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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: High IATs

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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 10:33 PM
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How you like them IATS 80f and 90% humidity today. All that from little 3 second bursts.



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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Das Geld 2
How you like them IATS 80f and 90% humidity today. All that from little 3 second bursts.



Is this for an SL55? IAT should be little more than 25 degrees above ambient. Yours suggest that you have a non-working charge-cooler pump. A new bosch 010 pump is about $110 shipped.

hope that helps,
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Yep, got a 010 sitting in my trunk. I had no idea my pump was completely dead
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Old Jul 26, 2018 | 10:58 PM
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Pulled the rear fuse panel..am I crazy I don’t see R or f51 which control the intercooler pump


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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Das Geld 2
Pulled the rear fuse panel..am I crazy I don’t see R or f51 which control the intercooler pump



no disrespect intended ... but
this is a PERFECT example of why it is frustrating to try and provide help when folks WONT indicate the year of their car. The R230 had many revisions during its run. The SL55 specifically had multiple scenarios for driving the charge cooler pump .... if you provided a production date for your car, I might be inclined to look into this for your .
Going forward, you (and anyone else who might be so kind) might want to consider adding the year info to your vehicles listed , this way it is clear to other members if solutions you have found may apply to their specific car and when you are looking for help you are far more likely to get useful assistance.



cheers,
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no disrespect intended ... but
this is a PERFECT example of why it is frustrating to try and provide help when folks WONT indicate the year of their car. The R230 had many revisions during its run. The SL55 specifically had multiple scenarios for driving the charge cooler pump .... if you provided a production date for your car, I might be inclined to look into this for your .
Going forward, you (and anyone else who might be so kind) might want to consider adding the year info to your vehicles listed , this way it is clear to other members if solutions you have found may apply to their specific car and when you are looking for help you are far more likely to get useful assistance.




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non taken.its an 04.

i saw your thread about 05-06 fuses being different.

i pulled the fuses and they were solid. Replacing my pump.
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non taken.its an 04.

i saw your thread about 05-06 fuses being different.

i pulled the fuses and they were solid. Replacing my pump.
rare to find a blown fuse for the charge cooler ... VERY common to find a bad pump . Even if it turns out that it is not the problem (highly unlikely) the 010 pumps more than the original , so you have upgraded in any case.

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