The car is a never ending money pit. Ask me how I know.

That was a Merc OMG not AMG

Hi, just come across your channel on my R230 Sl55 research, I'm thinking of potentially getting one. This was a good video (although a bit scary!) but I have some questions for you: What is one honestly meant to do about the lack of parts available? I.e. if I were to buy a SL55 and something went wrong, then am I literally stuck with the car being off the road for months on end? Is an all round good mechanic (but not Merc specialist) able to get hold of parts or would that then fall on me to find and supply? He will have a parts source but I don't know how that would work with this car. Any SL55 specific things I should be worried about? The water leaks is pretty rubbish, I don't have a garage space for one so that took me by surprise. Thanks!

Where have you gone?

Hi mate. Great video. Just a quick question..what merc model would you recomend reliability wise from that period? (00’s). Also, you reckon is better to invest in a R129 rather than R230? Thanks

Imagine if one of your poor subs had bought that c63. What a disaster

Inline 6 from 2004 on 320cdi was always my choice , but ... Iv got to think on daily use of fuel ,has in Portugal diesel is very high now , but i think 270 would fit better , just my idea ,im no expert in this engines but ,lets see what pops up

Could we get some OM651 content , like the common faults. It's quite a popular engine , i'm sure it wouldn't be only me who would appreciate it. ❤

Magnificent work and video editing to say the least!

Beautiful car 🚘

Thank,'s for u videos . Im in a process to buy an old station w211 . I just cant find one single unit below 270/300 k km. I ve seen the w211 320cdi v6 video u made . I m looking more for a manual 270cdi because of maintenance and diesel prices in Portugal, i do monthly 6/7 k km 80% fully loaded with job gear . W 211 chassis wich one u recomend engine wise to be has bulletproof . Please Congrats for u job ❤

Great turnaround 💯🤘👊

Great job . Tell Nathan to wear protective glasses under the car

What a great project for a specialist garage

Surely the car wasn't worth it ? I would not have taken the job except in desperation

I know what your thinking I’ve massively over spent

I just watched Car Wizards video on his wife’s SL500. He fixed the loose baffles with long nosed pliers, he got them into the tank in situ, he just grabbed the loose baffles and twisted them against the tank to essentially spring load them back in place. A quick and free solution to fix. Longevity wise 🤞🤞😂

Just wondering, is the same issue happening in W212 E350CDi engines? They should be the same, so that's why I'm wondering

I have the early stages of this issue on my ML350. I live down south but think I'll make the trip north just to have it looked after by someone who knows what they are doing!

Hi, just find your video, very nice and clean work. I own a W211 E320 with this engine, and i have que same problem as shown at 1:25 but at 1900 to 2200rpm and sometimes only above 3300rpm. Its not always present, for exemple if i reset the computer i have no problem for about 100km... The flap motor is brand new but not the plastic parts on the inlet manifold, but the flaps moves well. The EGR is new as its pressure sensor. No fault exept the exaust back pressure sensor. After watching your video i think that my problem is with the turbo but i am not sure, and this part is very expensive (3250€ here) so... Do anyone had the same problem as me ? Do you think it could be the turbo ? Im struggling with this for month now, seen 3 mercedes dealers about it and they didn't fixed it at all (but sure took my money)

Any issues with the cooling system or fans?

Would you say the R129 are better than these overall at all?

Top G!

Could you make more W215 (CL) videos? Awesome videos! Best regards

A very interesting video. You rebuilt the car to make it a properly functioning car. Whoever had worked on it did not know what they were doing and cut corners.

I love your nonchalant style.

Hi please help my car wont crank and it wont go out of park the scanner picked this up... CAN communication (no communication with electronic gear selector) CAN communication ( no communication with body control module) CAN communication (no connections with esl) Any advice would be appreciated

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Congratulations Sam and team 👏 Your honesty and great work is just exemplary to what garages should be doing. Since owning my W212, I have been with SPR and going on 5 years now. Same with my dad's Merc. We've been coming here for all our services . Great job guys . Keep it up!👍👍

I am in Texas USA and on the subject of the OM642, it would be great to hear your comments on the Bluetec Settlement. I know that MB had to settle in the UK and Europe so I'm sure you're familiar with this. Thanks!

I just sold my 2012 W251 R350 Bluetec and I past your video to the new owner. Thank you for your great video!

Hope you feel better soon and you’ve taken some time off to get yourself right.

that's actually a nice spec'd SLK with wood trim airscarf and wood steering wheel . Great job , congratiulations ... now go take a nap :))

Hi, Really nice and helpfull video thanks. Can you give me part number for the fuel filter please ?

The wheel issue is common with all manufacturers who use wide wheels with the inside unsuspended, low profile tyres exaggerate this issue. Never had a fail on my CLK but did on my Vauxhall and Volvo. Springs fail on all cars but plenty available from after market manufacturers. My 2006 CLK is fabulous, but remember cheap to buy now but you are servicing a car which new cost over £40K. I’ve been offered £10K for mine but it’s not for sale.

Had one of those batteries fail once, the good thing is it was covered by the warranty. The even better thing was it meant the stop/start didn't work. The bad thing is after replacement the stop/start worked again.

They are great cars as long as they have full service history.They dont seem to buy cars of this quality any more.

Looks good to me 👍

You came up as a suggestion on my KZfaq as I’ve just bought a cl63 6.2. Can’t believe a mechanic like you is about in 2024 mate, top lad. You’re a little drive from me but I’ll be visiting you sooner or later if I need any specialist jobs or even a service. Sick content

Every part you listed not available I’ve been able to find easily. Some are remanufactured though. All are for a reasonable price. But I’m in America. I wouldn’t think it would be much different for the UK.

My w204 c250cdi jerks slightly when putting it in D N or R...can it be the plate too? ThNks

Wake up!!! It's time for another video!

Hi Sam, one of the best videos I've ever seen. Straightforward advice without all the (a.s.a.d.) all singing all dancing high fives and fist pumping rubbish on many other channels. Keep it up and I wish you all the best with growing your channel and business.

Frankly I'm shocked to the bone. I own a SL 65 AMG (2004) and have to realize by this video that if one of these critical part break down my car becomes kind of worthless because Mercedes-Benz doesn't provide spare-parts for these models that were sold in the zig-thousands. This is really shocking more so because Mercedes-Benz is master of praising its legacy when it comes to the SL series of cars. I can't express how disappointed I am as a loyal customer of this brand owing 4 cars (S 63 AMG. E 500 4matic and Smart BRABUS). Mercedes - how dare you?

Inlet motor link or part no. ?

Have you guys taken a break? Not seen any new vids for a while?

It’s nice other people help But you still know your job Good luck ☘️to you

Howdy! I saw this video pop up in my feed and thought I'd check out this buyers guide. I also wanted to ask a question concerning Mercedes. I have a W16303ML500 w/the M113 and I put in 6 hours of polishing today. It's 20 years old and the black paint looked horrid. It's looks much better but still has some scratches and rock chips that need touching up. This is the first MB I've owned so I'm a bit green but I worked as an auto tech during my college years. I've heard that after 75k miles or 121k kilometers we should change from 0w-40 to 5w-40 motor oil. What do you think about this change?

you are correct on the 2k a year. that is what i tell my clients as well. I would say that car should be sold for around 1000 to a mechanic.