E63 Picture Thread
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Great pictures, but I hope that you understood that this was supposed to be a picture thread for E63 AMGs only!
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Mr-Dark even though this is an E63 thread, I do commend you on a job well done, and thank you also for keeping its stock e200 emblems on it.
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Not crazy about the stance......not a drop kind of guy....but the car looks great! Clean as hell!
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My E55 was totaled in May of this year (not my fault). Recently flew to Atlanta and drove this five hours back to NC. I've been spending the last two weeks doing needed maintenance and getting her sorted out. So far, I've done plugs, air filters, oil change, new battery (still had the original battery, stamped 34/06 on the negative lug!) and all new brakes on all corners. The brakes were unbelievably worn. Next up is brake fluid flush and transmission service but I'm waiting on all the appropriate parts since it's a little different on the 7-speed transmissions. So far so good and no indication that the car is having or has had issues with the head bolts even though the engine falls within the affected range of 156 engines produced with the old style head bolts.
According to the CarFax (among other things), the entire fuel system was replaced at 45k miles which brings me in the window for needing to replace the pump/filter/sender assemblies soon. It's on my to-do list. I'm pretty happy I don't have to worry about the SBC system anymore, so there's one plus. Additionally, I have read the 156 engines have had problems with the intake manifold gaskets leaking due to faulty bolts. That has been taken care of according to the CarFax as well. Engine mounts were replaced around 75k miles and are still holding up (did the brake torque test in the driveway).
Only issues I've noticed is sometimes it has a misfire shortly after startup. I checked the codes and it had a "historical" misfire on the #8 cylinder. Switched the coil to possible offending coil to another cylinder to see if I can narrow it down to a coil issue but have yet to have a new code pop up. In my experience, the OBD system won't catch it unless it happens a little more frequently, hence the "historical" code, according to the TorquePro app.
Added a few pics of the E55 carnage and the new E63 in the garage next to her older American sister.
According to the CarFax (among other things), the entire fuel system was replaced at 45k miles which brings me in the window for needing to replace the pump/filter/sender assemblies soon. It's on my to-do list. I'm pretty happy I don't have to worry about the SBC system anymore, so there's one plus. Additionally, I have read the 156 engines have had problems with the intake manifold gaskets leaking due to faulty bolts. That has been taken care of according to the CarFax as well. Engine mounts were replaced around 75k miles and are still holding up (did the brake torque test in the driveway).
Only issues I've noticed is sometimes it has a misfire shortly after startup. I checked the codes and it had a "historical" misfire on the #8 cylinder. Switched the coil to possible offending coil to another cylinder to see if I can narrow it down to a coil issue but have yet to have a new code pop up. In my experience, the OBD system won't catch it unless it happens a little more frequently, hence the "historical" code, according to the TorquePro app.
Added a few pics of the E55 carnage and the new E63 in the garage next to her older American sister.