CAN IT BE SAVED???? 🤔 My 2004 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG W220

So I took on another project. I purchased this one awhile back and am just now getting to it. I have $4500-5000 invested in it thus far. By the time everything is done to it….I may be looking at closer to $7000. What should I do? Is it worth it? Should I keep it? Sell it? What would you do?
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[@theGhostParticle1]

I'll be staying tuned with your progress! Man, my locks will unlock with the key fob. But won't lock them with the fob. Have to lock them manually... Vehicle sat for a long time. Any suggestions? I feel like you've seen EVERYTHING as it relates to benz. Thanks man.

[@iPodgeek44]

Eager to see the restauration of this very nice car !!

[@genemoreno6557]

Hi always like watching your video about MBenz. I just want to ask what kind of Rims (Brand and Model) you have in your CL55 and CL600 because i always love your Rims in that cars. Hope you can help me and thank you.

[@goldelementautoworks]

@@genemoreno6557 Thank you very much!! Here you go………..Verde VFF01 20x9 20x11 on the CL600 and Fondmetal MB Design KV-1 20x10 20x12 on the CL55

[@carlosr1060]

Remove the fuel sending unit from the tank and look inside with a camera. The tank has an internal fuel pump with plastic lines and a fuel pressure regulator. The lines become brittle and fall apart into pieces. The internal lines feed the internal bowl that in turn supply the external fuel pump. The system is designed to keep the bowl full to maintain fuel supply to the pump, even when you have a quarter tank or less. If any of the lines are broken, you will get a buzzing sound from your fuel pump, as it is sucking air and starving for fuel. If you maintain a half tank or more, you won’t have any buzzing noise. The fuel tank is designed to be thrown away and replaced with a new one , when it fails internally. Problem is, it’s no longer available from Mercedes, and if you buy a used tank from a junkyard, it’s probably just as bad as yours. I had to remove my tank, cut it open and rebuild the internals with special submersible fuel hose and stainless steel clamps. Luckily I was able to free up the internal fuel pump and reinstall it. I had to get the fuel tank welded with bronze after and only after several days of cleansing the gasoline vapors using a method in which we had to run an old diesel truck exhaust pipe into the tank and let it burn the vapors for about 3 hours a day , five days straight. It was a painful process but it worked.

[@goldelementautoworks]

@@carlosr1060 Goodness gracious……this can become a lot of work! Thank you for that detailed explanation. I’ll update what I find.

[@carlosr1060]

@@goldelementautoworks Let me know if you need pictures of the work. I can send them to you,it would give you a better understanding of how it works.By the way, only the AMG’s 55 and 65 have auxiliary in tank fuel pumps.

[@goldelementautoworks]

@@carlosr1060 Sure. Please send it to [e-mail]

[@ClassyDriver]

I think the W220 range has bottomed out already. Nice examples, especially with V8 and V12, will start to appreciate in value. If you can bring back that S55 back to its original state, that would be cool.
I have the Dynamic seats on my S500. Never understood why this option was not available on the C215.

[@goldelementautoworks]

@@ClassyDriver Yes. I agree. Definitely worth saving. The C215 had alot of options. But it all depended on what the original purchaser chose when they ordered it. I’ve seen some with the distronic feature, most do not. So maybe there’s a few that have dynamic seats as well. Not sure.

[@ClassyDriver]

@@goldelementautoworks Distronic, yes. Dynamic seats on a C215, never. At least not since the many years I follow this model.

[@goldelementautoworks]

@@ClassyDriver Dang….I wonder why.