Hey Mat, Mercedes-Benz specialist here - the pre-facelift (2008-2011) W204 C63's came with the torque converter, and the facelift (2012-2014) models were equipped with the wet clutch. I highly recommend just replacing the wet clutch with a new one. Technically speaking, you could make the pre-facelift transmission work with the facelift model, but it would require for you to transfer over the valve body from your old transmission over to the new one. But even then, that valve body would still have to get coded, and in the long run, you will no longer have features like Launch Control.

I can just imagine tony at home a couple of years ago with all that pent-up banter inside him doing sudoku. Now he’s an Internet sensation and one of the lads.

Personally, I think Matt the Cameraman is the secret gem. He is always positive, very quick witted and keeps Matt and Tony laughing. I also suspect he is great at asking "so what are you doing" or "what's that for" to get Matt and Tony to explain stuff to him, and therefore to us, in a very natural and funny way. Great job Matt the Cameraman. Loved it when he said "Not with that attitude you won't" - laughed out loud!

That had me in stitches. Mat Armstrong failing to fix cars might be my new favourite format.

‘I hope everyone’s annoyed” getting there 😂

"I'm an encyclopedia of nuts". "I'm not gonna argue with that" Nearly choked on my food🤣🤣😭😭😭

I couldn't imagine these videos without Tony .. Legend

bro just this video is so humble just a dad and his son and some friends laughing and joking while working on a cool car

Matt’s father bringing up “The glass hammer” again about Toby was jokes 😭😭

Loving this channel more than the main one now. The dynamic between your old man and the dude on the camera is hilarious.

" GOOD CALL " !!! You can tell Mat's Daddy is proud of Mat ! What a father he is !🙌❤

The reason why i love this type of videos because how enlighten and happy everyone is while fixing the gearbox. I think everyone else maybe share the same opinion as mine too. Keep doing it.

The last bit Tony's face was speaking emotions

Awe Mat....love your work from South Africa🇿🇦

I love all your videos and what you do, but this has been one of my favorites so far. It’s humbling to see the raw failure that comes along with learning to do these things. As I’m sure it’s frustrating it’s great to see laughter and fun going on with your struggles. Keep up the great work team Armstrong.

Got some mad skills, young bloke! You and your old man got a mean bond! Been checking out your videos for a little while now and I gotta say, I love your work man! Happy go lucky people makes what your trying to achieve, work. Keep up the great work and content Matt. Your all over it man!

Tony is an absolute legend, and theres not many channels on KZfaq that are pure as yours are Mat

The issue is the facelifted C63 got the dual clutch gearbox and you’ve seen to have put in the pre facelift torque converter gearbox, which are not interchangeable unfortunately. Surprised the wheels even span!

Working besides your dad and the relationship you have is awesome. Best father son tuber's I've seen❤

Matt I hope you realize how lucky you are for having a DAD so supportive and hilarious as he is towards you big fan of you content

As a car enthusiast tht is absolutely daunted by the idea of fixing anything on their car, yall not only make wanna try but also make me look forward to changing the oil of my car... Yall make cars fun to work on or the idea thereof rathe... Love the channel/s

For some reason, a lot of the times, I just feel Matt posted a video and it is always there when i get the feeling (When my phone is away). Cheers Matt

Been waiting for content all week 🔥🔥 . Tuned in from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

Appreciate everything you guys do, although the AMG didn’t get fixed this time, you still got some more experience and moved one step closer to fixing it. Im awake at 4:30am watching this

This video explains what happened with the Lambo - "Traction control off -floors it on damp road-"

Your lucky to be working with your Dad. I love it.

Tony needs to take over this channel because he is a bloody legend. He is so genuine that people would subscribe to watch videos of him behind the scenes.

Mat please remember Freddy urgently to change the brake fluid to the green one. He filled the Royce with the wrong one. This will cause expensive damage on the seals of the breaksystem.

Mat I absolutely love every video you upload been around for a while now and watched every video on you're channel and always looking to see if you have uploaded. I absolutely admire you're hard work and you have made me so badly want to move onto doing repairs and stuff on my own car but I just don't have the courage to do it 🤣 keep up you're amazing work man.

Thanks buddy for making the C63 video love Mercedes. Love your work

I tuned into your channel a couple of weeks ago, gotta say, you put some really good content together mate. Every power to you 👊🏻

I love the overall vibe of Mat's vids. Everyone is just having a fun time with each other and it's refreshing

Love w204 C63’s, best sounding car.

Hey mate, I've had a similar issue with my grass trimmer. All you have to do is play around with the Low screw. Cheers!

Straight up good vibes and banter. Failing to fix format is great as well. These guys are covering all bases

Hey Mat. Huge fan of your show and what you do. I'm a person that has been using a manual wheelchair for the last 30 years. I used to drive but the cutlass needed work I couldn't really afford at the time. The more I watch your show and your generous mind at work I know you're the right person I can share this with. I can see you changing the auto game where individuals such as myself is concerned. Have you ever thought about customizing a car to fit the specs of a swivel seat for the driver Lamborghini doors that fold away and turn in the back door into a suicidal door so that way when the driver sits in the swivel seat it's easier to break the chair down and put it in the back behind. That's the nutshell version. It's a conversation I'm open to. You're awesome man and I appreciate you and what you do. Stay bless.

I love how the car sounds angry all of the time 😂😂

Congratulations on your wins 🎉

Love the energy you guys have working together.

Matt, your so lucky to have a great father and friends like they say if you can count on one hand your blessed, thanks for the show.

Love the dedication to making it 10/10.

What a great episode, don’t think I’ve seen a single episode with so many laughs in it 😂😂

Heloo Mat.. thank you for your videos with the c63.. You inspired me to buy my c class and also buy this bodykit.. it was 10 days of pain to install this due to the fact that i am no expert..and i encountered different problems small and big..but in the end i succeded ..my car ia the only one in Romania with this bodykit .. Also i had to make a subframe in the front bumper to hold it..because the bodykit was 17 cm longer ..and also the bonnet and the front wings were 5cm longer...so i had to move the headlights 5cm forward. Anyway thank you for your video i watch all of them.

Proper banter, absolutely loved this video cheers Matt and crew

I saw that episode of the build!! Good to see it again, and your dad's humor aswell 😂 keep building Matt Armstrong

There's a Wikipedia article on the gearbox, see the 'Mercedes-Benz 7G-Tronic transmission' article, and particularly the AMG SpeedShift > AMG SpeedShift MCT subsection. Edit: it says 'Instead of a torque converter, it uses a compact wet startup clutch to launch the car from a stop and also supports computer-controlled double-clutching.' I believe that refers to an automated version of the old clutch technique, and not 'a double clutch' in the modern sense. Also says: 'improved with the release of the 2015 model year, by decreasing the lag time between shifts.' So maybe look into whether that is compatible if you end up having to replace the gearbox and not just the wet clutch.

Still looks sick on camera though! One of my favourite builds of yours, so glad your refinishing it to your normal high standards 👌🏼

The only channel that shows me the reality of owning luxary cars yes they do breakdown they do crash and they do have issues it's good to learn what to be prepared for when purchasing a new beast for your collection and it's great to see that you don't always have to sell you can work on the car and keep it and buy your new beast keep the collection growing ❤

Good to see another c63 video

I think I now understand why you lost the Lamborghini in the wet 😂

Why is the MK2 channel my new fav channel!? The simple theme of this video. Is you working on cars with your dad and mates and having a good time… Love these type of behind-the-scenes the scenes video

Loving the series Matt keep it up all the way from South Africa ❤

10minutes and 20k views. Idk how this guy sleeps at night 🙌🏾

Hey Matt I’m a Mercedes Mechanic and when you replace a transmission in a Mercedes you have to program it to the car and do software updates on it through a SDS

Have to say... your channel is the only one where I actually enjoy the sponsored content! You manage to integrate the topic and involve your dad/mates in a humorous way, fair play it helps pay the bills! 😎

Grow up in Corby till around 91/92 and hearing your lavender banter reminds me of East Carlton Countryside Park

Love the content ❤️

Congratulations 🥳 on the new addition ➕ to the family 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

just when you think Mats videos cant get any better..... they do!!!! another classic.... cheers lads

Ihave had this exact same issue before. And like you, assumed it was the wet clutch. Replaced it and it made no differece. In the end, the fix is actually a fairly easy one that didnt require the gearbox removing. Take the gearbox sump off, take out the filter and you have the valve block there. 2 of the valves had failed in the one i repaired, which control the pressure for the wet clutch. Replaced those valves, put it back together and was spot on after that. You owe me a beer 🍺 😂

Love from South Africa🇿🇦

In my opinion, definitely the best KZfaqr

Awesome video guys,so funny watching how you all have a laugh while working on the cars.

Man that's still a pretty car. The build on the Vantage was freaking awesome. I thought very hard on making an offer on it, but then I'd have to leave it in Nice. I'm only there about 2 to 3 weeks a year and that would drive me insane. All of his builds on this channel are top notch and very demanding. Glad to see him working with his dad as much as he does. I only say that cause I lost my dad at a young age and never really remember him. Anyway great build and things will work out. Peace out.

Mat the C63 has a 'multi clutch' gear box, not a torque convertor

Change gearbox oil filter and check sensor on gearbox

Man shoutout to your dad, you two have an amazing relationship. He’s so entertaining!

Great channel, love your energy and all your teams !

All South Africans let's gather here, 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦

Dapper Automobile 🎩

Another great video Matt , your dad is so funny , was watching your old videos of when you was working form your drive Matt , How far you have come in a short time is absolutely amazing mate , cant wait to see the Rolls and the Lambo you crashed being repaired gain :)

Hats off to you guys for even trying that gearbox. Most would have given up and not bothered. You guys may have helped somebody who was going to try this g/box swap and they probably wouldn't have known why it wasn't working properly. 👍

Yo Mat and Tony, at first I got annoyed at seeing you guys fumbling with the two gear boxes and also not knowing what you were doing, later on it hit me that you guys reminded me of the the three stooges and I had a big laugh😂😂😂

Problem or not, this car sounds AWESOME

the three are just hilarious, educational content, motivating but they top it off with humor 😂😂😂... this guys are top tier to watch with family.

This was a very fun video to watch even though you did not fix the car. I felt myself in the same room with the crew❤

For every like this comment gets I will do a press up

How's RR getting on

that was an awesome video! things don't always work 🤷‍♂️ I love that you tried !!

That was such a fun watch, why is this not airing on the main channel?! ❤

Am in Ghana I want to be part of your team

sick car

I wish I had a dad like Tony, puts a smile on my face every single video!

I cannot believe all this time you had a second channel ffs!! So much content to catch up on!! I’m in heaven!!

Mat focus on the rolls😂

2000 pounds for a paint job and where as in my country i'll be livid if i'm charged 300 pounds for a top notch paint job. 😂😂😂😂

Excellent answers Toby 🔥

Mat and crew....your mk2 channel is WAY better than the original version so much more entertaining and makes u feel like the viewers are involved ❤

For every like,i HAVE taken a shot of vodka🤢

I really enjoy this channel in a completely different way to the main channel!

@0.50 Casually noticing the VE HSV in the background. What an aussie icon!

One of the funniest yet, great work all around 😂

Matt your dad's smile says it all!!!wish i hade such a relasionship with me dad..

I enjoyed this video. The banter and laughter is what its all about, even when you guys fail at a repair! 🤣

Hahah can’t wait for other video of it not getting fixed :) keep it up matt !’ You guys are amazing 🎉

Hi Matt love watching your videos and how you fix all them cars up I live in Australia I wish there was someone like you hear that gives your cars away after you fix them . But yeh keep up the good work n videos il keep watching you.

I love the main channel and all the content there, but the mk2 has me laughing so much everyone 👏

Another fun vidio matt loved the content and im sure at the end of the day you and your dad will work out the issues

love this raw content matt its actually great

Hi mate I have watched a few of your vids and just love how your doing this with your dad ,something I always wanted to do . I love your optimism and your can do attitude is infectious. I find myself cracking up laughing along with you guys in the face of hours of work ahead . I have never worked on anything european but I'am thinking of jumping into a 1999 e55 for sale in AUS. I hope I can keep laughing like you.