strangest thing I've ever seen: There's this smallish grey cover that sits right behind the oil dip stick and based on what the ST/mechanic described - it's the motor/cylinder head cover on the front left side of the engine (BTW there are 2 of these, 1 on the left 1 on the right). There's a tiny microscopic crack/flaw in that cover where the oil is leaking out of!! We could not see the crack with a naked eye but we did see the oil leak/smudge (of course it wasn't actually flowing out since the car has been sitting since yesterday). The mechanic who's actually working on the car told me that when the car heats up the oil would start to squirt/spray out. According to him the crack is probably on the inside of that cover.
They said they've never seen anything like it before and that's why the part needs to be ordered from Germany.
