RIP My E55
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From: Saudi Arabia - Qatif
Brabus K8 E55 05
Sorry Johncy2000 to hear that 
, I wish you will get the ride or alternative one soon. Cost of rebuilding is 10K USD !!!??? Overhere, the range of building this engine between 2200 - 3300 USD. Best of luck
, I wish you will get the ride or alternative one soon. Cost of rebuilding is 10K USD !!!??? Overhere, the range of building this engine between 2200 - 3300 USD. Best of luck
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2005 E55 AMG
Bummer Johncy. :-( Wish you all the best of luck. Id say find a good mechanic capable of fixing it. Just replaced crank position sensor on mine by capable drag mechanic, 100 bucks, plus cost of part. Dealership would've banged me for $115/hour and 3 hours labor. =:-O Im not in that league, neither in the habit of paying full price for anything.
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2006 E55
Dunno what to tell ya GT-ER, both guys are ASC certified Lexus mechanics and both said the deal wouldve banged me for 3 book hours at 115 bucks. Car wasnt on lift, didt need it, wouldve entailed removing lower plastic panels and a host of other stuff. He kept burning his hands reaching behind engine block. It really WAS a pain in the ***. Dunno where it is on other cars but this did look hairy, no way was I gonna do that myself. Are you a mech?
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2006 E55
no screws on my airbox, it clipped in. cps was at back of motor low down between the firewall, even after letting it sit for over and hour it was still crazy hot back there. wouldve gone faster if car was completely cooled off.
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2005 E55 AMG
What...what car do you have? I'm on my cel phone and I think I got confused. If it's an E55 the CPS is below the car and the airbox has a milion screws...lol.
Last edited by GT-ER; Dec 29, 2011 at 10:19 AM.
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CLS55 AMG, TUNDRA PLATINUM, Concours 14 Sold,TRX 700XX Sold
Sorry man. A dead 55 is always a sad event. Make sure you check what plugs you're running with that 180 as you may need to move to cooler plugs, but I'd ask an expert on that.
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I dont think the E55 let you down at all. Think its the opposite. It let you win numerous street races with the heavy mods that you have for the short time you had it. Being heavily modded, it would have been wise to get the upgraded rail/injector kit sooner than later to avoid fuel starvation. Its sad to see another E55 get ran so hard over and over and when it fails you, its thrown away. Since your car was tuned probably in the 70-80 degree range it was good, but running it in the high 20s/low 30s, obvious what occurred.
As a renown world class builder told me, when the #8 goes, its from running the car hard time over time/cumulative effect without proper fuel to it.
Just be glad this didnt happen after you purchased the Weistec supercharger. None of us on here dont think you can find a car as fast as yours for $10k (cost of rebuilding this engine).
As a renown world class builder told me, when the #8 goes, its from running the car hard time over time/cumulative effect without proper fuel to it.
Just be glad this didnt happen after you purchased the Weistec supercharger. None of us on here dont think you can find a car as fast as yours for $10k (cost of rebuilding this engine).
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All the best mate
But to all who state he is heavily moded...
No offence ,but he is not. Only thing different in his mod list then the norm is the tcu tune. Rest is standard, his car is like a stage 2+ at most.
You know how long people have been running this setup with countless runs track day events and races ?
My advice dump the 180 pulley and go smaller, for all the people out there that want safer power. TB and headers are your best route. You get the power with no draw backs.
But to all who state he is heavily moded...
No offence ,but he is not. Only thing different in his mod list then the norm is the tcu tune. Rest is standard, his car is like a stage 2+ at most.
You know how long people have been running this setup with countless runs track day events and races ?
My advice dump the 180 pulley and go smaller, for all the people out there that want safer power. TB and headers are your best route. You get the power with no draw backs.
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All the best mate
But to all who state he is heavily moded...
No offence ,but he is not. Only thing different in his mod list then the norm is the tcu tune. Rest is standard, his car is like a stage 2+ at most.
You know how long people have been running this setup with countless runs track day events and races ?
My advice dump the 180 pulley and go smaller, for all the people out there that want safer power. TB and headers are your best route. You get the power with no draw backs.
But to all who state he is heavily moded...
No offence ,but he is not. Only thing different in his mod list then the norm is the tcu tune. Rest is standard, his car is like a stage 2+ at most.
You know how long people have been running this setup with countless runs track day events and races ?
My advice dump the 180 pulley and go smaller, for all the people out there that want safer power. TB and headers are your best route. You get the power with no draw backs.
Please read thread in its entirety before replying
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2005 E55
Dont give up bro
For all we know is you just cracked the head gasket near the number 8 piston and its leaking antifreeze in there.
Take it to the shop and have them look at it.
Few things it could be.
blown gasket
busted ringland on that piston(hopefully the block is ok)
bent valves
You might not need a new engine and it could just be a bad piston and the block is fine.
For white smoke it means the car was burning antifreeze also.
There was a guy that changed his pistons with the car on jack stands on here.Like I said if the block is ok you could technically fix this in your driveway with a new piston and some valves along with a new headgasket.
did the car over heat? hopefully the head is straight and didnt warp.
I would not give up and sell the car bro.You will get threw this and we will help along the way
For all we know is you just cracked the head gasket near the number 8 piston and its leaking antifreeze in there.
Take it to the shop and have them look at it.
Few things it could be.
blown gasket
busted ringland on that piston(hopefully the block is ok)
bent valves
You might not need a new engine and it could just be a bad piston and the block is fine.
For white smoke it means the car was burning antifreeze also.
There was a guy that changed his pistons with the car on jack stands on here.Like I said if the block is ok you could technically fix this in your driveway with a new piston and some valves along with a new headgasket.
did the car over heat? hopefully the head is straight and didnt warp.
I would not give up and sell the car bro.You will get threw this and we will help along the way
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The thing is no one rebuilds AMG engines in the Bay Area. As soon as I get a compression test I will know what to do. I am already considering offers for my car though.
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Dont give up bro
For all we know is you just cracked the head gasket near the number 8 piston and its leaking antifreeze in there.
Take it to the shop and have them look at it.
Few things it could be.
blown gasket
busted ringland on that piston(hopefully the block is ok)
bent valves
You might not need a new engine and it could just be a bad piston and the block is fine.
For white smoke it means the car was burning antifreeze also.
There was a guy that changed his pistons with the car on jack stands on here.Like I said if the block is ok you could technically fix this in your driveway with a new piston and some valves along with a new headgasket.
did the car over heat? hopefully the head is straight and didnt warp.
I would not give up and sell the car bro.You will get threw this and we will help along the way
For all we know is you just cracked the head gasket near the number 8 piston and its leaking antifreeze in there.
Take it to the shop and have them look at it.
Few things it could be.
blown gasket
busted ringland on that piston(hopefully the block is ok)
bent valves
You might not need a new engine and it could just be a bad piston and the block is fine.
For white smoke it means the car was burning antifreeze also.
There was a guy that changed his pistons with the car on jack stands on here.Like I said if the block is ok you could technically fix this in your driveway with a new piston and some valves along with a new headgasket.
did the car over heat? hopefully the head is straight and didnt warp.
I would not give up and sell the car bro.You will get threw this and we will help along the way
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for less than 500$ you could have the engine removed by any indy shop and shipped to bruce for a proper rebuild. then using AAA tow the car home to await the engine. once the rebuild is shiopped back to your shop tow back to the shop and reinstall and you have your e55 again.
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2005 E55 Wagon
Take a look at my experience and see if it gives you any ideas. The key is do you want to keep your car. I love my wagon and knew no other car could replace it. That is why I got a replacement engine. See this link.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...nt-engine.html
Regardless of what you decide, hang in there.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...nt-engine.html
Regardless of what you decide, hang in there.
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holy overreaction batman.
Compression test will take approximately 20 minutes for cyl 8. If its zip or anything near, you know you'll have a bigger issue. Then you can do a leak down to see if you are getting leakage into the crankcase, the coolant, the valves, etc.
Diagnose the problem before you get all bent outta shape.
Compression test will take approximately 20 minutes for cyl 8. If its zip or anything near, you know you'll have a bigger issue. Then you can do a leak down to see if you are getting leakage into the crankcase, the coolant, the valves, etc.
Diagnose the problem before you get all bent outta shape.
just seems from your posts that you are set on selling the thing
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'12 E63, E55(sold), C32 (sold), '65 Skylark GS 445 convertible, '12 ML350
When I blew my SC M112 in my C32 (carbon build up came off...lodged open an exhaust valve...piston slammed the valve...) Totally freakish. I was going about 35 when it happened. I actually sucked it up and paid a certified AMG mechanic to rebuild it. Yep. $8K on a car that was MAYBE worth $20K at the time. New piston...exhaust valbe...heads...a few other things...but a certified AMG rebuild with AMG specs...
The car came back stronger than it had ever been. Seriously. It felt SO good.
Don't give up yet. I bet if you hunt a little you WILL find someone in the bay area...seriously...I work for Salesforce.com and I know at least two dozen other dudes out there that have AMG's that (they have way more options than I ever got) won't lift a wrench... So I know there has to be some folks.
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Try looking at it this way: First and foremost, it's just a V8 motor, so if you do a complete rebuild with forged pistons, modified fuel rail, ported heads, maybe even better camshafts and whatever other improvements you may care to add, I doubt if it would cost more than $15K. Now if you cannot afford the cost that's one thing, but if that is not an issue I cannot think of another replacement under $100K that would come close to equaling the performance, style, comfort and elegance and reliability of these cars. So for $15K you now have a perfect E55 and you control its future.
From time to time all automobile manufactures really get it right. In MB's case I think some good examples are the W108/9 W123 and the W211
So, before you go for a fire sale, give some serious thought as to what you are giving up and how you plan to replace it.
One final thought, in a previous post I stated that I thought the E55's would head to the "grave yards of the rusted automobiles" far sooner than other W211's as they would be acquired by individuals who were not in a financial position to maintain a $100 car. This was the rapid fate of the W109 6.3. It would seem history is about to repeat itself. Those E55's which survive in pristine condition will always be desirable and in support of my prediction, I would point out the various cars of the 50' and 60's and 70's that went unwanted for so many years.
From time to time all automobile manufactures really get it right. In MB's case I think some good examples are the W108/9 W123 and the W211
So, before you go for a fire sale, give some serious thought as to what you are giving up and how you plan to replace it.
One final thought, in a previous post I stated that I thought the E55's would head to the "grave yards of the rusted automobiles" far sooner than other W211's as they would be acquired by individuals who were not in a financial position to maintain a $100 car. This was the rapid fate of the W109 6.3. It would seem history is about to repeat itself. Those E55's which survive in pristine condition will always be desirable and in support of my prediction, I would point out the various cars of the 50' and 60's and 70's that went unwanted for so many years.
