SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Supercharger going out
08-29-2005, 12:44 PM
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Supercharger going out
Wierdest thing happened in my 03 SL55 over the weekend. Was driving her kinda hard, and came up on a built mustang cobra (also supercharged) on sunset.....get my *** kicked. Thought maybe cause the mustang was super built. Ran up against my friend's S4....get my *** handed to me....strange again. Realized that the car was SERIOSULY lacking power....noticed that I didn't get the "chrip" from a stop anymore, and if i nailed it from a stop, no traction problems like usual....next day...fired her up...and now she's working fine again.....anyone else experience this or heard of this before? Insite would be appreciated....
08-29-2005, 12:51 PM
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2018 E63S wagon, 2016 GLE350d, GLE450 on order
sounds like you are having problems with the intercooler fluid pump, common problem with these engines, although i have not had it happen yet.
08-29-2005, 05:10 PM
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Sounds like an intercooler failure. Same thing happened to my S600 I went from runnning the 1/4 at 12.4@116 to 13.6@99. Needless to say I was
p!$$ed! I took it to the dealership and they replaced the necessary parts and I was right back to running my 12.4. They told me that this happens alot to the 600s and the 55s, so much that they stock 3 or 4 in inventory at all times. It was simple warranty work that took 1 day.
Get it fixed and go murder that stang and Audi quick!!!
p!$$ed! I took it to the dealership and they replaced the necessary parts and I was right back to running my 12.4. They told me that this happens alot to the 600s and the 55s, so much that they stock 3 or 4 in inventory at all times. It was simple warranty work that took 1 day.
Get it fixed and go murder that stang and Audi quick!!!
09-06-2005, 04:34 PM
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dealership called and said it was something like a bad bypass/recirculating valve or something in the charger.....whatever...thank god for warranty....time to go hunting for that damn cobra again....
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09-08-2005, 10:30 PM
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'05 Audi S4
Don't forget to find the S4, I have an 05 and got destroyed by an '03 sl 55, so you shouldn't have a problem teaching him a lesson. You must let him know that merc's are better and FASTER!!!!
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Originally Posted by X-Ricer
dealership called and said it was something like a bad bypass/recirculating valve or something in the charger.....whatever...thank god for warranty....time to go hunting for that damn cobra again....
I'd have no problem handing myself my own *** if I put my '03 up against my pullied 55
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