I Attempt to Fix Everything Broken on My Budget E55 AMG Mercedes

[@huudfader]

MORE E55 vids!! New subscriber and I regret sellin’ mine :(.

[@TheAwakez]

"broken" lol, car is literally in almost perfect condition, that's an amazing car man, you take care of that baby and she'll take care of you for the rest of your life

[@TraxxofAOT]

Get the super charger oil changed! Can’t stress that enough! Just give it a week, and you’ll see more error codes... had mine for 3 years, and always leave one thing broken to appease the German car gods...

[@93455Driver]

David Daniels Better than the Lucas Electronics God......the dark side.

[@DaveButtons]

👆🏾 This guy knows the rules

[@MrSandperson0]

Great purchase!! I bought my 2004 E55 2 years ago and I've found it to be very easy to work on. Just about everything I've needed to fix (I'm a shadetree mechanic too), there's a youtube or instructions that I can follow along with. This car always brings a smile to my face whenever I drive it. It's amazing to take on road trips. Just be proactive when it comes to maintenance.

[@Br1anuk]

Would it have been easier with the bonnet/hood straight up in the service position?

[@EatSleepDrive]

I didn't even know that was a thing....

[@Br1anuk]

Haha, thats one of the best features. Have you looked it up now how to do it?@@EatSleepDrive

[@EatSleepDrive]

I have now lol

[@ulfmusskacken]

@@EatSleepDrive welcome to the good life lol. I own a w202 winterbeater and I couldn't do shit without the hood in service position

[@wernerdanler2742]

The service position is something mb has had for years. If you try to work on your car without using it you will invent new curse words everytime you bang your head on the hood. Lol. I had an 85 300d which I loved. Now I have an 01 e320 and I am starting to really hate it because of all the pain in the ass electronic crap on it!

[@richardpeng3146]

Hey there! I’m new to the channel. I don’t know if you didn’t know this before or didn’t have the ceiling clearance, but you can 90 degree the hood into the service position for ease of access. There’s a release lever (see saw end you don’t press has a nub that prevents the hood from 90-ing) on the driver’s side front hood hinge that you release first, then same thing on passenger side hood hinge. Dope purchase of a W211 E55! Looking forward to your adventure videos with it!

[@EatSleepDrive]

Man this would have been nice to know beforehand.... 🤦

[@richardpeng3146]

EatSleepDrive I used to work on these (80’s to 2000’s Benz’s in general). Feel free to ask other questions you might have.

[@abdelhameedalotaibi3657]

Hey buddy i would like to give you some of my experience since i have a CLS55 amg .. the oil level add up warning comes when u drive for a long journey and you accelerate really hard which makes the engine hotter and decrease oil level slightly accordingly .. you said that it never came back which is simply because the engine cooled down and the oil level returned to previous level .. Secondly you dont really need that stick to measure the oil .. type “ mercedes oil check level “ in youtube search and you will find videos of how you can check your oil level accurately through your instrument cluster .. Hope you find this helpful .

[@Creek_Hunter]

The cluster will not give you an accurate reading. He does it right with the shop tool.

[@tipsofme]

FYI. Your car does give an actual real time oil level reading in “dyno mode”. You now own a w211 with a 113k motor. Oil cooler leaks are normal and cheap to repair. Valve cover gasket also.

[@Noir_truth]

I second the oil cooler gasket theory. I had the same issue on my g55 and it took 7 gaskets total to fix my oil leak. 1 at the base of the oil filter housing that requires a big socket to remove the bolt, 4 on both sides of the oil cooler block and 2 on both hard pipes on top of the oil cooler block. After this I never saw the low oil error or an oil leak again.

[@mrkhan2983]

beautiful W211 .. but major upgrades was done with its facelift model ..

[@Alexander_l322]

The e55 AMG is one of the best cars! I love the way it drives and sounds, Ive driven a touring once and a saloon like yours a fewsl times. I preferred the touring somewhat for the rareaty of it and extra space but either is cool and I'd love to own one! I subbed bro, also I'd take that oil reading as low for sure and you can plug it into a good diagnostic machine to see the oil level as my tutor had one in college and was doing it in the workshop.

[@DEEuroworks]

Great video! Former E55 and CL55 owner. Love the 55k motored AMGs. Definitely gonna buy another one later.

[@hstefan]

Please don't put music over the glorious AMG V8 startup :(

[@tomgrantham2469]

The oil level can be checked from the menus on the steering wheel . It will tell you in litres . Plenty of KZbin vids show you how . Get yourself a Mercedes specific code reader and reset device pays for it self first time you use it. I used it to clear a code on my eclass and got the aircon working again . Good luck Tom uk

[@LarRy-km1xl]

Good thing you have mechanic skills and lots of patience! Certainly there is joy and victory in fixing these german cars. I would say add Fix to your handle :)

[@EatSleepDrive]

EatSleepDriveBreakFixRepeat. I like it.

[@PandorasTmrw]

Your face when you first tried the windshield wipers 😂😂😂 #gold

[@sicilianstyle4517]

Hey man, love the channel. I have a 2006 C350, but my dream car is an E55 or 07-09 E63, congrats on buying a vehicle that exemplifies the best of both worlds (torque and bulletproof engine of the E55, with the front bumper styling of the E63). With that being said, does your car have the factory Bi-Xenon headlights? If not, I would highly recommend doing a bi-xenon projector retrofit with some OEM HID bulbs such as Osram or Phillips. For those city/parking lights next to the low beams, they can be swapped out with LED bulbs from aznoptics website - he's a Benz owner who sells LED bulbs that he's tested and confirmed give no errors or flickering issues with Mercedes finicky CANBUS system. Other than upgrading the lighting, the car is beautiful. I would love to see the car be wrapped in vinyl one day, perhaps an army-green wrap with a black grill and black powder coated wheels?

[@harrycalibra]

great car I have the CLS 320 cdi here in the uk for the last 3 yrs still the best car I've ever had. The one piece of advice I would give you is your gearbox change the oil and filter every 35/40k miles. Good luck and enjoy it ;-)

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Progress! That's how I feel about my M5. Always something to do, but I enjoy it.

[@mattwright6249]

Hey the e55 amg is cool... the w211 e550 we had was rad... with a eurocharged tune it ripped... the w212 e550 we currently have is faster with a eurocharged tune. 4.3 sec 0-60 12.7 quarter mile. They can take an e55 and make it a rocket ship... take that thing in and get it TUNED. Eurocharged toronto is amazing

[@smokegreentree]

Look into your oil pump o ring! Before damage occurs! Also check crankshaft covers for any leaks.

[@Torvic003]

New sub, love the content and that car is a steal at the price you got it. A little work and its now gone up in value just like that. Great Job.

[@mrLuckasman]

I’m glad you know how I feel too! I’m in Cleveland it’s way too cold 🥶

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Jeeeeeze what’s with all the hate in the comment section. Looks like a solid car man, I have always been interested in these Mercedes, more so as they approach depreciation bottom

[@theil6]

FYI, you can open the hood up all the way Vertical by pushing the buttons on each side one at a time.

[@deyoviC]

I suggest you to check the sway arm bushings. I've noticed some sound at around 11:04 that does indicate a "worn out" bushing or it's something you left in the car that's bouncing. It's very simple to replace. You can spray them with lithium grease, but new ones are just a better solution overall.

[@yousef.al-assaf]

I wunna get a w211 E55/E63 soon and I really appreciate such videos. More of them please! Keep it up, definitely deserve a sub!

[@EatSleepDrive]

Cheers!

[@Creek_Hunter]

One piece of advice: Take the measurement right after driving enough to get the engine to max temp. The difference between cold and hot oil levels is around 11-15 mm, depending on the model. Just let the car rest for 5 -10 minutes once you stop, and then take the reading. It's been discussed a ton on the Benz forums.

[@jagdeepsekhon308]

You should put the w211 hood in service position via the tabs on the hood hinges

[@PoloDREAMz2000]

That red cap were you checked the oil on my s55 is where you check the transmission fluid.

[@EatSleepDrive]

Yeah it's confusing. Not sure why AMG did that

[@PoloDREAMz2000]

Dude this is a great buy. The price for the power cant be beat. I bought an s55 amg with the same engine as you that im converting to coilovers.

[@EatSleepDrive]

Going BC coils?

[@PoloDREAMz2000]

@@EatSleepDrive I was going to do yellow speed coils. I have ABC and although i do not have major problems with it, i don't want it to leave me stranded on the highway. Have you researched lighter pulleys and tunes yet? That would make that e55 a whole new animal lol.

[@petercharuza2397]

Great video. I have a 2004 S 430 and 09 E350, trying to make up my what to get next, managed to narrow it down to either 04-06 S55 (W220) or E 55 (W211),

[@sephiros9883]

I always love your videos, it’s refreshing (pun not intended 🤣) I bought a 997 exactly at the same time as you but I can’t get rid of it... those cars are too good!

[@713vinh]

Yeah we were all disappointed when he sold his 997.

[@maemaisagat]

quick tip: grease all rotating points(joints) on that assembly. If not greased, in time they get stuck and the motor fails

[@Hixzy]

I'm in the UK and just about to buy a C63.. My first car was a MK4 R32, followed by a 3 series m (which I still own and goes up in value daily). I've followed the C55/C63 for some time. What red flags do I need to look out for????

[@THEPRINCEKONSTANTINE]

Intro was a lil cringy but, forgiven cuz of the car lol

[@clinehearty4917]

Konstantine Jae a little?

[@THEPRINCEKONSTANTINE]

@@clinehearty4917 doesnt matter guy. hes a good guy and if us, car dudes diss each other for being cringy, other ppl will oblitirate us for being just car guys

[@Joec828-x8f]

The intro was good

[@Jrcb6600]

The amg content is making me me want one.

[@Henner2424]

Still a bargain 👍 although I would have changed the oil & filter so I knew it had the correct amount of fresh oil

[@thracian2072]

There are a bunch of these where I'm at for good prices. You've got me thinking.

[@erblinkrasniqi3868]

About that oil light that you said it turned off, it reminds you that the oil level is low and it turns off again every time but in case u got very lower perhaps you gotta have that signal flashed and not turned off,somehow if the light keeps turning on and then off the car can be driven but not for a long time soo i think you should buy oil and add to engine, i have had that isue and after the light came on then came off and after i checked the oil level i had to add oil in my engine so level was low 👍🏻

[@eliasb-xh9ey]

More AMG content could be greatly apreciated. Im planning on buying one myself too; content on this cars are scarce in KZbin.

[@EatSleepDrive]

👩‍🔧

[@713vinh]

You are quite the handyman, I would be proud of myself to have fix the wipers and figured out how to remove those annoying warning lights. Which car is faster, this AMG or your Mustang? Would love to see a drag race between the two!

[@danieljensen2387]

More e55.. man for 7k you could barely get an e220 cdi in norway

[@duffydon1741]

Respect man, i admire how you give your cars some decent attention, i was scared at first when you bought it a few weeks ago, but after seeing the consistent attention to details, i'm confident, however, what is that hissing sound when you start or rev the car? Sounds like some chain or somethin...

[@EatSleepDrive]

I think the gear driven oil pump on these is pretty noisy. Seems common and it's worse in the cold.

[@nickgeorgiakakis7249]

Cool car. Keep up the vids. I've currently got my eye on on a 2016 E250 coupe. Hopefully i'll be able to enjoy it soon like you are with yours.

[@amineazdad6791]

More Amg videos please, New Subscriber from Morocco 🇲🇦 and I Liked the content

[@EatSleepDrive]

👋

[@RLwarr]

@EatSleepDrive bro you can get more access to everything by turning the hood 90° almost every Mercedes can do that. There are locking pins on the hood hinges on both sides. First right then left side. On other models it might be a pin directly on the hooddamper itself.

[@hossam_lamoza]

You should make a video about what you need to know before buying your first car.

[@antonman8289]

Add a smaller pulley,better bigger intercooler and new sparkplugs 1 step colder then stock.

[@diggleboy]

What a great buy!!! More please!!!

[@rcautofanatic5024]

Love the E55 vids keep them coming! BTW I have an 08 E63 AMG and love it. Funny however it came with a factory oil dipstick.

[@danchd9088]

It is completly normal for an AMG motor to burn 0.8 qt or more for every 600 miles, depending on your driving habits. so always keep an extra qt handy.

[@ng-ht1vx]

If you were worried about the car burning oil, mercedes specs that engine as good if it burns less than a liter of oil per 1000 km/625 miles. It will burn oil if driven hard, but if driven gently, likely won't.

[@100lunch]

As a longtime Mercedes owner and the owner of an AMG as well, I recommend always leaving one thing broken. The moment you have everything fixed some kind of catastrophe happens

[@samclark1081]

Wesley Fitzgerald im leaving my fog lamp broken for that very reason haha

[@hellomotto1595]

This model of e class is notorious for its electrical issues same with the original Chrysler 300C which shared a lot of the same technology as it was developed with Daimler

[@EatSleepDrive]

I forget what part I was looking at on the car but I saw Daimler on it and almost had a heart attack.

[@hellomotto1595]

@@EatSleepDrive hahaha that'll do it to ya 😂😂

[@tipsofme]

Original 300c ran off the old w210 platform. Not the w211.

[@MotownModels]

This isn't true, the W211 has nothing to do with any of the Chrysler products (300, Challenger, Charger)

[@hellomotto1595]

Austin H body and suspension were actually based off the w220 s class platform and as far as I know technology as in electronics were taken from the w211

[@Desertfox92308]

Some Audi's have a faulty hood sensor which also throws a false "add 1 qt of oil" message, the problem is people contiue to add oil until the engine is hydrolocked! Bring back the dip stick!

[@mike82y]

U can measure the oil level digitally, it’s very accurate

[@hullinger]

Another great vid, and I enjoyed it. EVEN THE INTRO!

[@johniliopoulos9568]

Please check the o ring in the oil pump these tend to fail

[@E270M3RC3D3S]

you should be able to check the oil level on the dash computer just scroll through the menu.

[@saeedasl8025]

You're a cool guy. I like your attitude.

[@ramseyhazemey795]

Dude, you make very interesting videos. I like all the cars you buy and great to watch all the adventures. I want a giant garage like that. Did you build it bigger?

[@EatSleepDrive]

Thanks man. I bought the house like this. The previous owner added the second 2 car garage on years ago. Works well enough, I wish the ceilings were higher for a lift but otherwise I like it

[@kalebd3046]

Do led or HID headlights/fog lights will make the front end look 100% better

[@sicilianstyle4517]

HID headlights 100%, but only if this car has an appropriate Bi-Xenon projector, otherwise he should just stick with a high quality halogen bulb. For the best possible result, he should do a HID retrofit with a high quality Bi-Xenon projector and Osram CBI D2S bulbs. LED's in halogen projector/reflector units are absolutely useless and will give a mediocre beam output.

[@frangulearobert1093]

You should check your oil level with your engine cold, not warm.

[@xkrnxboix]

Loving this E55 AMG series... Keep it coming! Glad all the fixes were relatively cheap/easy. Would like to see how reliable this thing is. Btw, would you prefer an E55 with the AirRide? Or does this BC Coilovers do pretty well? I know you mentioned in the previous video that it was surprisingly not that stiff but does it ride like a Mercedes should?

[@EatSleepDrive]

I would still prefer the air ride but I'd also be terrified of it breaking. Money aside I'd rather have it OEM

[@xkrnxboix]

@@EatSleepDrive Ah gotcha. Thanks for the reply. Not sure if you have seen this but it might be good to know since you have a high mileage ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooakc2qigNR8qpI He found the same issue on two diff M113K Engines.

[@suliman5121]

You can measure the oil in the instrument cluster, just google it

[@jonathanwood5681]

Wipers will not work if the hood is open (or if you have a faulty hood switch)

[@amanhawchar]

I MISS MY OLD ONEEEEE 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@THEPRINCEKONSTANTINE]

Make sure not to put 0-40 weight oil in the engine. I had clk55 and engine started ticking because of it. Use motul 5-40 xcess,

[@dzodaj]

do oil check on a dash board, instrument cluster, or how you call it:)

[@yermailmain206]

Sweet fix’s👍🏽

[@rosewd2]

Well that interesting, idk you could add a dipstick on the e430, basically the same engine as an e55 . I'll have to get one of those. EBay 25$

[@christopherhylton8569]

Ppl keep hatin on this car. It is a nice car take time and sort it out

[@victorvillasana3409]

Was this an impulse buy? Because of the horsepower and potential. I almost had the same amg bug bite also. But then I read about the nightmare nonstop issues. Maybe some are lemons?

[@MotownModels]

Victor Villasana I've been daily driving an '04 E55 for a couple years now and really haven't had anything too bad happen beyond basic maintenance. These cars are a lot more reliable than most people think.

[@davideslava3526]

NOTHING beats the feeling of fixing things in your car

[@sl3712]

It's 71 degrees here in AZ btw

[@Jasshands1]

-30c here in Canada, -60c last week.

[@Mlive722]

I have cl55 and clk55 i know your pain but they are awesome when working right

[@comptonla3791]

I hope and pray you don't over blow this series. E55 AMGs are bullet proof as a 2x owner go get a tune and a 77mm pulley and race this shit out of it.

[@topcarsautosales]

How much was your E55 and how many miles,?

[@mightbegenius]

The thing that would concern me is that the previous guy did mods to the car and didn't even know how to fix the sensor that you fixed in 10 seconds. The oil being a little low would be another red flag to me.... I own a few german cars and making sure the car has great oil and enough oil in it is essential maintenance.

[@omarelsumeri4195]

Eatsleepdrive you can open the Hood to a 90 degree so that way it can be easier to access the engine bay

[@buchohood]

WELCOME TO THE E55 CLUB!! do you have any oil leaks?

[@202koolio]

If you do into the secret menu you can see the actual level of the cars oil

[@poolking36]

Great video buddy 👍

[@EpicGoldenWarrior]

Wisconsin weather sucks here too lol

[@PHATJANUS]

Always match part numbers or cross-reference, never buy on year alone.

[@wesleydagenhart1287]

I watch another KZbinr with an e55 and his engine blew due to a petrified o ring on the oil collector tube in the oil pan. I thought I’d point that out since the engine has 180k miles on it

[@scottcollins8483]

Well done my friend

[@c4r4s4n]

every mercedes has those little buttons on the hood telescopes. Press them and then you can open the hood to max. I think almost 90°

[@Adribau94]

fix the Mercedes star on the hood!

[@MLProductions.1]

Crazy how well these things aged for a gen that started in 03-04.

[@ronslife3396]

From 03 to 06

[@optimusprime6436]

Great Vids. Keep making more on this car.

[@supertreme5559]

i know what you mean haha. here in norway its freezing too

[@jaymoneyonthetrackgjerazio6142]

Are you in Chicago by any chance

[@ballin1394]

Awesome work...

[@Michael-ut4nb]

Is that stock AMG exhaust ?

[@karamhassoon181]

You should add led head and tail lights and add a rear view camera.

[@sicilianstyle4517]

Yes to the LED tail lights and backup camera. DO NOT use LED headlight bulbs. They give the illusion of being brighter due to the cooler color temperature, however, they deliver SIGNIFICANTLY lower light output and intensity than a high-quality halogen bulb when used in projectors that are meant for halogens. Unless you use a bulb like Diode Dynamics SL1 which are LEDs that are designed to mimic the light output pattern of a halogen bulb and can be properly used in halogen projectors (however, I don't believe they make the H7 LED bulbs which is what the E55 uses if I recall correctly, unless the owner has a BiXenon system, in which case disregard everything I'm writing). If you're looking for an absolute upgrade in lighting and output I would highly recommend a HID retrofit with a high quality Bi-Xenon projector such as the G5-R, Morimoto Mini D2S 5.0, or EVO-XR 2.0. And to those reading this that have reflector headlight housings: don't even think of using an LED bulb. You will blind everybody with the insane amount of glare and terrible output pattern.

[@karamhassoon181]

SicilianStyle so you are basically saying that you should change the headlights them selfes?

[@sicilianstyle4517]

@@karamhassoon181 It's not necessary to change out the entire headlight unit. They can be opened up and retrofitted with a bi-xenon projector. Then once the bi-xenon projector is installed, you can now use a D2S HID bulb and it'll be in a projector that is meant for it.

[@karamhassoon181]

SicilianStyle you should do that man it will look good on the e55

[@christopherhylton8569]

Nice car bro i am a merc fan. Remember two kind of cars in the world "Mercedes Benz and Others"

[@sharkracer]

Am I the only one who was nervous that the wiper linkage would hit his bumper, the way he was waving it around in the beginning? I think it REALLY came close a few times.

[@imhoman8423]

Subscribed bro you make great videos. Greetings from europe

[@EatSleepDrive]

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