New to me S350 BT - Woes
10-19-2015, 10:29 AM
#26
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Yeah that's the thing with an S Class. Once it gets its hooks into you, it's unbelievable the stuff you'll forgive and the money you'll spend. My 2010 is finally exactly as I want it, and by the numbers it needs to be sold before August 2016 when the CPO expires. But already I find myself rationalizing that it would be okay to keep it longer. Despite the fact the last CPO S Class I held on to post-CPO burned me for a $6,000 tranny 3000 miles after CPO expired. And that was with a flawless maintenance history, and an extra tranny service at 100k miles.
10-21-2015, 09:13 PM
#29
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Hehehehe, just to follow up - ultimately, the dealer I went to during my trip "zip tied" things together (literally) and did not tell me that is how they fixed it. The dealer near my actual home found out about this, and of course there was some heated discussion - that I actually didn't have to worry about. In the end, the lines between injectors 5 and 6 were replaced (p/n 642-070-78-32)
Several pieces of what I presumed to be sound insulation and the fibrous underbelly cover were also replaced under CPO because they were soaked with diesel fuel. They also went through 3 cans of brake cleaner - which I was told was for the degreasing of the engine bay.
In the 4.5 months I've had the car, the following additional parts/problems were replaced or resolved all under CPO warranty or as a We Owe from the selling dealer:
- C/S: Check Engine Light on -- AdBlue tank heater replacement
- C/S: Rear heat zone blows hot. -- Rear A/C heater control valve replaced
- C/S: Rear speaker buzz/distort on moderate volumes -- Replaced Rear B+O Sub Module, replaced torn rear shelf insulation
- C/S: Replace windshield -- Replaced Windshield per sublet [This was part of the selling dealer's We Owe list]
- C/S: Abnormal humming "bearing noise" at speed -- Replaced L&R steering knuckle and wheel bearings, alignment performed. (This repair was particularly long - 2.5 weeks in the shop, but I did have a loaner)
- C/S: Passenger side puddle lamp Inop -- Checked bulb, Replaced Rear door Cmod
- C/S: Distronic disengages at speed w/error -- Found firmware update N/C
Only additional $$ I put in to it for new wheels and tires...the 20" factory options that it came with were not my style. Put 18" wheels and Continental tires on from Tirerack.
About on par for a 2013 W221 with less than 20k miles on it, I'd say. If I have time later, I'll post the generalized highlights from the VMI for the time before I owned the car....let's just say "engine mounts" 3x.
Feature that I like the most: Splitview.
Feature that I did not expect: The way the rear entertainment screens can also show navigation info.
Regrets even after all the trouble: None.
Several pieces of what I presumed to be sound insulation and the fibrous underbelly cover were also replaced under CPO because they were soaked with diesel fuel. They also went through 3 cans of brake cleaner - which I was told was for the degreasing of the engine bay.
In the 4.5 months I've had the car, the following additional parts/problems were replaced or resolved all under CPO warranty or as a We Owe from the selling dealer:
- C/S: Check Engine Light on -- AdBlue tank heater replacement
- C/S: Rear heat zone blows hot. -- Rear A/C heater control valve replaced
- C/S: Rear speaker buzz/distort on moderate volumes -- Replaced Rear B+O Sub Module, replaced torn rear shelf insulation
- C/S: Replace windshield -- Replaced Windshield per sublet [This was part of the selling dealer's We Owe list]
- C/S: Abnormal humming "bearing noise" at speed -- Replaced L&R steering knuckle and wheel bearings, alignment performed. (This repair was particularly long - 2.5 weeks in the shop, but I did have a loaner)
- C/S: Passenger side puddle lamp Inop -- Checked bulb, Replaced Rear door Cmod
- C/S: Distronic disengages at speed w/error -- Found firmware update N/C
Only additional $$ I put in to it for new wheels and tires...the 20" factory options that it came with were not my style. Put 18" wheels and Continental tires on from Tirerack.
About on par for a 2013 W221 with less than 20k miles on it, I'd say. If I have time later, I'll post the generalized highlights from the VMI for the time before I owned the car....let's just say "engine mounts" 3x.
Feature that I like the most: Splitview.
Feature that I did not expect: The way the rear entertainment screens can also show navigation info.
Regrets even after all the trouble: None.
10-21-2015, 09:16 PM
#30
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HI again
Good to here all is well with your 221...If it were not for the fire, I would still have my 221 ...I really loved that car, a great long distance cruiser which is why we bought it...Only time I ever lifted hood was to put water in windscreen washer, had a few minor warranty fixes early on, but other than that it was an awesome car.
The fuel hiccup was by injector 5...likely same one as yours and was in my opinion caused by slack maintenance the week before when it had its 40,000 km service
My new 222 is now 22,000 kms old in 17 months, mainly long distance cruising...best feature is fuel economy which can vary bit always between 5.9 litres per 100 kms...and say 7.00 litres per 100 kms...dependent on road conditions, ie freeway v urban roads...that is in your country about 40 MPG..
Take care and have a great day...Wizz
Good to here all is well with your 221...If it were not for the fire, I would still have my 221 ...I really loved that car, a great long distance cruiser which is why we bought it...Only time I ever lifted hood was to put water in windscreen washer, had a few minor warranty fixes early on, but other than that it was an awesome car.
The fuel hiccup was by injector 5...likely same one as yours and was in my opinion caused by slack maintenance the week before when it had its 40,000 km service
My new 222 is now 22,000 kms old in 17 months, mainly long distance cruising...best feature is fuel economy which can vary bit always between 5.9 litres per 100 kms...and say 7.00 litres per 100 kms...dependent on road conditions, ie freeway v urban roads...that is in your country about 40 MPG..
Take care and have a great day...Wizz
10-23-2015, 03:50 PM
#31
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10-24-2015, 10:29 AM
#33
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Thanks I was gonna do the math later LOL! Those numbers are very similar to what I get at a pretty good clip going down the road. I have 28k miles on my car, and that makes me wonder what the W222s will be getting when they reach 28kiles.
Last edited by Nuru; 10-24-2015 at 10:36 AM.
