Great news on the cams! Another thing I do with my ML63 is always wait for the idle to drop before moving the car on a cold start/sitting overnight to give the oil system some time to circulate. Takes under 30 sec, but good thing to do for a race motor before you put load on it. (For others) One other test you can do that is not a lot of money (around $40) is a NAPA "Block Tester" kit to see if the head gasket is leaking on the M156. It checks to see if you have combustion gases in your antifreeze. You can do a youtube search for "Napa block tester" to see how the kit works.

Here's the link to auto auction site I use. Get an additional 25 auction reports & $10 off an unlimited membership! autoauct.io/ns/legit1 Hope this helps you guys.

LegitStreetCars mentioned that he is looking for a V12 car now. Here is an idea: W/V140, 600SEL/S600 V12 - of course it is not as fast and exhilarating as the newer vehicles that this channel has been focused on so far, but is considered to be the last over-engineered (arguably) Mercedes-Benz, that was developed for almost a decade starting in the 1980's with over $1,000,000,000 Dollars invested in its development. (Not accounting for inflation) This was also the first time Mercedes used a V12 engine since World War II - where they would have their Daimler-Benz DB 600 series aircraft engines installed in airplanes such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109E. It is also possible to find a modified versions of the W140 body style by various tuner companies, such as AMG, Renntech, Carlsson, Lorinser, Brabus, Lotec, Wald, Vaeth and Koenig Specials (C140). (There are probably more.) It is important to remember that this M120 engine proved to be very promising to the point where Pagani took it, increased its displacement to 7.3 Liters and put it in their Zonda. In my opinion, the most interesting example of modifying the M120 engine was by Carlsson - getting it to 7.4 Liters, mating it with a 6-Speed manual transmission and putting that in the R129 body - Carlsson SL 600 7.4L V12 C74 Le Mans. Needless to say, diving and exploring such content will open this channel for a wider Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts crowd to discover and appreciate. If you think that this information is worthwhile, please upvote for LegitStreetCars to see this.

I drive a facelifted 2013 c63, and I love watching these videos. Just got MBH headers on my car. Your car is gonna sound insane

Tavarish could learn a good number of things watching your channel - like the importance of maintenance before beating on something. Loving M156 content - so glad you took the plunge and got one!

Roll race it against e55 and e320 after modifications

You're doing a great job for all of us Mercedes Benz enthusiasts , who are looking to buy a 6.2liter engined Benz . Keep up with the good work . Cheers .

Keep making awesome videos! BenzNation Chicago is watching

So basically the part of the car that was expected to be the most broken one is in better shape than anything else.

i'll tell you what i see, a engine that has had the oil changes kept up with really well. i've done multiple valve cover gasket jobs on m156 e63's already this year that have had much more discoloration and stained cylinder heads up top with similar mileage and still no excessive camshaft wear. yours looks mint 👌🏽

I came across this channel and Alex by watching Rich Rebuilds and OJ. Great videos Alex and OJ seem like really nice knowledgeable guys and I enjoy the no BS technical content. Cheers from Richard in England.

Compression, leakdown , borescope...repeat after me. Valuable lessons learned from the audi world and sleeved blocks.

Hey Alex, you're awesome man. You just saved me tons of money. I will check my M156 engine to make sure that all's good with the cam lobes, cam buckets, and head bolts. Thanks again!👍

Was sure you were gong to have Camshaft lobe wear and we would have a Tasos style video from you. Those driver side lobes are close though....I wonder if the heat in the UAE where Tasos Moschatos lives combined with the thinner oil plays a major part there too?

Several bullets dodged on this one. Can't wait to see the mods.

I bought my sl63 and then found your videos I have been able to guide my mechanics to issues of importance for they don't see too many 63s and if nothing else helped me understand the motor myself. your one of the few youtube "mecahanics" that I would trust working on my car for most are hackers. I love to see some performance mods on the 63 although from what I see besides long-tube headers, e83 conversion, and tune seems to be the jest of it.

Beautiful. I hope the previous owner is seeing this. He practically gave you a car! 😂

Collapsed engine mounts, worn out cam lobes, broken head bolts. Nothing has changed in 30 years. M110 cams wore out, M116/117 head bolts broke, engine mounts collapsed on 140 series sedans. Built like no other LOL.

When this car is up to par, I would love to see it go toe to toe with the E55! Loving the process so far. Keep it up man

The farther you go, the more I want a 2010 E63. Are you going to do a V12 car at some point?

As the saying goes "I like my car titles the way I like my women...clean"

first step to "de-rice" this AMG..... please rip off that stupid gold tape. Don't even make another video until you do. :)

Just wanted to say thanks for putting these up here, have been watching the series as I'm contemplating a purchase and this really helps to keep an eye out for what to look for during a possible purchase. Very helpful!

New episode! Awesome! Greetings from Estonia.

You can also do relative compression testing with a dedicated oscilloscope (outside of a high-end scanner). I don't actually know what I'm talking about here: really just parroting what I've seen on South Main Auto, New Level, Scanner Danner, Diagnose Dan, etc. But I do have a STAR! Will have to try this out on my Mercedes hooptie.

I understood the german cause I am german great to see that your engine is healthy great video as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊

VW in the 70's had a piece of diagnostic equipment where the mechanic could know the average compression based on starter amp draw.

Thanks Alex for all your info, big mercedes fan here . Congrats on this great find

This is great I’m literally sharing these videos with my C63 customers to educate them

Alex, you got really lucky with this AMG buy!!! Happy for you and I really looking forward to seeing and hearing this car roar! I love that AMG V8 sound.

Damn! That era Mercedes looks best in white. The C series wagons the best of all.

Love the sound of these 63's

Haha! Good one with the Rosetta Stone! I was like...wtf! lol

Love you videos man!! Wish you still had the C55 😭😭

Yay for a Blackstone mention! Used e for years!

Useful stuff...here in OZ....If a car is badly damaged and its written off by an insurance company..ie, they pay you out on the agreed value, the car can only be sold at auction for parts. All the complience plates are removed and destroyed. That means a badly damaged car cannot find its way to an unsuspecting buyer later. Its a good system. Also, here the vin number is microdotted onto all major components just to make it more difficult to rebirth it. If you have to replace the engine for example, it has to be done at a dealership where they use a factory tool to apply the vin again. The tool has a 28 character password that changes everytime its used, and in the case of BMW you have to be logged into the factory system in Germany to enter the password. Those Germans are finicky. But its what protects the resale value. There are few independent repairers here for luxury cars as a result.

Anybody been waiting for someone to do a w204c63 fixer up or build?

I know I'm late as hell, but I just bought one of these. 2 owners, the first had it for less than a year. 45k miles and no accidents, garage kept. I want as many tips as possible as to how I can make this last over 100k. May i have some tips?

Alex is like “Boris the bullet dodger?”

Excellent video. If you are concerned with making videos that are longer than the 13 minute ones you have always done, i would like to vote for more detailed videos of up to and over 1 hour. For example, the problems you had with getting the driver side valve cover off. This will give a novice who wants to get better a chance to watch a senior like yourself without actually moving to chicago!

@6m04s: "...1975 laptop..." I hope that's not the YEAR of 1975, LOL!!

Great video man!! Keep up the good work. Can’t wait to see this build !!!

Dude, electronic comp. Testing. Thats awsome. Shows how tech has come way far.

There’s also a ton of cars that have frame damage supposedly but in reality they don’t. But the auto check says they do, unfortunately auctions are messy

Gotta be honest, these videos are better than the ones he puts out now.

This is the first video with the outro music. I love this outro music 🫡

Finally a mechanic who use a power tool to remove bolts...

Awesome content bro. Looking forward to following this build series.

Nice video. Glad to see things aren’t as bad as the previous owner thought they were. I definitely appreciate how thorough your videos are.

I love the time lapse sequence at around 11 min. Good music too. Nice work man.

You and Sam Crac are my new favorite wrench channels since T Varish can’t seem to focus on one project for more than a few weeks 😅

This channel is about to blow up.

Shout out to the Milwaukee fuel cordless ratchet!

The test you showed is only a "relative compression" test. If for example all of the cylinders had low compression it would still pass, because the computer can only measure how one cylinder is performing compared to the other ones and point it out. You can do this test on any vehicle with a high current clamp on the battery cable and an automotive oscilloscope. But it's nice that Mercedes has it built into the scan tool.

Some advanced 1975 tech there 6:01 lol

Sweet t30!

Love your videos man, big up from the UK🇬🇧

This test can also be done on any car with a lab scope using an amp clamp. Relative compression is measured using current draw variances from the stater as engine is cranked over.

“De-rice this thing”😂 can’t wait till all that crap is off the car ! Loving the C63 content

Is changing the headbolts easy? It looks pretty easy to get the cover off but do the bolts simply bolt off so you can put the new style on?

The previous owner’s pain watching this knowing now the car is good, not to mention when he said “de-rice”......🥲⚰️😂

Loving this build. Wrap the chrome door trim in 3M gloss black and black mirror covers to give it a even better finish. I liked the splitter. Shame it was broken already. If you can find another and black lip spoiler would be epic! Greetings from the UK!

i had to replace my intake plenum gasket and my front valve cover gasket on my 06 v6 accord because of a grommet leak and the back bank was so clean and shiny i was shocked, its a 160k mile car from michigan that lives in florida now

Great video. Engine nice and clean. I do think that a lot of cam wear for miles. Did the engine have synthetic oil or regular. I pulled engines apart running synthetic oil that looked better with little or almost no signs of wear at 80 to 100,000 miles. I do a trick I put a Neodymium ring magnet on the bottom of the oil filter. The three things I do, oil analysis and oil pressure check, and compression of engine tells all. And look the engine up. Case and point the Ford Taurus the water pump is in the engine and if it leaks the coolant goes right in the crankcase, and contaminates the oil leading to bearing failer. If the bearing goes bad since it is timing chain driven it will trash the engine since it is an interference type. (The pic has no political affiliation it's just a Donkey)

What kind of people would thumb these videos down? They are hugely informative and have given me a whole new appreciation of my C63.

i love following this build becuase i also have a c63 with similar circumstances but i paid a bit more and just hearing your knowledge on what to look for and what to lok into is very helpfull, very excited to see the upcoming mods!!

5 liter Ford Coyote motors also have the capability to do this relative compression test as does the Boxer motor in the BRZ. Modern engines are great! That said, it’s a relative test showing variation between cylinders, not against ideal compression values.

Gotta love that w204 chassis. I wish I had money for C63. Now driving w204 facelift C220 CDI. Great vids! Specially love the CDI and this C63 vids.

Excellent video again, loving someone that finally pulls apart an AMG. You literally followed me on my last two cars, 05 E55 and 2010 C63, both were heavily modded. Being a previous M156 owner and now an M157 owner I really miss the sporty feel of the C63 vs my E63. And the sound difference... I miss that growl. I'm wondering who is going to tune your car?

Love your channel, brother. Amazingly underrated. Can't wait for more C63 content in the future!!!

Thank you for the auto auction website. Its been real helpful

All my car titles have rebuilt on them, like my wife!😂

That Thinkpad design and keyboard is sexy, honestly. I bet it feels amazing to type on it.

As you might search for diagnostic tools/software: already a few years ago the mercedes OEM diagnostic tool was renamed. it’s called XENTRY now! 😉

Hey Alex, I’m really enjoying your videos, thank you for making them. I’m not really a Mercedes guy but I am a car guy and totally respect all makes of good cars. I have always been intrigued by the AMG but have been driven away by the complexity and cost to own one. Watching your vids makes me really consider a used AMG! One favor to ask.....can you please pull that cheesy gold foil off the parts in the engine bay?? It’s just so damm ugly....thanks again for the great videos teaching us about the cars!

Great work- love how you're really thorough. Great idea close visual inspection on the oil and sending a sample to Blackstone. You're going to have a super nice C63 at a deep discount. Sweet!

Thanks for all the c63 Amg content!!!!!! Please keep it coming!! I just got one a couple months ago

Great Information As Always!!!!

@ 5:43, Alex, I'm Dying over here, that was funny. See you could move out here by me in Vegas and make money. And when I'm Work in on my sleeper and I need some help, You will be close, Lol. Love The shows and the help brother, you the man!

Always such great technical info, love the way you tackle projects, keeping things as stock visually as possible is always the way to go, glad you are getting rid of those hideous tips and lord help me with that gold tape.

The power of knowledge. Thanks a lot for your videos, you really help a lot; and yes: please more DAS howtos and tricks

Learning all I can about M156 - I had to laugh when you said see if the dealer will let you inspect the camshafts. Most dealers in this country will barely let you open the bonnet! :p

Autel Maxysis Pro. This scanner is awesome but it ain't cheap. You can find some used ones on Ebay. Do your due diligence...as always.

I don’t trust the electronic compression test. I’ve had a few known low compression engines and it still comes up as ok.

Man thanks this video really enlighten me it’s crazy how this world is scamming people with cars when it’s time to get my next vehicles I’m definitely using this site

Bought a similar spec 2013 C63 last summer, keep up the vids man! I need them!

Really enjoying this build series big fan of the c63 top work and a good deal

At 5:57 you mention a "1975 IBM Laptop." I think that you might have clarified that it is a Model 1975 IBM Thinkpad, circa 2003 or 2004. That simply clears up anyone who might be thinking that the laptop was actually made in 1975 . . .

Very clear and easy to understand great channel mate

I was just saying in one of Doug Demuro's videos it would be nice if he spoke on the cars cons as you do.

Super cool video. I've always wanted to tear one of these down, now I don't have to! Thanks man! Subbed.

You no Joke saved me, went to autotrader.io or something and signed up. Almost bought a terrible used 2008 S63 AMG that had been in a wreck. Thanks again 🙏

Amazing! I didn't know ANY laptops existed until more recent times.

Updated headbolts on an $8500 C63?!😱 and my cams looks just like that when I had my headbolts done at 86k miles. Everything looks good.

Another awesome video! Thanks for all this new information! A lot of important info!!!

1st! Love your vids man! Keep up the work!

Alex... this is good stuff. Thanks for all of your insight.

The MB STAR scanner, don't you have to have a subscription to MB to get a SCN for control units?

I always enjoying to watch your videos, even if I don't have a C63...Greetings from Switzerland

Another good video from you mate. Too bad in my country there isnt a site like that. Quality content!