BROKEN SUPERCHARGER PULLEY DESTROYED my car!!!!
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From: Atlanta, Jawja
E55 Wagon | C126 | S210
I can't believe I'm about to say this, but my wagon is fast enough. I've seen enough of these threads to stay the hell away from a pulley. Not to throw salt on a wound, but you've no one to blame but yourself, really.
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2014 CLS63s AMG
For starters, the cracked supercharger housing. You can see in the pic I'm holding the nipple that was snapped off. You can't see in the pic but the medal hose right below was also sliced, which that runs under the supercharger. Then the hose on the other side was sliced as well, then the coolant housing on the bottom was also damaged, plus the power steering pump was also damaged. The piece sticking out of the pulley was about triple that side, I had to break it off so I could start the car to get it on the tow truck otherwise more shredding would've continued to happen. 
Thats the thousands of dollars I'm talking about. I used to rebuild rotary engines and have been working and racing cars for over 10 years. 
I don't have time to work on my cars like I used to growing up therefore it costs money for labor and parts not cheap. 
Thats the thousands of dollars I'm talking about. I used to rebuild rotary engines and have been working and racing cars for over 10 years. I don't have time to work on my cars like I used to growing up therefore it costs money for labor and parts not cheap.
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2014 CLS63s AMG
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lol how am I to blame myself? Because an aftermarket part was sufficiently built that's my fault? I just got this car beginning of this year and learning about superchargers. I've been working on turbocharged vehicles, rotary engines and drift cars all my life so all this is just coming to light for me. For example I could change the internals on a journal bearing turbo to ball bearing and run it for years no problem, in which those parts are not made by the OEM manufacture. How is that any different?
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Anyone have experience with running fixed pulleys? Is that a no no?
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Sorry to hear this hopefully everything work out. Is there any way to know if your pulley is new version update version ? I see you are in Rancho Cucamonga, where do you fix your car ?
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Here is a picture and more info. You can probably find it from here. https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...s-scatter.html
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Really sorry to see this happen to your beautiful car.
here is some info on the scattershield. Worth pointing out to those who think the factory pulley is immune to this sort of failure ... the OEM supercharger pulley/clutch on my SL55 came apart similarly (I caught it before it got catastrophic).... motivating me to create a shield for the AMG55 application.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...er-pulley.html
post 54 shows pictures of the original production version.
post 134 shows how to check if your car has a long post or short post
post 136 shows the difference between the 2 versions of the shield.
both versions are available, the long post version is available at a discount until they are gone and the short post version is universal (working on both long and short post cars).
hope that helps.
Chris
here is some info on the scattershield. Worth pointing out to those who think the factory pulley is immune to this sort of failure ... the OEM supercharger pulley/clutch on my SL55 came apart similarly (I caught it before it got catastrophic).... motivating me to create a shield for the AMG55 application.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...er-pulley.html
post 54 shows pictures of the original production version.
post 134 shows how to check if your car has a long post or short post
post 136 shows the difference between the 2 versions of the shield.
both versions are available, the long post version is available at a discount until they are gone and the short post version is universal (working on both long and short post cars).
hope that helps.
Chris
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Well that really sucks, its a shame they were made like that in the first place without proper R&D and making sure its made to last. It was made by Shardul. One thing I will say I've never gotten a faster response and he already has agreed to replace it. Kudos to him for excellent customer service in remedying the situation. 
But I'm still left with thousands in damages which makes me scared to even put this pulley back in the car?! 
But I'm still left with thousands in damages which makes me scared to even put this pulley back in the car?! 
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+1 same here... I only have tune and Kleemann header with IC30 pump. The rest are cosmetic 63 bumper with rear diffuser and spoiler. I think my car is fast enough to take more risk. Plus, I rather save my money when other things go wrong.
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lol that is completely incorrect. An intake gives about 10-15hp or so, saying a pulley only gives 9hp??? That's just 
I swear people need to do their research and be able to back it up before putting numbers out there. 
No wonder it becomes difficult to find any accurate info on the internet nowadays.
I swear people need to do their research and be able to back it up before putting numbers out there. No wonder it becomes difficult to find any accurate info on the internet nowadays.
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lol that is completely incorrect. An intake gives about 10-15hp or so, saying a pulley only gives 9hp??? That's just I swear people need to do their research and be able to back it up before putting numbers out there. No wonder it becomes difficult to find any accurate info on the internet nowadays.
I swear people need to do their research and be able to back it up before putting numbers out there. No wonder it becomes difficult to find any accurate info on the internet nowadays.I guess maybe if you're heatsoaked beyond all return, those numbers are probably accurate.
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An intake gives 10-15? Which one? The needswings intake was tested on dyno, before and after, barely 5 hp, do a search someone posted it here, certainly to enough to warrant the 800$+ price tag
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Yeah, but you're not accounting for the ear and butt dyno. That whine has to be worth at least 50hp!
