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Old Jun 11, 2018 | 04:21 AM
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EU R63 build thread

First, sorry for my english.


Bought used R63 almost year ago, with "100 broken things" with 460 000km on the clock, yes 460 000 no typo.

The life learned me one thing about cars, that it doesn't mater how many km is on the clock, it's just a number.


Car was driveable, but something was with suspension. Car was lower than it should, but no error message and
also idling rpms was very high, but i took it /good price, full option, and long wheelbase..../

I believe the car has all option, except trailer hitch (550) /which I installed imediately with right wiring harness to SAM/ and heated steering wheel which i think wasn't option for W251 and plan to retrofit later.

Option E37 is missing. I'll find previous owner and ask him, if he still have bags at home.

Alcantara is on the roof and pillars, and dash with door panels are in leather, which looks way better than plastic in my R350.



197U OBSIDIAN BLACK
202B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - GERMAN
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
214 ADAPTIVE DAMPING SYSTEM (ADS) WITH SKYHOOK
218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA
219 PROXIMITY-CONTROLLED CRUISE CONTROL
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
228 AUXILIARY HEATER
229L GERMANY
242 FRONT SEAT RH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
250 AMG DRIVER PACKAGE
250B MOBILO LIFE/EUROPE SERVICE PACKAGE
260B AIRBAGLABEL - GERMAN/ENGLISH
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
297 SUN BLIND IN REAR DOORS LH AND RH
299 PRESAFE
2XXL FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
386 MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS)
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
404 MULTI-CONTOUR SEAT, FRONT LEFT
405 MULTI-CONTOUR SEAT, FRONT RIGHT
413 PANORAMIC SLIDING SUNROOF/GLASS SUNROOF
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
438 CRASH-ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS (CAK)
441 STEERING COLUMN, ADJUSTABLE
475 TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) HIGH LINE/MID LINE
489 AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
500A EXCLUSIVE LEATHER TRIM
501A EXCLUSIVE LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
524 PRODUCT PROT. F.PAINT - TRANSPORT VEH.PRESERVATION
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
575 CENTER CONSOLE FOR 2ND SEAT ROW
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
582 AIR CONDITIONER IN THE REAR
596 HEAT INSULATING+IR REFLECTG.SAFETY GLASS ALL-ROUND
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
615 BI-XENON HEADLICHT W.ACTVIE CURVELIGHT RIGHT-DRIVE
619 CORNERING ILLUMINATION
64I CONTROL CODE TUSCALOOSA PLANT
668 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/ TIE-DOWN HOOKS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
723 TRUNK COVERING
739 TRIM PIECES - ALUMINUM
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
777 21" AMG SPOKED WHEELS ALL-ROUND
807 YEAR OF MODIFICATION
810 SOUND SYSTEM
813 LINGUATRONIC-GERMAN (VOICE OPERATION)
819 CD CHANGER
840 DARK TINTED GLASS
848 ELEC. SIDE WINDOWS
863 TV-TUNER DIGITAL TO ANALOG
864 REAR ENTERTAINMENT (2 SCREENS)
872 REAR SEAT BENCH HEATING LEFT UND RIGHT
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
876 INTERIOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
889 KEYLESS - GO
890 AUTOMATIC REAR-END DOOR
900 EXTERIOR CHROME PACKAGE
987 BATTERY ISOLATION SWITCH FOR SHIPMENT VEHICLES
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
990 AMG - VEHICLE DOCUMENTS/MODEL PLATE MANAGEMENT
A05 ALL-WHEEL VEHICLES
A21 SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A30 K VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 2 (700 NM)
E16 RIM LOCK SET
E37 TRAVELING BAGS - SET
E79 MERCEDES-BENZ IPOD INTERFACE KIT
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K12 STEUERCODE FUER SERVICEINTERVALL
K14 STEUERCODE FUER SERVICEINTERVALL 20000 KM
M156 V8 GASOLINE ENGINE M156 - AMG
M63 6.3 LITER DISPLACEMENT
R01 SUMMER TIRES
U12 FLOOR MATS - VELOUR
U18 AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U40 CARGO NET BEHIND FRONT SEATS
U72 DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 2, EUROPE, JAPAN
V45 SPEED+ - LOADINDEX 105 Y XL



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At home i found that somebody recoded airmatic ecu to supress warning messages, and found crack on airmatic's compresor. So I took one from my 2pillow R350 and suspension is working flawlessly except it took little longer to build pressure, becouse 4pilow and 2pillow compressor is different.

Then disconnected cable from valve body on R350 and i drove without compressor alomst two weeks until new compressor arived

high rpms and lean mixture was caused by manifold gaskets, so i replaced them and PCV too. Also dismantled and stripped manifold, to check if throttle body plate is ok.
Finally drill holes and coil them for future propane conversion /LPG/






QUIZ: What is on the last picture?
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Any update on this? In the second photo just above, it looks like the old headbolts. Did you replace them when you did the work on the engine?
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Originally Posted by 1955W196S
Any update on this? In the second photo just above, it looks like the old headbolts. Did you replace them when you did the work on the engine?
hi, I made 2010 facelift - foto here: https://mbworld.org/forums/r-class-w...ml#post7492658

never touched engine internals, engine coolant is leaking/disappearing somewhere and cooling system is quite pressurized so it seems, that head gaskets are compromised - it needs future observations
also didn't pass emisions test last month due to catalysts. I bought brand new catalysts, but have no time to replace them.
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Thanks for sharing the photos. Can you tell us more about what you found and what has to be replaced? The camshafts look good in the photo, but there is a lot of carbon on the top of the pistons and around the valves.
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simply water everywhere, in CATS, in AT... you should see map on the bain block and color of lambda probe.

6 followers are scratched, lobes on exhaust cams are ok, on intake cams some of them are starting to wear off... i think that adding little of zinc additive and changing oil every 8000km should do the trick. And prolonge their lives.

what i bought till now
new alternator, new seals, 6 valve lifters, water pump, both heads were made /valve seats and seals, -0,08mm. various hoses, chain+ rails, chain tensioner, oil pump chain+tensioner, power steering reservoir, etc....


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Thanks for sharing the photos. Can you tell us more about what you found and what has to be replaced? The camshafts look good in the photo, but there is a lot of carbon on the top of the pistons and around the valves.
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