SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Upgrade for BY 2002 (MY 2003) SL55's
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Upgrade for BY 2002 (MY 2003) SL55's
My local dealer is trying to fiind out more about an upgrade mentioned by sprins.
They have spent some time plowing through Startek and other MB online services and have found nothing. They are more than willing to apply the upgrade if they can just find a reference that will lead them through the maze of Mercedes online data. Help, and a specific reference, appreciated.
sprins had posted the following in " Insearch of More Power and No Limiter".....
"And another thing, while I brought my car to ///AMG they insisted that they upgrade the kompressor sealant/gasket for my build date 2002 (US MY 2003) car since that can cause problems when driving very fast for long times in a row. It is an official Mercedes upgrade (but not a recall) which you have to explicitly ask for. I don't know the part no. for it, but you may as well ask your MB dealership workshop if this upgrade applies to your car as well. This was fixed in later models.
The Art.Nr. (part no.) on the invoice for the kompressor job on my car is "UR230" The description is "UMBAU R230" cost "0.00". Maybe this helps you, although it may not be a universal part no.
It may have something to do with the policy of MBUSA versus DaimlerChrysler in Europe (since it is not an actual recall). However, it was the policy of the AMG plant to not let me leave without this fix. It may be the dealers policy to act ignorant since they'll have to fix it for free and it'll take half a day. Or they just really don't know.
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They have spent some time plowing through Startek and other MB online services and have found nothing. They are more than willing to apply the upgrade if they can just find a reference that will lead them through the maze of Mercedes online data. Help, and a specific reference, appreciated.
sprins had posted the following in " Insearch of More Power and No Limiter".....
"And another thing, while I brought my car to ///AMG they insisted that they upgrade the kompressor sealant/gasket for my build date 2002 (US MY 2003) car since that can cause problems when driving very fast for long times in a row. It is an official Mercedes upgrade (but not a recall) which you have to explicitly ask for. I don't know the part no. for it, but you may as well ask your MB dealership workshop if this upgrade applies to your car as well. This was fixed in later models.
The Art.Nr. (part no.) on the invoice for the kompressor job on my car is "UR230" The description is "UMBAU R230" cost "0.00". Maybe this helps you, although it may not be a universal part no.
It may have something to do with the policy of MBUSA versus DaimlerChrysler in Europe (since it is not an actual recall). However, it was the policy of the AMG plant to not let me leave without this fix. It may be the dealers policy to act ignorant since they'll have to fix it for free and it'll take half a day. Or they just really don't know.
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Perhaps you better call AMG directly, this isn't leading you anywhere. Ask for the AMG parts-dept. and provide your VIN for them to check. I could even give you the number of the person that helped me so ya'all know what you're talking about. If you're interested I'll PM you the details.
Last edited by sprins; Mar 10, 2005 at 03:22 PM. Reason: typo
