What the highest mileage spark plugs you've pulled? From the messages I've received these were the original plugs with 150,000 miles. I mean I have to admit I can't tell any difference in performance with fresh plugs. These newer cars with super high voltage ignition systems are pretty good at jumping a spark, haha. The dual spark plugs probably help a tad.
I got '87 VW passat/santana. The plugs are over 20 years old and over 100k miles. Once I bought an replacement ones(ngk), just in case, but they go bad after less than 2 years and I swap back the old ones (bosch).
In my w211 e350 I found 3 NGK plugs on one cylinder bank and 3 Bosch on the other side. Replaced them with new ngk’s all around and it gave a noticeable improvement in (smoother) acceleration, i think the important thing is that they matched rather than the brand. Keep up the great mercedes content!
Thinking on it longer, I changed some spark plugs on a Mercedes C230/330 (??? can't remember Mercedes models all that well). Original owner. He said he'd never changed his spark plugs before and he had over 230k miles. I had to work a couple spark plugs back and forth to be confident they'd come out, they all needed too much torque to start coming out. I was careful and I saved his cylinder heads. The boss was upset that I diagnosed the misfire cause instead of just replacing spark plugs and then seeing...If I'm paid to diagnose first, that's what I'm going to do. This was the sort of boss who has a crystal ball and when you find what's wrong he always knew it from the beginning. Some people just don't understand the scientific method. Just because the first thing you test isn't bad, doesn't mean you were wrong to test it. Coils are above spark plugs, so I like to check for spark first before pulling a plug. Rule out the easiest first. 2 spark plugs per cylinder is kinda crazy. I like how in the video he said before to not drop anything under the hood. I went quickly to grab a bolt and somehow it hooked a coil with it and it fell into the very tight engine compartment. 1.5 hours later...sigh.
Did my audi at 135k, found the valve cover gasket had been leaking oil into the plug area and into the engine. Wish someone had done the plugs a while ago and found that easy fix...
When it comes to cleaning the MAF sensor...I do reckon the two "sensoring wires" you cleaned..are the Temp sensors in the MAF.The Maf elements are way deeper in the maf sensor.Anyways...the video is very nice :) Greetings from Norway,Stefan :)
My pops was a mechanic for 30 years. He always took his time working on any car never had any comebacks. He said young guys in the shop would Pride themselves working fast but they always had comebacks he said.
Awesome video as usual!. A quick note to add is that a good thing to check also, specially if your are doing this in your own garage and you care about your car is to check the spark plug gap and gap it to spec just to double check knowing that almost all sparks now are delivered pre-gapped but it is something that won't hurt you doing.
Mainly just need to check to make sure they haven't been dropped and left with zero gap. The little plastic/cardboard thread protectors help but it can still happen.
Hi Alex. Another big thank you from Ireland. It’s great going back over your older videos on the how to. Torque specs 👍 etc. Everything you need to know 👍. Used this vid to change the plug on my w210 E55 yesterday. Took me over an hour. Love the jokes in the new videos. Thanks again Paul.
There is actually quite a few engine items that need to be serviced. MAF cleaning, TB cleaning, Induction cleaning on direct injection, timing belt, timing chains and tensioners (on anything Ford) belts, fluid including brake/power steering/trans. Cop boots or plug wires. Some still have pcv valves.
Bermuda Triangle HAHAHAHAHA It's funny cause it's true! The pressure will be on for your 100K subscriber video! That's right around the corner! What sets your channel apart from other car channels is you seem to put a lot of effort into the production of your videos. I only use NGK is my Japanese cars.
Sanctus Vianney good call. All kinds of people have told me over the years that Denso was original equipment or OE, but at least on 1 car, it ruined my acceleration permanently even though I went back. I wasn't a mechanic yet, but it was very disappointed. I still wonder to this day what was it that it broke? I have all kinds of answers now if you want to know tons about spark plugs, I have a series on the subject.
Neighbor picked up a socket of mine the other day in the street in front of my house. I had dropped it in the engine a day or so before. It was gone, gone, gone. I agree with the Bermuda triangle analogy. I think the heat and combustion process creates some kind of spatial anomaly around the engine. If you drop something, you would think it is right where you dropped it. But no. The reason you cannot find it is because it is in fact not there anymore. Might appear later again though. 500 years from now we are going to fly space ships on this spatial anomaly principle.
Oh waterzap99! Have I got a good one for you! Around 2005 or 6 I was working on my 1999 Chevy Prizm. I dropped a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter. It fell silently. Not a sound. If I hadn't watched it fall, I wouldn't have believed it fell. Not a clink. From sunlight to darkness so fast. I spent a lot of time looking for it and gave up. Fast forward to about 2014. I needed to change my starter. I could find where one bolt head was that held it in, but I was clueless about the other one. There's this deep dark whole on the other side of the intake and also on the other side of the transmission, where I was fumbling around and failing to find the head of this bolt for more than an hour. There's an object which is smooth which feels like it has a hole in it. I thought, could it be a 3/8" driven bolt of some kind. So in goes my extension. I felt it move. I pulled back and whatever it was fell back silently. I tried fishing with my hands, and in this oily hole with all the cushion from dirt and oil in the world was my 1/2" to 3/8" adapter! Excited, and without this extra object in the way I finally found the 14mm bolt head I needed to be on and this starter was coming out!
I asked a mechanic what a tune-up includes these days, and he sid the same - change the spark plugs, check the air filter. I asked a mechanic why they still call it a Lube-Oil-Filter if they don't lube the chassis anymore, and he just shrugged his shoulders.
I do thermostats and generally hoses on an interval far sooner than they "should" fail. Cheap insurance and on a car with an aluminum housing it's helpful to "exercise" the bolts before you have to, so when you do have to, you can.
Interesting about fuel filter, I've changed mine in my Audi, Toyota, and Honda. I also change PCV frequently since it is usually less then 5 bucks at the store. Although the Audi is a bit more involoved... and costly...
Hi Alex, Just did the air filters, Cleaned Mine they are reusable and pulled the mass airflow and cleaned that as well. I couldn’t do the Pipe due to I need the short Torx extensions. Next time. Thanks for all the Vids.
They were NGK's out of the factory. The number I have for them is ILFR6A and a gap of 0.8mm. Bosch plugs are FR6MPP332 with a gap of 0.8mm if anyone needs the plug code.
There are some dealer whom are straight out honest with you. They just tell you the engine has a problem with the timing belt breaking before, oh let’s say 120k miles. And so they recommend you to come in at around 100k miles. But hey. Not every dealer is they same, even though they wear the same badge in front of there shop.
Hi Alex, great videos! You have inspired me to take on a spark plug change for my 2012 E 350. There is not a lot of info out there for me to reference. I would love to see how you would tackle this job. Please keep the videos coming.
With electric fuel pumps and large filters you don't even need to change the fuel filter. That's why they made it so hard to change. Changed mine at 370,000 miles and had no change in rack pressure, because even 370,000 miles of gunk isn't enough to cause an issue. For me a typical "tune-up" involves cleaning the MAF, running injector cleaner, sea-foaming the intake, and blowing out the air filter. Cleaning the maf and air filter probably has the biggest effect. At the same time, don't fall behind on carbon build up because you don't want to do it when you have 1/16" of crud that will flake off in chips and cause wear.
Found your channel a few weeks ago, so impressed with your knowledge, how thorough ur videos are and how well you manage to sum everything up so glad I found ur channel! Keep up the awesome work!! Not sure if u have time to read all your comments but wanted your advice on the following: Currently have a w210 E200 kompressor thinking of switching to a w210 e55 or a w211 E420 Cdi, do you have any heads up over the E420 cdi? Is it reliable or is the diesel twin turbo V8 known to fail? Much love from Sweden
I take the time to clean the maf sensor, cleaning the PVC, some fluids, depending how new it it the throttle body will get dirty. So many small things people overlook
My ml had ngk factory, those were replaced with Bosch iridium. I just hit 200, 000 miles and put ngk copper plugs in. IMO copper fires better, might not last as long but hey, 200,000. Also, having transmission issues? Limp mode? I was told I needed a new transmission. Replaced tran filter, 13 pin adapter, performed reset. That was 75,000 miles ago.
i just bought a 2002 dodge ram 1500 with the 5.9L engine and as always i purchased the factory service manual so i can properly maintain this truck and i was tripping when it said that the fuel filter is a "lifetime" style filter and requires no service...wtf? 😅
I'll be honest I'm not really into the older Mercedes. I'm more a classic American car guy. I like muscle cars, big Cadillacs and stuff like that. Not that I don't like the classic German cars but they have never really interested me enough to buy one. Alex
Fair enough. :) I'm an old school Mercedes fanatic. I've owned a number of 190E's. A 1.8, a 2.0l, a 2.3-16 and a 2.6. I currently own a 1989 W126 300SE. All from the 'over-engineered' period of Mercedes history (In my opinion :) ) But I certainly do love the cars you own and make vids about.
I believe my spark plugs are NGK as well. BTW great that your son helped you out. The engine filter housing (the huge plastic part), how do you remove it from the engine?
Great video as always. Looking forward to your next video removing front bumper. I will be removing my C32 front bumper so I can install heat exchanger.
Would you consider doing a piece on the Audi 3.0 tdi? It's an incredibly tunable engine plus with it being a Quattro you have the advantage of AWD. They put out 240 bhp stock, but with simple tune this can increase to 300 bhp. Give it a try, you won't regret it. Its the most fune I've ever had with my clothes on...
NGK makes the plugs for MB whom apparently "stamps" the Star on them. My 203's prior owner got her plugs from MB and NGK maintains same part#. MB plugs: $12. PBoy: $3.
99% of Mercedes i've pulled plugs have been Bosch. I see a lot of people in the comments are saying NGK though. I'd run NGK just personal preference, but on customer cars I replace with whatever they had before.
Alex so you sold the C55 and got ride of the sorted part of the channel huh?? I just picked me up an 06 C55 in silver just like yours minus the wheels ;)
Hi Alex, i have exactly the thing happening to me about de EGR Valve, i think!!! My car is a Mercedes Benz CLK 280 W209 3.0 litter V6, i have about 106,000 KLM, but my performance is good some times but now most of the times it is horrible. Do you think this may be my problem? I thank you for your knowledge, and ill be waiting for your comments. Thanks again. Cheers !!!!
Could you this type of video for a W211? Because it is kind of hard to find good videos about maintenance and what to do. I am looking at buying one currently and you already took a little stress of my chest by showing that you can work on these cars, but I would like to know what the most common issues are and how to fix them
The Mercedes branded plug for the M112 and the M113 engines is secretly an NGK Laser Platinum PFR5R-11. I’m going to let you guess which one is less expensive 😉
Only vehicle I torque spark plugs on is a 4.6 Ford. Tightening the plugs past 15 nm will pull the threads and cause plug blow out destroying the COP and creating a very expensive repair.
Wait....you worked as a Benz technician and used air tools on spark plugs? Thanks for the tip on anti seize. I did not know that, and just finished the plugs on an XJR. With anti seize.
hey alex, great vids always! Was doing the plugs on my E55, like yours they were pretty dirty, soot, but also oil on the threads. This normal for these engines, or is this an issue with valve seals??
I have done an 05 clk55 Amg last year and bought the plugs from mercedes dealer and they gave me the NGK for it,very expensive NGK, every other mercedes I ever did w203 w211 and w204 mercedes gave me NGK,but I guess the NGK for the AMG are different since they cost $25each than $15 for the none AMG and that’s with my discount
Great vid as usual. One a different note, do you have any idea where I can find a serial number or engine size identification on my actual engine? I purchased a 99 c43 recently and the guy told me it had an engine from a 2001 E55 amg. His story seems legit as the car is wicked fast (for a 20 year old car) and is crammed in the bay with little room to spare. Seems to me that I truly need to confirm the engine is in fact a 5.4 before I buy parts to do some of these items you a so generous to show. Thanks in advance.
Where can I find that mass air flow clamp:/ mines broken. And what’s the best way to remove the alternator on one of these. They put it in a really bad spot.
One time i ordered spark plugs from weistec engineering but the brand was ngk are the the same ones that you can buy them from auto part or they are special?
Nope Mercedes normally throw in Bosch plugs, I threw in Ngk’s when i had my c55 and used ngk one step colder when i got my e55 and now Im done with the benz scene time to switch over to the dark side ///M
Hey Alex I have a 2006 c55 and lately is giving me some problems I wanna know if you think it’s something I can fix myself. The check engine light came on and it says that bank one is too lean. Also I have a leak but I dk where it comes from. Every time I do my oil changes there is a little bit of oil on the plastic under guard. Do you have any idea of what could it be?
Hey Diego. You could have a bad mass air flow sensor but try cleaning it first. You could also have a vacuum leak which I may be doing a video on soon. The oil leak is a tough one as I'd really need to see it but check the valve covers first. Could also be the oil filter housing. Check out my video on fixing 6 oil leaks for $150 or whatever I titled it, haha. If you need any more help or just want to say whats up just email me at legitstreetcars@gmail.com. I'd love to help
Great video. Both you and Tavarish give FCP euro your recommendation. I’d like to warn your audience against! I received my first order last week. It was short parts and the service/ sales team has not been helpful at all! Been over a week and they have done nothing. Stay away.
What the highest mileage spark plugs you've pulled? From the messages I've received these were the original plugs with 150,000 miles. I mean I have to admit I can't tell any difference in performance with fresh plugs. These newer cars with super high voltage ignition systems are pretty good at jumping a spark, haha. The dual spark plugs probably help a tad.
I got '87 VW passat/santana. The plugs are over 20 years old and over 100k miles. Once I bought an replacement ones(ngk), just in case, but they go bad after less than 2 years and I swap back the old ones (bosch).
In my w211 e350 I found 3 NGK plugs on one cylinder bank and 3 Bosch on the other side. Replaced them with new ngk’s all around and it gave a noticeable improvement in (smoother) acceleration, i think the important thing is that they matched rather than the brand. Keep up the great mercedes content!
I did some original spark plugs at 144k miles this week on a Camry.
Thinking on it longer, I changed some spark plugs on a Mercedes C230/330 (??? can't remember Mercedes models all that well). Original owner. He said he'd never changed his spark plugs before and he had over 230k miles. I had to work a couple spark plugs back and forth to be confident they'd come out, they all needed too much torque to start coming out. I was careful and I saved his cylinder heads. The boss was upset that I diagnosed the misfire cause instead of just replacing spark plugs and then seeing...If I'm paid to diagnose first, that's what I'm going to do. This was the sort of boss who has a crystal ball and when you find what's wrong he always knew it from the beginning.
Some people just don't understand the scientific method. Just because the first thing you test isn't bad, doesn't mean you were wrong to test it. Coils are above spark plugs, so I like to check for spark first before pulling a plug. Rule out the easiest first. 2 spark plugs per cylinder is kinda crazy. I like how in the video he said before to not drop anything under the hood. I went quickly to grab a bolt and somehow it hooked a coil with it and it fell into the very tight engine compartment. 1.5 hours later...sigh.
Did my audi at 135k, found the valve cover gasket had been leaking oil into the plug area and into the engine. Wish someone had done the plugs a while ago and found that easy fix...
It's nothing the dealership can't fix with a Wallet Flush.
Monster RAM do they also charge extra for that?
Lmao.
When it comes to cleaning the MAF sensor...I do reckon the two "sensoring wires" you cleaned..are the Temp sensors in the MAF.The Maf elements are way deeper in the maf sensor.Anyways...the video is very nice :) Greetings from Norway,Stefan :)
You can never access the air flow sensor element from the open side of the tube. So you have to take out the sensor in order to clean it.
There should be an international law that manufacturers must make these maintenance changes accessible to the average customer! Great video thanks
Lol I defintly don’t miss the days of having to buy 16 spark plugs😂!
THE-ALBANIAN-GUY especially Bosch at $24 a SP
If you have a Hemi you still do :) 22$ per plug
Hemi's work fine on copper plugs if you don't mind changing them every 15k for being a cheap bastard XD
@@johndc2998 Which is hilarious, because they're turds. Imagine having 16 sparks and being a fucking slow-ass
@@johndc2998 same with the stratus
My pops was a mechanic for 30 years. He always took his time working on any car never had any comebacks. He said young guys in the shop would Pride themselves working fast but they always had comebacks he said.
Awesome video as usual!. A quick note to add is that a good thing to check also, specially if your are doing this in your own garage and you care about your car is to check the spark plug gap and gap it to spec just to double check knowing that almost all sparks now are delivered pre-gapped but it is something that won't hurt you doing.
Mainly just need to check to make sure they haven't been dropped and left with zero gap. The little plastic/cardboard thread protectors help but it can still happen.
Hi Alex. Another big thank you from Ireland. It’s great going back over your older videos on the how to. Torque specs 👍 etc. Everything you need to know 👍. Used this vid to change the plug on my w210 E55 yesterday. Took me over an hour. Love the jokes in the new videos. Thanks again Paul.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. The only maintenance item that I would add to your list is cleaning the Throttle body plate.
There is actually quite a few engine items that need to be serviced. MAF cleaning, TB cleaning, Induction cleaning on direct injection, timing belt, timing chains and tensioners (on anything Ford) belts, fluid including brake/power steering/trans. Cop boots or plug wires. Some still have pcv valves.
Bermuda Triangle HAHAHAHAHA It's funny cause it's true! The pressure will be on for your 100K subscriber video! That's right around the corner! What sets your channel apart from other car channels is you seem to put a lot of effort into the production of your videos. I only use NGK is my Japanese cars.
Sanctus Vianney good call. All kinds of people have told me over the years that Denso was original equipment or OE, but at least on 1 car, it ruined my acceleration permanently even though I went back. I wasn't a mechanic yet, but it was very disappointed. I still wonder to this day what was it that it broke?
I have all kinds of answers now if you want to know tons about spark plugs, I have a series on the subject.
Neighbor picked up a socket of mine the other day in the street in front of my house. I had dropped it in the engine a day or so before. It was gone, gone, gone. I agree with the Bermuda triangle analogy. I think the heat and combustion process creates some kind of spatial anomaly around the engine. If you drop something, you would think it is right where you dropped it. But no. The reason you cannot find it is because it is in fact not there anymore. Might appear later again though. 500 years from now we are going to fly space ships on this spatial anomaly principle.
Oh waterzap99! Have I got a good one for you! Around 2005 or 6 I was working on my 1999 Chevy Prizm. I dropped a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter. It fell silently. Not a sound. If I hadn't watched it fall, I wouldn't have believed it fell. Not a clink. From sunlight to darkness so fast. I spent a lot of time looking for it and gave up.
Fast forward to about 2014. I needed to change my starter. I could find where one bolt head was that held it in, but I was clueless about the other one. There's this deep dark whole on the other side of the intake and also on the other side of the transmission, where I was fumbling around and failing to find the head of this bolt for more than an hour. There's an object which is smooth which feels like it has a hole in it. I thought, could it be a 3/8" driven bolt of some kind. So in goes my extension. I felt it move. I pulled back and whatever it was fell back silently.
I tried fishing with my hands, and in this oily hole with all the cushion from dirt and oil in the world was my 1/2" to 3/8" adapter!
Excited, and without this extra object in the way I finally found the 14mm bolt head I needed to be on and this starter was coming out!
"look at how dirty this air filter is"
Um... there was dirt there? I must have missed it. Looked like a like-new filter to me. HAHA
I asked a mechanic what a tune-up includes these days, and he sid the same - change the spark plugs, check the air filter.
I asked a mechanic why they still call it a Lube-Oil-Filter if they don't lube the chassis anymore, and he just shrugged his shoulders.
What else do you do for a "Tune Up?"
I do thermostats and generally hoses on an interval far sooner than they "should" fail. Cheap insurance and on a car with an aluminum housing it's helpful to "exercise" the bolts before you have to, so when you do have to, you can.
well... lol i like to say that im cleaning my cats i go for a high speed full throttle run...
LegitStreetCars
Great job. I'm a tech myself for a fleet and its nice to see great videos like yours and still keep learning about automobiles
Interesting about fuel filter, I've changed mine in my Audi, Toyota, and Honda. I also change PCV frequently since it is usually less then 5 bucks at the store. Although the Audi is a bit more involoved... and costly...
Sometimes I'll dump in a bottle of injector cleaner and then do an "Italian Tuneup".
pre 96 Ford 2v V8 engines had the same EGR clog issue. All the old crown vics would smoke from bad valve seals. That would clog the EGR tube.
For me I would check the gap of the plugs since sometimes they differ by a bit. from experience NGK and Bosch plugs
I recall my friend saying that depending on who got the contract for whatever year, sometimes Bosch and sometimes NGK would be the OEM plug.
Rerun the 0-60 now. I’d like the see if it makes any difference...
prob not, but mileage might improve!
Hi Alex, Just did the air filters, Cleaned Mine they are reusable and pulled the mass airflow and cleaned that as well. I couldn’t do the Pipe due to I need the short Torx extensions. Next time. Thanks for all the Vids.
Awesome!!! Yea just take a look in the pipe and if it's clean just put it right back and you are done. Thanks so much for watching.
Alex
Thank you soooo much for showing the MAF removal in detail!
Pleeeaaaseee do the same for the PVC some time.
They were NGK's out of the factory. The number I have for them is ILFR6A and a gap of 0.8mm. Bosch
plugs are FR6MPP332 with a gap of 0.8mm if anyone needs the plug code.
There are some dealer whom are straight out honest with you. They just tell you the engine has a problem with the timing belt breaking before, oh let’s say 120k miles. And so they recommend you to come in at around 100k miles. But hey. Not every dealer is they same, even though they wear the same badge in front of there shop.
Another awesome video. Very well done and super informative.
I bet a lot of time and effort went into preparing this
great video alex, but clean the maf sensor from both sides.
Hi Alex, great videos! You have inspired me to take on a spark plug change for my 2012 E 350. There is not a lot of info out there for me to reference. I would love to see how you would tackle this job. Please keep the videos coming.
With electric fuel pumps and large filters you don't even need to change the fuel filter. That's why they made it so hard to change.
Changed mine at 370,000 miles and had no change in rack pressure, because even 370,000 miles of gunk isn't enough to cause an issue.
For me a typical "tune-up" involves cleaning the MAF, running injector cleaner, sea-foaming the intake, and blowing out the air filter.
Cleaning the maf and air filter probably has the biggest effect.
At the same time, don't fall behind on carbon build up because you don't want to do it when you have 1/16" of crud that will flake off in chips and cause wear.
Found your channel a few weeks ago, so impressed with your knowledge, how thorough ur videos are and how well you manage to sum everything up so glad I found ur channel! Keep up the awesome work!!
Not sure if u have time to read all your comments but wanted your advice on the following:
Currently have a w210 E200 kompressor thinking of switching to a w210 e55 or a w211 E420 Cdi, do you have any heads up over the E420 cdi? Is it reliable or is the diesel twin turbo V8 known to fail? Much love from Sweden
I take the time to clean the maf sensor, cleaning the PVC, some fluids, depending how new it it the throttle body will get dirty. So many small things people overlook
My ml had ngk factory, those were replaced with Bosch iridium. I just hit 200, 000 miles and put ngk copper plugs in. IMO copper fires better, might not last as long but hey, 200,000. Also, having transmission issues? Limp mode? I was told I needed a new transmission. Replaced tran filter, 13 pin adapter, performed reset. That was 75,000 miles ago.
i just bought a 2002 dodge ram 1500 with the 5.9L engine and as always i purchased the factory service manual so i can properly maintain this truck and i was tripping when it said that the fuel filter is a "lifetime" style filter and requires no service...wtf? 😅
Great vid, Alex. :) Just out of interest, are you a fan of the older Mercedes-Benz? Or do you just like the newer models?
I'll be honest I'm not really into the older Mercedes. I'm more a classic American car guy. I like muscle cars, big Cadillacs and stuff like that. Not that I don't like the classic German cars but they have never really interested me enough to buy one.
Alex
Fair enough. :) I'm an old school Mercedes fanatic. I've owned a number of 190E's. A 1.8, a 2.0l, a 2.3-16 and a 2.6. I currently own a 1989 W126 300SE. All from the 'over-engineered' period of Mercedes history (In my opinion :) ) But I certainly do love the cars you own and make vids about.
If I were to buy a Mercedes, I'd buy one from you if possible. I'd know it was taken care of correctly.
Cleaned the Sensor on my E430, same stuff any way you did, and it messed up the sensor. Caused a huge hesitation
I believe my spark plugs are NGK as well.
BTW great that your son helped you out.
The engine filter housing (the huge plastic part), how do you remove it from the engine?
Andrew Syracuse Lift straight up and it will come off
Andrew Syracuse yes, NGK Iridium are stock.
Great video as always. Looking forward to your next video removing front bumper. I will be removing my C32 front bumper so I can install heat exchanger.
Would you consider doing a piece on the Audi 3.0 tdi? It's an incredibly tunable engine plus with it being a Quattro you have the advantage of AWD. They put out 240 bhp stock, but with simple tune this can increase to 300 bhp. Give it a try, you won't regret it. Its the most fune I've ever had with my clothes on...
NGK makes the plugs for MB whom apparently "stamps" the Star on them. My 203's prior owner got her plugs from MB and NGK maintains same part#. MB plugs: $12. PBoy: $3.
According to FCP's website, there was no 2008 E300. Maybe it's a Yugo in my driveway.
Nice maintenance video! Can you show the throttle cleaning procedure?
99% of Mercedes i've pulled plugs have been Bosch. I see a lot of people in the comments are saying NGK though. I'd run NGK just personal preference, but on customer cars I replace with whatever they had before.
I got a 2000 dakota R/T 5.9 still has a distributor, cap, rotor,wires, single ignition coil, and maybe a inline fuel filter
Ha man, love how you've got the apprentice in there
What about the second bank of spark plugs? Looks like they are under the intake manifold.
It's not. Just as easy as the side you see in the video.
Alex so you sold the C55 and got ride of the sorted part of the channel huh?? I just picked me up an 06 C55 in silver just like yours minus the wheels ;)
3:45 get duckbill pliers. I am an aircraft mechanic and I use those for hard to reach spots.
should clean the throttle body too, low idle/stalling problems if dirty
Hi Alex, i have exactly the thing happening to me about de EGR Valve, i think!!!
My car is a Mercedes Benz CLK 280 W209 3.0 litter V6, i have about 106,000 KLM, but my performance is good some times but now most of the times it is horrible.
Do you think this may be my problem?
I thank you for your knowledge, and ill be waiting for your comments.
Thanks again.
Cheers !!!!
I always referred to working on them as services.
Mind came with NGK's with the Mercedes Benz emblem on them.
Could you this type of video for a W211? Because it is kind of hard to find good videos about maintenance and what to do. I am looking at buying one currently and you already took a little stress of my chest by showing that you can work on these cars, but I would like to know what the most common issues are and how to fix them
Can you please post something about W211 E63 head bolt replacement or other common issues?
I do plan on making a factory defect video about this. If you need a service bulletin on it send me an email at legitstreetcars@gmail.com
The Mercedes branded plug for the M112 and the M113 engines is secretly an NGK Laser Platinum PFR5R-11. I’m going to let you guess which one is less expensive 😉
Only vehicle I torque spark plugs on is a 4.6 Ford. Tightening the plugs past 15 nm will pull the threads and cause plug blow out destroying the COP and creating a very expensive repair.
Great review. Those same maintenance items have kept my 2005 Jaguar S Type on the road. Will you replace those ugly wheels on the C55 next?
What are the best maintenance books and references.
i just bought a 2006 CLS55 AMG, any tips or things i should look for, ive got all the maintenance records but is there anything i should do first
Wait....you worked as a Benz technician and used air tools on spark plugs?
Thanks for the tip on anti seize. I did not know that, and just finished the plugs on an XJR. With anti seize.
What he said was, "Start threading the plug by hand, thread in using the air wrench, then set with a torque wrench."
make date note on the airfilter
Hi ,I have a 2010 E63 , mine are ngk r. With Mercedes Benz logo. Just replaced them at 100,000 kms.
pushing me closer to my AMG daily dream car sl55 Alex!
Great videos! Thanks.
Thank you regards
hey alex, great vids always! Was doing the plugs on my E55, like yours they were pretty dirty, soot, but also oil on the threads. This normal for these engines, or is this an issue with valve seals??
Yeah, Mercedes v8 with twin spark plugs per cylinder for "efficiency" gets 13 mpg. Pig iron push rod run of the mill chevy ls gets 20 mpg.
i really like watching your videos
Changing those plugs are easy compared to a bmw n62 v8
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*If you don't have shop air, you don't have a shop. Get some air. It can be shitty dumpster behind Harbor Freight air, but get it.
10:55 what are the green "95" and "96" green % standing for please ?
You mentioned manufactures use the same engine architecture or specs for different models. Are the parts interchangeable in most cases?
I have done an 05 clk55 Amg last year and bought the plugs from mercedes dealer and they gave me the NGK for it,very expensive NGK, every other mercedes I ever did w203 w211 and w204 mercedes gave me NGK,but I guess the NGK for the AMG are different since they cost $25each than $15 for the none AMG and that’s with my discount
Great vid as usual. One a different note, do you have any idea where I can find a serial number or engine size identification on my actual engine? I purchased a 99 c43 recently and the guy told me it had an engine from a 2001 E55 amg. His story seems legit as the car is wicked fast (for a 20 year old car) and is crammed in the bay with little room to spare. Seems to me that I truly need to confirm the engine is in fact a 5.4 before I buy parts to do some of these items you a so generous to show. Thanks in advance.
deals from virginia maybe check forums for pictures as Google images is unreliable for this type of information due to the "related photos".
Excellent information.
Thanks!
Where can I find that mass air flow clamp:/ mines broken. And what’s the best way to remove the alternator on one of these. They put it in a really bad spot.
The no external fuel filter kinda ticks me off... Especially with garbage high ethanol fuels...
Lotsa of good info
Awesome and useful as usual. Thanks!
Taken out originally from an AMG engine.
NGK without Star stamp.
Shout out to Bermuda! 🇧🇲
🤓 sounds about rite: plugs, filters, fluids, NEXT! 🚗🚐🚙
I think Bosch spark plugs are the correct plugs.
Hi. Awesome videos. Any idea why my secondary air pump keeps setting off a CEL. Even after replacing the pump? (C32 AMG) thanks in advance.
Is the new pump running? It could be the fuse or relay
MrSlowAZZ check the vacuum lines they are probably cracked or broken
Is it recommended to change the transmission fluid and filter on a 2010 E350 (W212) with 115k miles on it ?
spark plugs gap? cars have different req gaps
...never keep our vehicles past warranty time; next owner gets the problems.
One time i ordered spark plugs from weistec engineering but the brand was ngk are the the same ones that you can buy them from auto part or they are special?
How you perfer to clean the intake without removing it?
Nope Mercedes normally throw in Bosch plugs, I threw in Ngk’s when i had my c55 and used ngk one step colder when i got my e55 and now Im done with the benz scene time to switch over to the dark side ///M
Doesn't anyone check new plug gaps these days?
Why don't you blank and shut off the EGR?
Hey Alex I have a 2006 c55 and lately is giving me some problems I wanna know if you think it’s something I can fix myself. The check engine light came on and it says that bank one is too lean. Also I have a leak but I dk where it comes from. Every time I do my oil changes there is a little bit of oil on the plastic under guard. Do you have any idea of what could it be?
Hey Diego. You could have a bad mass air flow sensor but try cleaning it first. You could also have a vacuum leak which I may be doing a video on soon. The oil leak is a tough one as I'd really need to see it but check the valve covers first. Could also be the oil filter housing. Check out my video on fixing 6 oil leaks for $150 or whatever I titled it, haha. If you need any more help or just want to say whats up just email me at legitstreetcars@gmail.com. I'd love to help
Hi alex
You do not have a coupon for fcpeuro? Thank you
Mercedes went from ngk to bosch to beru ff... i think today they use ngk again
Nice... 2 cars and loads of flammables in a WOODEN garage; but fear not, there is a 2 litre fire extinguisher right on the wall.
0:26 Well, now...
Great video. Both you and Tavarish give FCP euro your recommendation. I’d like to warn your audience against! I received my first order last week. It was short parts and the service/ sales team has not been helpful at all! Been over a week and they have done nothing. Stay away.
Awesome
Hey FYI My E500 still does 0 to 60 in 6.9 Sec ..! Not bad for a 03 and 138k
don't cross thread your spark plugs take your time
I own a E550 cab with22,000 miles any thing special I shld know
2014.....
NGK to Bosch......Fail
Reverse that order