Ohbev

Hi guys just drove my 2003 e55 komp out of the dealer today
when i hit the throttle as i take off at very low revs i hear a little sound from the engine area like i sharp whistle and then it go's away its a very fast sound my brother said it could be the sound of the supercharger turning on ???? it does sound like some thing turns on not sure what it is lol helpppp

the car feel like it has the problems it pulls hard and sounds great

can my model all so bring up that amg logo on start up if so how do i do it

BenzoBoi

The AMG LOGO on the start up is for 04+ E55 AMG's where they had the COMMAND unit. Mine is an 03 also and I upgraded to the EURO COMMAND. I'm not sure if you can do it with the unit that came with the 03's.

If I'm not mistaken...the "sharp whistle" that yer hearing is the supercharger clutch. It's normal. BUT I do hear that if you upgraded to the newest clutch packs (If that's what they are called) then the "sharp whistle" goes away. I personally didn't mind it...

Good luck...

Ohbev

the car has 56,000k's on it i just got the car and its making that sound so is that sound safe and if the sound dose not go away is it still ok is every thing normal there is no problem with the clutch ?>

Does that new clutch kit give you any more hp or do any thing better ?

BenzoBoi

You're good my friend. I had that chirp since I got the car new back in 03...My go to guy recently swapped it out to the new clutch when I got some other engine stuff done so I don't have the chirp anymore. Not that anything was ever wrong with it...car still pulled.

jangy

The chirp is normal. The new clutch pack still does it over time.

MJ50

mine did the chirp but no s/c whine...
got new s/c clutch... chirp is gone but i got s/c whine!

tarekc

hi guys ive had my 03 e55 amg for a few months now and about a month ago it stated chuping but still no problem wit acc its pulles.

just last week i was driving on the highway and im sure the supercharge cut out which it was befor but come back on after a while.(but this time the power cut and something felt very wrong)

since then when ever i acc hard the car feels kinda like (the spark plugs wires are on wrong) or something like that kinda like a back fire or a putting noise.

it seems serious, has this happend with any of u...

tgoss

It's just your IC pump that has failed. When the IAT's reach a certain point the ECU will pull timing and shut off the kompressor so you don't blow your motor.

Get an updated bosch unit from the dealer or search for the johnson or mezier pumps as a replacement.

It's a problem that has happened to most of us, and it will happen to all at some point.

tarekc

thanks ic pump and is that something i can install? idea on the price?

i just tried hitting the gas hard again and actully the power does cut right out! but if i drive like a grandma it drive good! will i damage any further, should i get it changed right away?

thanks again

tarekc

sorry is the ic pump in the sc?

tarekc

also right behind the sc belt pulley there is something that also lookes like a bigger pulley that rotates when the engine is on.
when engine is off should it be easy to turn?? because i can turn mine very easily !!?
thanks

bobgodd

In the DIY thread that is stickied at the top, there is a couple threads for doing the pump yourself. It's pretty easy and a new pump is about $130 or so.

When my car was driving like the "spark plug wires were wrong" as you described, my catalytic converters had plugged up and gone bad. At lower speeds it was fine but when I accelerated it would putter and just drive crappy.

tgoss

Here's a thread of where the IC pump and heat exchanger are located.

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...r-install.html

That's the SC clutch, and yes you can spin that freely with the engine off.

Just spend some good time doing some research in the stickies above. It will help you immensely

tarekc

nice thnx

tarekc

HELP !!!!!!!!
hey i just installed my new mb ic pump cuz i thought that was my problem!
my car accelerates fine up to any speed i want as long as i acc slow, sc working fine...
soon as i hit the gas hard i can feel lots of power loss then the sc cuts out and the car start puttin and im scared to drive it!!
is the a fuse or sensor for the ic pump or could my problem be some type of sensor?
any ideas???
THANKS!!!