Bad situation, need some advice
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'03 E55 (My Daily), '01 ML 320 (Wifey), Twin Turbo '69 Camaro (In Progess)
Congrats on having a fully functional E55! What did Rusnak do to fix the car? I almost bought my wife a car from South Bay and the dealer tried pulling some shady tricks at the last minute and I walked out on them. They'll never get my business again.
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2005 E55
Rusnak did some tests and found that something was wrong with the secondary fuel pump. Engine was starving of fuel. Also the IAT was a bit high. They bleed the cooling system.
After all the trouble, and having me pay for CPO warranty on a CPO car, Southbay will never receive any future business from me or any of my family memebers/friends.
BUT! It's time to enjoy!
After all the trouble, and having me pay for CPO warranty on a CPO car, Southbay will never receive any future business from me or any of my family memebers/friends.
BUT! It's time to enjoy!
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arund 300hp and 350tq... like the old 5L (500) engine.
Also, having higher IAT's will start killing power... therefore one can have a semi working IC pump and the engine is receiving high IAT's temps.. this will equate less than stock performance levels.
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From: Corona, CA
2004 E55 AMG; 1995 Porsche 993 Cab.
Congrats... glad it all worked out.
I guess this should be a cautionary tale to others. If it's a CPO car, you DO NOT have to pay for the 1st years extended warranty. Mercedes covers that as a CPO vehicle.
You DO have the option of additonal years after that, and it's HIGHLY recommeneded you do just that.
I guess this should be a cautionary tale to others. If it's a CPO car, you DO NOT have to pay for the 1st years extended warranty. Mercedes covers that as a CPO vehicle.
You DO have the option of additonal years after that, and it's HIGHLY recommeneded you do just that.
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'03 E55 (My Daily), '01 ML 320 (Wifey), Twin Turbo '69 Camaro (In Progess)
Rusnak did some tests and found that something was wrong with the secondary fuel pump. Engine was starving of fuel. Also the IAT was a bit high. They bleed the cooling system.
After all the trouble, and having me pay for CPO warranty on a CPO car, Southbay will never receive any future business from me or any of my family memebers/friends.
BUT! It's time to enjoy!
After all the trouble, and having me pay for CPO warranty on a CPO car, Southbay will never receive any future business from me or any of my family memebers/friends.
BUT! It's time to enjoy!
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From: Atlanta
06 E55 Black
the engine is a 5.4L based on the old w210, but has a lower compression ratio due to the Force induction.
arund 300hp and 350tq... like the old 5L (500) engine.
Also, having higher IAT's will start killing power... therefore one can have a semi working IC pump and the engine is receiving high IAT's temps.. this will equate less than stock performance levels.
arund 300hp and 350tq... like the old 5L (500) engine.
Also, having higher IAT's will start killing power... therefore one can have a semi working IC pump and the engine is receiving high IAT's temps.. this will equate less than stock performance levels.
One of the tuners determined it's more like 250 hp w/o working IC pump due to the flow restriction of the supercharger
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