MERCEDES W204 C63, SIMPLE MISFIRE TURNS INTO SERIOUS PROBLEM. COMMON M156 FAULT! PART 1
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Hope you all enjoyed this video, I know I enjoyed the strip down, hopefully get this one back together soon and bring you guys a part 2 to building it back up.
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Hope you all enjoy this one. Been a while since I’ve done a top end strip down. Like & subscribe, Look out for part 2.
All the best everyone.
Really enjoyed this episode, loved the one detailed story rather than the week in the garage with little jobs 👍 30 mins is great with a 2nd part. Keep the release cadence consistent and you’ll grow the channel
Engine out is easyer to work and you can put blackserie bukit i think tasos moschatos does that ua-cam.com/video/-X3cvxJgH5k/v-deo.htmlsi=Kpuz5a2raP9taBJj
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I reckon the length of the video is about right. An hour video would mean that I would probably watch it in two sessions. Keep up the great content.
Definitely handle an hour. Anyone watching this channel is clearly an enthusiast/engrossed by the expertise so you'll be preaching to the choir. Go for it.
I've owned
Mercs for years and been alot of merc specialist but none of them come close to u
your honesty and knowledge your garage and staff are brilliant
I appreciate that! Thank you 🙏
It was like watching a top surgeon at work amazing to watch thanks for the video enjoyed it as always
They are open hearthsurgeons, or brainsurgeons. I love every vid, I wish they were in my country.
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An hour video would be great. It's lovely watching a skilled engineer at work. Thank you.
Full hour is perfect, your showing what is the process, l am ex airframe and areoengine fitter, your good my friend, top rate, a dieing breed, you youtube will go from strength to strength.
Thank you buddy. Appreciate that
Loved the format of the one vehicle, and the detail within, definitely room for an hour long video…really like the “while you’re in there” advice.
Best part is seeing how you're saving the customer some money with changing parts of parts, instead of whole parts. Far easier to just say "you need a new alternator mate" and charge them an arm n a leg. Your work ethics is much more impressive than your skill as a mechanic.
We need more folks like that, especially in the UK.
That would be my worst nightmare. From someone who owns a E63 M156. I'm doing everything I can to keep that engine alive and in great working order. I would like to say thank you for taking us on this journey of bring this great engine back to life.
What are you doing to preserve? I've done injectors, coil packs plugs. Air filters and oil cc. New PCV. Frequent oil change with mos2 and lifter additive. So far so good
There’s people who claim that they’re specialists
There’s people who don’t need to say that, because it’s clear when you see them working
You’re definitely the latter of the two, Excellent video - A wealth of knowledge
Spot on 👌
Again, another brilliant informative video.
Fascinating stuff indeed.
Personally, I think 45mins per video is about right, but on a job as big and complex as this, an hour is nothing in my opinion.
Can’t wait for part2.
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I was waiting for " customer refused new cams and valves" but authorised a road test 😂
Very sorry for the owner but great to see some open heart surgery on a high performance V8 engine - very engaging content, the minutes just flew by. I did some top end work on my M119 over the Winter and was fortunate it just needed a tappet (bucket) to fix it. Still required cams to be removed but for my first time working on the engine type I was very happy with how it went. The R129 runs brilliantly now, shame the Summer is over!! Please keep it up, your videos are the highlight of my evening UA-cam viewing.
Hi i know nothing about engines,but i tottaley enjoy these videos.
Good stuff, well hopefully your picking up a few things watching. 🙏
The best Mercedes Specialist on UA-cam.
...I breathed a sigh of relief for your customer when I saw the piston without any damage !
I could easily watch you for an hour rebuilding a C63, no problem. Great video, have a nice day.
Just on the alternator regulator bit. A while back our car wasn’t charging the battery. So this one “mechanic” guy told us it needed an alternator. My dad secretly took the alternator to this other shop for a second opinion as it was already stripped and we were gonna have this “mechanic” get us a new one. The shop told us it just needed a new regulator and that was the case! The other guy tried a fast one on us. Appreciate honest mechanics like yourself mate. Keep up the content. Very insightful 🙏🏻🇿🇦.
When you found debris in the oil filter, i was almost convinced the rod/bearing had been mullered under shock when the piston made contact. very insightful video as always thanks again.
1 hour, 2 hours, heck 3 hours, I’ll watch whatever length video you guys put out. The info and professionalism is top tier, and I love watching every minute, thank you for all your uploads!!!
Great to see the engine being saved, instead of being scrapped. I'd watch an hour-long video but whatever works best for the channel is fine!
I have to say your workmanship and knowledge is fantastic, such a pleasure to watch you working and explaining what you are doing, its kind of relaxing to watch, I am sure a lot of us Mercedes owners ( clk 320 ) for me would feel privalage to have your team working on our cars. Thank You for taking the time to film and edit, its not easy.
I think that the length of the video was just about right. Looking forward to the next episode. Great work Sam.
I own a CLK 320 V6 Twin plugs per cylinder 2004 @ 160,000 km and it is an amazing machine. BUT, I also change engine oil each 5000 km and use a Moly addditive. The life blood of an engine.
M112 and M113 are much more reliable and long lasting than M156. They have no internal component wear issues at all.
I think you could easily go 8,000 km between oil changes with no risk .
Brilliant, knowledgeable, experienced and humble dedicated top engineer,,,,,,,,, Fabulous,,,,,,,,Well done mate, Superb,,,,,,,,,,
Thank you very much 🙏
Sam + team, a while ago I asked to for some advice on buying a 2000s SLK, just the basic bitch 1.8 R171 as I didn´t want anymore "sporty stuff" in my life. Because of you I now have a beautiful black one with zero defects, rust or corrosion. Every button works, doors open or closed, 2 keys, all the history and maintenance etc. The roofcabriomechanismbla works like it should etc. I bought it at a good price and I´m in love with it. Thank you for informing me where and what to look at. Never stop!
Excellent and informative video. Feel so sorry for the owner - a misfire can turn into a wallet busting fix. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Very interesting as always. Big job.
I had a clk 55 amg and never any trouble in 8 years, 110 thousand miles ,seems like the 63 is prone to troubles. You got good mechanical knowledge of the 63, can’t wait for part 2 of this rebuild 👍
the 55 AMG is 100 times for reliable than the 63.
Love a clk aswell lovely car.
Can`t get enough of this truely engrossing work on engines. I could watch an hour on diagnose and strip and then an hour on the rebuild and testing quite easily,it`s just so interesting.great work SPR.
I'm up for a long one! First time here. Very interesting and enjoyable! Cheers1
Properly properly enjoyed this one !! Great to see some in depth engine diagnosis there! And the dedication to fixing head to keep the customer's bill down admirable. Looks a lovely example of a C63 as well!
An hour would have me hooked in no sweat at all
Yippee!!! Every time you make a video, it’s like the day has dawned for me.
Agreed
I used to work for a jlr specialist of sorts, our engines used to fail because of engine lugging, where the driver has the car driving at very low rpm and guns the accelerator to overtake hills etc, as the oil pump isn't running fast enough to supply the whole engine quick enough with oil pressure whilst the rpms lift from 1200rpm to 2000rpn you get brief oil starvation on the big end bearing carrier bearings etc, this looks like the same sort of issue with the rear of the cams lacking lubrication. Its not even the car being abused that caused our faults, but looks like a similar trait to me, enjoying your channel, it's like being at work without any responsibilitys watching 😁
Just a side note, our range rovers etc used to suffer worse when towing heavy loads of fully loaded vehicles would accelerate damage to bearings when driven to carefully, we had to advise customers to drop down a gear and increase engine rpm before heavy acceleration from low rpm
I could watch your channel for an hour, your videos are interesting and informative
Longer videos are fine, especially for diagnostic and repair work like this. Top work!
Petition for hoodies for people who dont have a monster energry drink and a vape for breakfast. Love the vidz . ❤
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Another great, informative video - thank you.
60 mins is fine! love you videos !!!
Awesome work Sam! I’ll be booking in again soon to have the bits done that you suggested needed doing as part of the injector change (grey c63 video you uploaded). Don’t worry, I’ve not forgotten. Great content, really enjoyable to watch.
Don’t own or ever have owned a Mercedes but I love watching your content, please keep up the great work
Always a pleasure watching your videos. I could easily watch an hour long one. I find them very interesting. Hopefully you get a good result on the valve guide
I am new to your channel. I'm not a mechanic yet find this video fascinating. I am very impressed by your knowledge and expertise. 👍 Thank you for uploading this video.
Always love the vids Sam. How you remember the torque settings on the bolts on a cam adjuster plate is, frankly, beyond me. Any length video is fine with me as watching them is the highlight of my day. I imagine though, two 30 min videos would probably be better for the channel given what (little) I know of the youtube algorithims.
This is a fascinating video what a complicated engine great to watch.
Another fascinating/no nonsense journey. I’m very pleased to have discovered the channel as you make the complex understandable.
I as a mechanic
Will always go with your opinion
As you are great at your job
Top man ☘️🇮🇪👍
Thank you 🙏
Another great video, keep it up. I bought a water pump from you guys for my c 250 651, fitted it myself and it works a treat no more leaks or loud whining where the bearing was knackered☺️
Great to hear! Thanks for the custom
There’s another UA-cam channel called south main auto. His videos are always around 1 hour and longer and they are really good and doesn’t affect his views.
I will check them out thanks 🙏
Eric goes into detail and is quite the diagnostic technician. His humour goes a long way as well. Could watch him for hours.
Same as here, the detail and diagnosis trail is always interesting.
I also watch SMA. Fascinating viewing, would definitely recommend. To be fair though SMA videos are rarely an hour in length. On occasion one is an hour but mainly 25 to 35 mins with long subject matter spread over two or more videos.
Another fantastic video,cannot wait for part 2
Thanks for this mate (NOT!!!!!). I’m a new owner of an M156 vehicle and a new subscriber. I put this on as a bit of light viewing whilst I made me tea, not reading the full title like a melt. Genuinely had to turn it off half way through as it made my stomach turn 😂 My E63 will be going straight up for sale tomorrow! 😂
😂😂 I’ve got an e63 my self with m156 engine. Don’t let it put you off.
@@sprautos Ours is a black E63 M156, love driving it, there's a white one local to us but it disappeared last winter. Really enjoy the channel. Is it normal to need a new Varta battery every second winter :-) ?
Great content and great advice as usual, a few years ago I bought a pre 2012 C63 and was encouraged to get the Head bolts, Adjuster plates and lifters done as a precautionary measure, glad I did, I believe they were uprated to the black series bolts and lifters, but told they became standard sometime in 2012.
The strange phenomenon is that there are high mile 156 motors (140-150K miles) with very very minimal intake cam lobe wear?? My luck comes from 3000 mile oil service intervals + liqui moly additive. Seems to work well on both my 156’s , great video 👍🏼
Great video. Two parter please. Build up the anticipation
Loads more interesting than the usual service or common faults.
I went looking for part 2.
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rev limited when cold does this (thermal expansion)i like the way you guys cover the body work thats a well looked after C
Brilliant work. 🎉❤
1 hour, 30 mins, no big problem....heck 2 mins clips of Rees 'cruising' around the garage would be fun to watch LOL
Goes to show how much effort it takes to be a mechanic. Lots of strain on the body. Best hit the gym and daily stretching. You should treat the lads to a spa day to relax your body.
Very interesting video as I am a C63 owner. I have no preference for either 1/2h or 1h videos. Plenty of 1h or more videos around, so I guess one just needs to have a cuppa on the side to keep you company
Hour ok love the details tips etc, 👍👍👍👍👍
Brilliant work, years of experience and knowledge made it sound and look easy. I am into W126s and really lucky to have Ben at Lichtenberg Classics here in Ireland to call upon. Good, honest mechanics, keep up the good work. I like the 2 part format.
go as long as you like! Its totally engrossing seeing a master at work! the longer the better. Also, please the CLS buyers review.
Really good
Great content as always! Injectors are cheap as chips on for the W204 so well worth getting them done to help prevent this issue.
Good work Sam. Blimey, I hope I don't suffer that fate on mine (2012 model) though when I was replacing the valve cover gaskets I rotated the engine to have a look at all cam lobes and they appear to be spot on. Not so sure about the buckets since you can't really see them with the cam in place. I have added a can of Liqui Moly MoS2 Friction Reducer to help mitigate that problem. Adding that product was a suggestion on an MB forum and seems to be a reasonable preventative step. Looking forward to the next episode.
Level of expertise is second to none
Great video as always, an hour video would be awesome but I guess it depends on the situation as if it’s a job you have to leave a few weeks than a 2 parter works great as well
Excellent content again, keep up the good work 👍
As both top camshafts have the same problem it looks like oil supply problems, I remember I think BMW had to add small pipes to spray oil on Camshaft, because of this problem, interesting post thank you.
What a fantastic vid very well done.👍👍👍
Excellent content - an hour is fine for such surgical interventions 🏎🎯
Just found this channel. Excellent content
Another great video Sam, This is what I was dreading when I dropped mine off with you when it was knocking from the passenger footwell even though it’s had preventative maintenance all it’s life.
Thankfully you emailed me that day to put my mind at rest with detailed pictures/description to say the heatsheild had come loose which was hitting the driveshaft. Great attention to detail on everything as always and will continue to only use SPR to look after my car even though it’s a 4 hour round trip.
Great video! Really interesting.
As for how long a video should be make it whatever suits you best for getting footage and time doing the editing.
We'll watch them anyway 😊😊
Outtake at the start was hilarious.
If I owned a Mercedes I would travel from Liverpool to have you do it , you seem a very fair and knowledgeable person which is what's lacking these days with most garages ( I only own a vw caddy SDI )
Fantastic video & your work , Think the camshaft wear could be down to extra long service intervals when the car was new . You cant beat quality oils changed frequently but you need that to be started from day 1 or day 180 LOL
Great video - very interesting to see the diagnosis and strip down. Looking forward to part 2!
What a task ...great video, look forward to part two.
Been at Mercedes as hgv and van tech for 28 years love the videos m8 keep them coming definitely do hour video my lass said you fix Mercedes vehicles all day now watching someone else work on Mercedes cars at night lol 👍
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Excellent video. Very good explanation of the diag and repair process. Agree with theory of failure.
Great video as usual👏
As an R129 owner I really enjoy the videos and the dead pan delivery. Video length is good
Great work Sam, enjoyed watching the methodical approach to the faulty engine.
You've quickly become my favourite car channel on youtube. Very engaging presenting style mixed with fantastic knowledge and experience. Won't be many complaints about 1 hour long videos I bet.
I’d happily watch an hour long video! Great content as always!
Thanks for sharing Sam great content as always 🔧
As usual, an extremely interesting and educational video Sam. I would certainly like to see hour long videos, the longer the better. Well done.
I really feel for the owner, but, the car couldn’t be in a better place. I run a 5.5 S500, I so wanted the 6.3, but I feel I’ve dodged a bullet watching this. Great post as always 👍
Good video, enjoyed it! Hoping you can get the head sorted 👍🏼
Very interesting, doesnt look a bad engine to work on to be fair.
Great episode as always, if you put hour long videos, no problem. People watching this, they love it, especially work on this special engine👍
As always- great informative video- thanks. 30 mins video 'right' for me
Highlight of my week! Meanwhile knowing how much you dislike the scripted bits perhaps you could get an actor in to do those parts? Jack Lowdon would be a good choice as I don't think he's busy at the moment, he's good at Manc accents and he looks distressed enough to pass as a Merc mechanic waiting for a common failure part that's on back order.
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Could tell from the initial turn over that it wasn’t well, my dad taught me engines from the second i could walk which has lead me to a life of being upside down in engines and spotting the sounds of mechanical death from a mile away, cheers dad 😂 done many coils on these but had a few with piston deletes as well
I find this video akin to open heart surgery Sam, don’t know what is coming next 😮 An hour video works for me, it is satisfying to watch you deal with problems as they arise. These vehicles are expensive when new for a reason, there is a lot a lot of engineering gone into the engine and other parts of the car. You can’t run them on a shoestring budget for sure. Can’t wait for the outcome on the damaged head, I really feel for the owner. 👍😎
Brilliant Sam specialist at work great to watch
Ex Merc tech and love this dude brilliant work
Brilliant workmanship.
Another excellent video, many thanks guys really enjoyed this 👍
Excellent video 30 minutes well worth watching