MACH-E55

anything is possible, and that would be a sick build

Max.H

That's a hell of an idea

03'55AMG

Hahahaha no part #s, so I am golden..
I will be checking again soon. Most likely about 1000 miles.
My usual is 6-7K miles. Just forgot to see if the dealer did it before. And I can't for the life of me get the FSS system to work. I tried the DIYs, and ended up getting some error saying the service memory was full. I just gave up. I think I need a STAR to clear it up.
It would indeed be sick. The torque would most likely destroy the car though. Maybe an M113 sans supercharger would do it, then sell off the SC for fabrication costs.

Celicasaur

Sorry to hear this man. I hope all goes well for you with the car, in whatever you decide.

E55Greasemonkey

Have your oil changed at the dealer and ask them to reset your FSS counter. Shouldn't cost more than about $90. I have never seen an FSS not work except once when the black reset knob on the cluster was inop. It's really a nice feature to monitor your oil change intervals. As for the rest of the maintanence schedule it never did work right from the factory.

Critter

Purchase a magnetic drain plug for your car, do a quick changeover when the oil is cold and then run the car for a few hundred miles, of course after topping up for any lose during the plug change. then drain and see what is stuck to the plug. Or you can epoxy a magnet close to the drain plug and then prior to removing the plug for oil change chisel the magnet off, silicone will also work and will remove easier. Any steel particulate will be attracted to the magnet and not circulated internally. External oil pressure reading will also assist you in determining bearing clearance issues, especially at idle from cold start to operating temp. Good Luck Heavier weight oil will extend the life of your engine but start driving conservative with no WOT unless you have friend in the bank or own the bank.

03'55AMG

How do I go about monitoring oil pressure?

Critter

Oil pressure switch is located near oil filter, but hopefully some one with total knowledge on the 55 platform will chime in. What was proposed is that the sender unit be removed and a T connection placed into the same threaded port the sender comes out of, replace the sender unit and on the other side of the T thread in a mechanical gauge so you can see what the pressure is cold and also what it is when hot both at idle. This will give you an idea of the condition of the rod and main bearings within the engine. Don't forget the magnetic plug to collect metal, knowing aluminum is not metallic draining through cheese cloth is also recommended. Hopefully all works out for you.