OK55

Benz_addict,
Felt your pain, bro. Delighted you're up and running. God bless Jake & Jerry...and Eurocharged!
Brgds

benz_addict

Reporting back now. The car is strong as ever before. The new rings are still setting in. There seems to be a really bad oil leak from bottom front crank case cover as Jake advised this is the crank seal I'll have to check it out (above the oil pan but lower than the oil filter housing).

shardul

iTrader: (1)

if the lead is from behind the crank pulley then it is the crank seal.

benz_addict

Thanks! $16 part..

loungn14

lol, you also wanna replace the bolts (one time use) as well as the metal plate thing (technical i know) that surrounds it.

Good time to do your trans filter as well. (also gonna needs trans fluid after this diy, as well as oil - ie do oil change)

Also pickup the trans fluid dipstick if you don't have it, and remember to put the car in gear, chock the tires, then measure for tranny level.

benz_addict

Turned out to be the oil filter housing. Also replaced the crank seal just in case. Everything is back to normal this thing is a beast! Love the new tune

Viet_Amg408

now lets go racing...

Tech-Tune

Awesome news, congrats and enjoy.

KLR CLS

Awesome Salik. Can;t wait to see it on sunday. Once again congrats on the rebuild..amazing dedication and work

Pete

benz_addict

thanks guys. Peter Sunday looks like ****! I'll try but if the roads are snowy and salty it'll stay in being a garage queen...

benz_addict

Going to have to redo the head gasket. Developed a coolant leak of some sort and is blowing large amounts of sweet smelling white smoke. Hoping it's not a cracked head. Fingers crossed.

Video I shot few weeks ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQB6teF-u4

Gonna go pull the head of now..

03'55AMG

ouch, good luck

ctravis595

Wanted to revisit this thread after my findings today. I swapped a 2002 cl55 n/a motor into my cl500, and later installed a turbo running about 7-8psi

photos are of the ring lands that broke apart on my cylinder 6 piston

JohnLane

Ahhhhh the "Plus T" trick that seems to always turn out this way. I did the same decades ago. Pro-tip.... Start with the K version of the bent-eight and give it forged pistons and H-Beam rods with programmable EMS for best results. Bet you can cobble water-air charge cooling easily enough. Don't do anything forced induction without real charge cooling.

jamesge

Sleeved block with 98mm CP pistons and Carillo rods. 10.5:1 compression.

SICAMG

Who did your sleeves ?

jamesge

Benson Racing in Idaho

SICAMG

Cool .that's who is doing mine. He is a really knowledgeable good guy to deal with and it's great that this is all he works with......sleeves.

trabots

E55 cylinder 2 hot spot. Stock except for fixed 83mm pulley and tune. Travelled 20,000km with no issues. No firm diagnoses to be confident enough to rebuild so purchased another E55.