2014 E 550 coupe
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2014 E 550 coupe
Hey everyone thanks for adding me. My wife just picked up a nice 2014 e550. Mainly for me to drive to keep miles off my new truck. Win win cause she loves the truck. It's a nice blue. 4.7 tt v8. Any things I should be jumping on right away for maintenance. Oil change happening this week. It has 120k km. Not sure about its history but it's clean clean. Does have an previous accident on record but I'm ok with that. It drives amazingly well. I'm thinking a trans service. Maybe coolant flush. Just to " zero out" the fluids. Are there known issues to really look out for? Can they be driven fairly hard and still be reliable? The acceleration is pretty addicting. It's so quiet and you look down and you're passing 120kmh in an instant lol. Thanks again.
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2MERKS (04-20-2024)
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Read the threads about oil in wire harness prevention, front cam covers oil leak/rear cam plug oil leak, unplug oil pressure solenoid, air box spacers, oil filter housing seal, oil/coolant cooler seal, turbo coolant lines, electrical grounds, silitec/nanoslide cylinder liners, cam correction factor, and vacuum lines to get a good grasp on this engine. All cars have inherent issues but at least most of these issues can be taken care of. M278 engine can be a beast of an engine if you take care of it. Get Benz-ninja for at home/on the road custom coding/diagnostic assistance and avoid the dealership I have 2x M278 engines, a dealership that’s an hour away, and I don’t want to pay dealership hourly rates. I choose to dive in, learn and do the work myself as much as I can. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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Casey1976 (04-21-2024)
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Hi @Casey1976 and welcome to the family! Thanks for the intro and the pics. Your E looks great 👍
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Welcome! Looks great.
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