Rommies

Hello guys!

I am new to this forum and known in the online community as Rommies. I am an big car enthusiast and have a great passion for cars. I am from South Africa.

Little about my car history:

My first car was a 2007 White Hyundai Tiburon 2.0GLS
Then I traded it in for a white bakkie (pickup truck) Toyota Hilux 4.0V6 Double cab 4x4
Sold that and got a 2012 White Golf 6GTi GTi DSG which I still have. Its Revo stage3 tuned with full bolt on's. Pretty fast.
While owning the GTi I purchased a 1994 Toyota Supra RZ. Owned the Supra for two years and sold that.
Fast forward a few years...I purchased a 2010 Mk2 Ford Focus ST. Also currently Revo stage2 tuned with basic bolt ons. Sounds fantastic and drives well. The recaro seats is on another level of comfort.

So..why am I here?? 2 weeks back I purchased something out of the blue. Something I thought I would never own in my life...a white 2006 W211 E63 AMG Sedan with all the bells and whistles. This beast got only 137000km on. I picked her up for a steal. She sounds very healthy and drives like a dream. Also has full service history. I know these M156 engines gives rocker issues? And sometimes the 7g-tronic gearbox acts up? But so far this particular AMG feels and looks well looked after.
So here is a few pictures:







Last but not least, how she sounds

https://vimeo.com/150000803

I hope you guys enjoyed my introduction and I hope to learn a lot from this forum.


So here is the defects:

Right rear trimming came loose, above the pdc.


Left rear tyre got sliced by a pavement. You can see the that the mag itself got nicked as well. Will replace both rear tyres in the near future anyway.


Not sure what happened here, but the left front inner lining trim is loose with no bolts and got damaged. Today I purchased a new one with all the bolts and clips for around $60. (In my currency it was about R750 (South-African Rand)



Left front fog light lens got damaged, probably on the motorway by a rock.


Then all door handles got some scratches. I am sure this can be fixed when I send the car in for a proper valet and full paint restoration/detail.



Also not sure what happened here. This is at the top rear pillar, passenger side, both sides.



Some wear/scuff marks on the driver seat. Nothing serious.



Also..at front driver and passenger door..by the air con vent that leads to the rear passengers...the bottom cloth trim got damaged/scraped. Again..it is both sides..more or less on the same spot. Just like at the rear pillar above. What the hell did the previous owner do?



All four mags does need a full refurbishments. The paint is scratched off where they removed/reinstalled the wheel nuts.


Last but not least, the inner bonnet lining needs replacement. Most probably from all the engine washes, where the lining got soaked. I hate it when people do this.

Rommies

Quick update:

I replaced the left front inner lining with the new original bolts, plastic screws etc.
Looks good!

Time to get my hands on a new left front fog light! They are pretty expensive.

stockC43

The fog lights are made by hella. If you buy them in a hella box vs in a Mercedes box from a dealer they are about 1/2 the price. There used in multiple Mercedes models. ML sport, C class, sl63 etc.

Rommies

Thanks! Will def. look into it.

e500slr

YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE!!



....jkz

Welcome and very nice car. I'm crazy for white in this car.

Regarding the roof lining, it shouldn't be hard finding a good replacement or getting it wrapped in black suede but getting the damn thing out is HARD and you need to remove some interior trim to get it out and even then it can get damaged as it's fragile. You could take out the windshield but that's very drastic. If you don't mind those marks then it's ok I guess but it is a woven fabric which mean one break and it shows which is very annoying.

The C pillar is easy to replace though.

dzauto77

White is really nice! Welcome !

E63s are good cars, make sure you keep you maintenance up to date. Change your trans oil . 722.9 trans , which is what you have requires some love.

Right hand drive is cool !

Rommies

Hey man thanks for the warm welcome haha!

Thanks for the tips. I'll will look for roof lining in local scrapyards otherwise I would be forced to buy new ones.

Rommies

Thanks bud!
I see on the MB service history that the gearbox oil was changed twice. Once at 60000km and other time at 120000km.

To be honest I really can't trust the dealers. Her next service is at 140 000km. I will then change everything again. Is there any special oil for the differential?

A.M.

2006 E63? I believe that would be 2007.

Rommies

Quite funny that you mentioned it. I thought the same but I double checked the registration papers. Even the service history from Mercedes-benz dates back to 2006.

A.M.

07 came out in 06

I believe that's what your seeing.

t-bone

Same guy built my engine.

Rommies

Thats it then!

Rommies

Snap! Awesome! Hopefully our engines holds up!!!

Rommies

I finally received my BMC filters! It really looks and feels quality. I will not really gain power (if anything to be honest) but having "lifetime" air filters which I do not have to replace every second-third service makes it worthwhile already.

What I like about these BMC filters is that they flow a lot more air without sacrificing too much filtration (Obviously the OEM paper air filter, filters better).

I am sure a combination of high flow air filters (vs Stock) , with a tune and some proper exhaust headers will yield a few extra hp. But by just changing the filters there is minimal differences that one can feel. Throttle repsonse may be better but I will comment once I have installed them. I will try to do a before and after dyno runs as well with some airflow (g/s - grams per scaling) logs.

Stay tuned

Rommies

Hi guys,

Small update: I got my car back from the panelbeater. They fixed that left front fender scratch mark. They also fixed the right rear chrome trim. Slowly but surely getting there and sorting out all the small niggles.

Oh before I forget to mention. This vehicle is also officially for sale. (if someone comes with the right amount of cash i would let her go with a troubled heart).




Here is some random pictures:

Rommies

Oh and I also didn't get a chance yet to install the BMC Performance Air Filters. I will do it this afternoon and post up a simple DIY

Rommies

How to install / change W211 E63 AMG Air Filters


Step 1:
Remove Torx Screws


Remember the two torx screws at the back of the air filter housing


Step 2:
Remove the front plastic intake plenum (it clips off easily)


Step 3:
Remove cover - it also clips out. One must pull a bit harder. Becareful not to break it.




Step 4:
Once the cover is off remove the remaining torx screw bolt on either sides on the air intake housing



Step 5:
Unclip the MAF Sensor cover


Step 6:
Unclip the MAF Sensors - Remember that the MAF sensors are installed differently. The one is upwards, the other one downwards.


This picture shows the MAF sensor release clip is downwards. (When facing your engine bay - its the left hand side)

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This picture shows the MAF sensor release clip is upwards. (When facing your engine bay - its the right hand side)


Step 7:
Loosen the clamp and pull out the top intake cover


It should look like this when finished


My air filters looks pretty clean


Step 8:
Clean the airfilter housing(s) properly. I also used a cloth to clean out all leftover grime after vacuuming


When cleaning the air filter housing I thought I should remove the whole air filter housing and inspect the coilpacks and sparkplugs. Upon removing the bottom section of the air filter housing (one merely just pull it off) I noticed that most of the coilpacks are loose!!!!!!! One of them had one bolt missing already! This was either poorly installed or it's a case of the engine/road vibration that loosens the bolts. Anyway...I fasten them with VERY little locktite. I did this with all 8 coil packs.



Step 9:
I reinstalled the bottom part of the air filter housing and installed the new BMC high flow air filters.



Step 10:
Put everything back and it should look like this when done!


The vehicle also starts & accelerates much smoother till redline. (Most probably because of the loose coilpacks)

Needles to say, it was a very easy install and I like the idea of flowing more air while it still filters/cleans the incoming air properly

I would rate this DIY difficulty 3/10

Jon2007E63P30

Love your enthusiasm. The DIY pics are proof of that.

Me... Ready to replace rotors for a second time.

Look up my DIY posts

Rommies

Hi Guys,

Here is an short video of how my E63 exhaust sounds:


Also, I took the ship to the track and managed a best time of 13.95 @ 172km/h

Me vs modified GTR which ran 10.88 (2 different video perspective)

Hotsauce55

That's the worst 1/4 mile I have ever seen from a 63 by far. You sure the car is OK?

Rommies

Hey bud. Yeah not the greatest time. To be honest, I'm not a experienced driver on the track anyway. Also remember, this was on a coldish night with a unprepped trackand street tyres. From the videos you can see that the 63 is spinning through the whole of first gear which gives bad 60ft times. Anyway, I enjoyed myself on the evening. Was a good learning experience.

Rommies

Hello guys. I haven't updated my thread in a while.

Nothing much has changed besides some maintenance work; She is currently on 139xxx km mark.

I also had a very small oil leak issue: This was due to the oil sump plug, the copper washer to be exact. So to sort this out, we have to replace it with a new copper washer or a whole new sump plug from MB. I figured, it is time for a service anyway so I might as well do everything at once.

So I booked her in at a trusty local workshop called, Eurospeed.
Elton Smith gave me great service.

So the following maintenance was carried out on my old lady:

-New engine oil (She takes around 9.5l litres, We used Shell Helix Ultra 5w40)

-New engine oil filter (From MB)

-New engine oil sump plug with new washer (From MB)

-New gearbox oil (High performance ATF from MB - she took around 7litres)

-New gearbox oil filter (From MB)

-New gearbox oil pan gasket (From MB)

We also made sure to drain out the plus/minus 2l oil from the engine oil cooler. On this particular model you have a drain plug. The newer models, as I understand, does not have a drain plug. You have to vacuum drain the oil system, to get the remaining oil out of the engine oil cooler.

So no more oil leaks and for some reason she feels stronger with this Shell Helix Ultra oil? Maybe its just placebo.

Gear change(s) smoothness has also improved considerably. From the service history, it seems like MB (Mercedes-Benz) did a gearbox oil change every 60 000km. So this means the gearbox oil was done at the 120 000km service. I just took extra precaution to change it again after 20 000km. Because there is still a lot of gearbox oil left in the torque converter (And this left-over oil contaminates your new fresh oil), you can never drain out the gearbox oil completely. So an early gearbox oil change can only do good.


Next up will be new front brake discs. I am considering of going with a after market option here. Like a J-hooked type of disc which some of our local Nissan GT-R guys use.
I also want to put on new back tyres. The one tyre got a nasty slice into it. But before I put on new rubber, I will take off all 4 OEM wheels and send it in for refurbishment. When the wheels comes back, time for new rubber and some wheel alignment.