ok guys. just spoke with Patrick of PTE. I figured I would make a new thread because of the length of the one he started, and the unlikelihood that people will notice the post i made regarding the prices I was told.

he layed out the pricing to me
Group Buy:

$156.00 ( Normal priced at $180.00) for a V-8 Kompressor
$100.00 ( Normally $140.00) for a V-6 Kompressor

as far as purchasing one, email him if you are interested at tynerfla@bellsouth.net. once he has finished make each set of group buys (i think he said 10 per), he will contact you. this is how he makes each "list" for the group buys.

...and i am in NO WAY affiliated or associated with PTE. just relaying information and making it easier for members to see the pricing information i was given.

 

Just emailed him

 

price for V6 guys is really good !

 

ya! hehe very nice price.

 

IN

 

Im in !

 

+1

 

so, we are 4 in, now

..don't know how many of those things Pat will be available to make for the GB price

 

i'm in

 

he said his GBs will be in groups of ten....he has a list he is making as you email him (at least that is the impression that i was given)

 

I'm in too.

 

+1 for V8.

 

in for 1 also (E55)...need instructions on how to install though. When do we submit payment?

 

Pat is the best when it comes to providing hybrid Mercedes thermostats.

 

email pat. he will tell you!

 

pleeheeeseee install instructionssss

 

i dont have any/them! lol.....search around! i think there is an install DIY somewhere here.

 

Can 1 of you guys explain to me what this PTE thermostat does?

 

Do you know what a thermostat does on a car? This just lowers temperature of the opening threshold.

 

Ok is this is a easy install ?

 

To be honest I don't know where the thermostat housing is on the E55 as I haven't looked for it, but it's a relatively easy install on Chevy OHV engines. It does require bleeding of the coolant system though.

 

it is close to the water pump.
just follow the hose from the radiator ...

install
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ml#post3221246

what it does
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...hremostat.html


I 'm really curious to test in person

... already figuring the face of my mechanic at the dealership when I will show him this thing, telling it's time to change the coolant -

 

mine is on its way! can't wait!

 

Just to confirm: the only individual pieces shipped are the thermostat (aluminum tube) and a rubber O-ring around the larger end. Correct?

 

not sure. havent received it yet. i'll ask pat for ya.