I'm a Mechanic! So Why is a WRECKED Mercedes in My Shop?

[@chrisglanzer4383]

I was about to call and see if there was any update on my car. I didn't expect to get a complete video update. My son rear-ended a Ram 2500...and proceeded to push it into 2 other cars. Excited to strip it down and get it ready for the bodyshop.

[@awakenedblackheterosexual5609]

I would fix the car first before I would take it to the body shop.

[@chrisglanzer4383]

@@awakenedblackheterosexual5609 that is the plan.

[@CarWizard]

Sorry we were closed over the Holiday’s. This was filmed right before closing. We will finish a few things and call next week. Thanks!!

[@jaydawg7]

​@@chrisglanzer4383I was just about to ask if they sent the owner a link to this video 😂

[@jonathanjones8044]

‘Just a testament to how well the 05-06 E320 CDIs were built. The OM648 engine and 722.626 transmission are superb. And no DEF, DPF etc. My wife and I really enjoy our’s. 37 mpg @ 75 mph is a huge plus without tuning. 40 mpg is possible at that speed. I can almost drive across the state of Texas on one tank of fuel.

[@brucegenest7012]

Grimes (Tyler) really knows his stuff. Glad he is getting comfortable being on camera. He is an asset.

[@KingZoa]

At 7:15 Car wizard: yes I understand Hoovie: *confused facial expression*

[@mds2465]

Based on the content that you have covered in your videos in recent history, I can honestly say that I personally think that Grimes is hands-down, the best technician you have ever hired thus far. Magic Mike was pretty good too and so is Danielson and a few others that you’ve had. But from what I’ve seen, and maybe it’s just my observation, Grimes seems to be a lot more knowledgeable on a much wider variety of cars than most others, and I truly feel that he is a great asset to Omega Auto Clinic, LLC.

[@clausclausie7560]

Hello, Grimes!

[@CarWizard]

Danielson’s wheelhouse is Ferrari.

[@melvingibson4525]

​@@CarWizardseems like he's pretty good with lots of other euro related stuff too

[@jelly7310]

Grimes, is this you? Genius

[@welshrarebit9238]

What crap

[@Kuikuuu]

Mrs Wizard comment on milage was funny, 106k miles on high side. In East Europe these things always have over 500 000km on the clock. In finland where they rarely roll odometers back you can see these things listed almost 1 million kilometers.

[@270trevon]

Even a regular gasser with 106k miles isn't on the high side.

[@darksu6947]

​@@270trevonThey always make it seem like a vehicle is on the verge of a catastrophic failure anytime the mileage is above 100,000. It's kind of shady if you ask me.

[@danielmorgan190]

Yeah for a cdi that is considered low millage and would be worth a premium.

[@Bizija123]

Lol in Macedonia this would be rolled back to 5000 miles

[@BimmerBehr]

My 2005 W211 E320CDI has a salvage title and 280k miles and it runs perfectly and averages 30+ MPG with absolutely no complaints or fluid leaks or anything. Tons of power, and the fuel economy of an econobox in a midsize luxury sedan. The OM648 is the last truly bulletproof diesel benz. My OM642 ML and GL have been nothing but problems. They def should fix this car.

[@SiikPros]

I have a 2005 C320 4matic and the E320CDI is definitely my next Mercedes. The fuel savings must be great!!!

[@SavedbyHim]

The OM642 is also known to be quite reliable if you keep your eye on it. Father in law had one with over 340K km and ran perfectly till we got in a huge accident with it and walked away. Amazing cars

[@doe8939]

280K on my OM642, only have had issues with auxiliary engine items the motor overall is still strong and quiet. It’s the 2008 E320

[@BimmerBehr]

@@doe8939 meanwhile my 139k mile 2011 OM642 ML350BT has already had the timing chain, oil cooler seals, turbo, DPF (TWICE), injector seals, adblue tank/heater, EGR valve, vacuum pump, PCV (multiple times), and many other things fail. It’s currently pissing coolant from some mystery location I cannot find and I am just holding my breath for the CEL to come back on for who knows what.

[@davidkrumwiede446]

The key to keeping a 642 happy is changing oil every 5000 miles, using the correct oil, good filter, good fuel, and taking it on regular highway runs. Most people who have issues with them don’t do at least one of those.

[@waynekaminski5438]

Back in 1995, I owned a Mazda Miata that i bought new in October of 1991. In April 1995, my wife was using it as her daily driver and failed to negotiate a bridge abutment driving back to the house. The car's passenger front side plowed into the concrete abutment, smashing the front end and crumpling the suspension and wheel. It looked horrible, and I thought this car would be totaled. I had the car towed to a body shop that I was referred to by my car insurance (remember, back in 1995 there was nothing like Yelp). The body shop had an in-house insurance adjuster go over the damage, and to my surprise deemed the car as repairable. Collision damage, even if looking bad, may not be the end. The Miata was repaired, and the body shop did an excellent job, the car drove as if new. I got the repair bill, finding that the shop had done ~$10,000 worth of repairs, of which I paid the collision deductible of $500. That Miata only had about 22,000 miles at the time of the accident. After the Miata was back in service, I sold my 1986 Nissan Sentra hatchback, bought a used Ford Windstar for my wife, and switched to using the Miata as my commute car. By 2011, the Miata had 250,000+ miles of use. I think I got my money's worth out of that collision repair! The owner of this Mercedes might get the same use after repairing this car. I own a 1996 MBZ S320, that became my daily driver in 2011 after the Miata developed transmission problems. I bought the MBZ in 2002 used, with 52,000 miles on it. Today, coming to the end of 2023, the MBZ has 322,000 miles (mostly highway commute miles), and since I retired in Jan. 2021, I now average 6-7000 miles/yr of use. The MBZ is still going strong, the key was finding a great mechanic whom I have been going to since 2006.

[@FabienTeulieres93]

Wow, nice going. I like how you fixed and made great use of these excellent cars 👍

[@PaulG.x]

The MX5s up to the ND had front and rear suspensions on sub frames with a drive line brace joining the two subframes . You can actually remove the body and still have everything still connected and able to be wheeled about the workshop. there is a youtube video of one in this state: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXWwo32epcqMn6c The damage you had may have just involved the fender and the subframe

[@Edgar_84]

Just about every car wizard video lately: I can’t fix this. Great!

[@SiikPros]

As a 2005 C320 4Matic Owner, thank you for this. Perfect way to start the day.

[@phil955i]

Had one of those about 15 years ago here in the UK with that very same engine, very smooth & quiet for a diesel, being an inline six. 200 bhp doesn't sound a lot these days but it was making more torque than their 5.0 V8 at the time. 40 mpg on a run too.

[@GarryMcGovern]

The engine in that car is barely broken in with that mileage. My Dad had the same engine in his S320 CDI, and had well over 330,000 miles before he passed away (yep, the car outlived him: RIP Dad). Now, that old S-Class had other issues (the 'Airmatic Suspension' being a particular PITA), but as far as the engine and transmission - utterly faultless its entire life (he had it since new, from 2001 to 2014!).

[@ATICrossX]

W211 e class looks so good both interior and exterior for 20 year old car, i love this platform

[@richardsharma283]

I think we could all agree that the car wizard deserves 1 million subs for the new year, he has come such a long way from the start in such little time. So informative, detailed and full of humor. Let’s do it fam, give him the gift he really deserves 🙏🏼

[@elmayimbe_the_amateur_mechanic]

Be careful!!! Johnny might try to steal Grimes from you! 😂😂😂

[@GuyChapman]

Grimes once again shows his natural talent as an explainer.

[@budbundy5021]

If this customer does decide to get this car fixed, try and get a picture of the car when the body repairs are completed. Would love to see the finished job

[@robertbeirne9813]

It’ll look exactly like a black 2005 E series

[@joebufford2972]

That's hilarious. Grimes said a tow hitch ball and you can see the exact imprint in the cooler 🤣

[@jon8xty1]

Grimes is a keeper.

[@NomadicCratic]

I'm glad Grimes was able to get this Benz running. It's definitely worth fixing.

[@nou8257]

Yep 106k miles cdi is like a baby still

[@darrellsaunders4267]

Back in the 70's, my Dad rebuilt a wreckec Mercury Capri....wouldn't start....it had a reset button hidden in the back hatch compartment that shut the fuel off in the case of accident.

[@GrimesGarage]

Yep, Mercedes do not have the inertia switch and instead have pyro fuses and some have a transmission motor that places them in park after an accident

[@RS-lt2ue]

That is something that was lingering in my mind. I was questioning myself if the transmission was still on Drive and wasn't allowing the engine to crank (still think it was in gear, thus not allowing it to run). I can recognize the TCU, which is also used on Chryslers and Dodge with the NAG1 or 722.6 transmission.

[@Wilt8v92]

Worth fixing,Yanks dont like diesels,but the older Merc diesel are great car,torque and economy..That young mechanic is an asset.

[@stevedeleon8775]

That Mercedes-Benz is toast!

[@eyeshezzy]

Grimey knows his stuff

[@basiliodubko6447]

Kudos to Grimes!! That guy makes the difference!! Top #1! Super job!

[@rebeltvr6046]

Grimes is coming along nicely. He's got good presence and speaks well. I see a good future for him as the next Wizard...

[@camaromodschannel]

So Cool To see Tyler Hoovie on the program now and then..

[@chrisadams6595]

I had this model an 2007 e220d wagon in black, I bought it off my friend in 2019 for 1300 gb pounds with 164,000 miles on the clock , I drove it for 3 years and sold it with 196,000 miles on the clock for 1500 pounds . I had to buy new tyres , brake pads , fuel metering unit , and a new xenon ballast unit. GREAT CAR ONE OF THE VERY VERY BEST. Engine used no oil , ran like a top

[@glendurant911]

i love your explanations and fact checking, also nice to see you give props to the mechanic Grimes.

[@markmercnut]

The wizard and staff are truly amazing

[@projecteuroau]

Had an E270 CDI here in Australia a few years back. My family had it from new and when we finally sold it, it had done 398,000kms with only one major repair ever completed on the car (it had the black death on 2 injectors so they had to be removed, cleaned and reseated). Was one of the best cars we've ever had. I strongly believe the W211 chassis is one of the best "modern" Mercedes. I miss how smooth it was. Everyone that rode in the car loved it and commented on how nice it was and couldn't believe the kms.

[@andrewweltlich9065]

Former Mercedes tech here.... I would try starting the engine with the transmission in neutral. If it starts in neutral, but not in park, you have a big problem. The range selector sensor in the transmission is magnetic and if there are metal shavings in the fluid, it will build up on the sensor. This prevents the transmission from knowing it's in park and doesn't give drive authorization. I don't understand why tbh, but in neutral it will work. Metal in the fluid obviously means the trans is no good. This is rare, but I have seen it before.

[@GrimesGarage]

Nope. Would not start in either gear position.

[@andrewweltlich9065]

@@GrimesGarage Well that's good. Hopefully it's just a conductor plate.

[@ZoSkiLuv]

I have a 2006 cdi and I LOVE that car. It would be interesting to see what the insurance company says about the repairs on this one. I have seen cars like this with less damage get totaled out.

[@beaviskornholio2754]

I don't think the owner has full coverage. He stated that his son rear ended the person in front of him.

[@kasmanien]

Possible insurance already totaled it and paid claim. Owner may have bought it back from insurance . Just a guess.

[@estuardo2985]

@@kasmanien 99 percent of insurance adjusters would total this thing. I used to be one. No way I would want to be married to an old mercedes and have everything in the future be blamed on the accident. And I never ran across a mercedes customer that wasn't a douche.

[@bobjohnson205]

@@estuardo2985 The customers seem like a good match for the car!

[@Spidepig09]

insurance initially totaled my 211 but i loved it too much and got them to pay what they would have paid had it not been totaled and repaired it for less. almost a year later, it was worth it

[@TheBstakz]

Oh my goodness Hoovie forgot to zip his pants

[@jdrs4214]

I’ve seen some Chinese men repairing severely wrecked, totaled Nissans. They wheel the wrecked car into the shop, they realign the damaged panels and doors by pulling, tugging, and banging them, in order to open and close the doors, hood, trunk lid, ect. Then they cut off all the crushed, and damaged panels off (that were previously straightened out), & replace them with donor car panels. and weld them into place. The car then looks good as new, running and driving.

[@NenadTrajkovic]

The E 320 CDI use the 3,222 cc (3,222 L; 196.6 cu in) in-line 6-cylinder diesel engine, OM648, that made 204 PS (150 kW; 201 hp) at 4,200 rpm and 500 N⋅m (370 lb⋅ ft) at 1,800-2,600 rpm that can cover a million miles with regular maintenance.

[@slicedbread9003]

I didn't hear it said but the airbag didn't go off despite the extent of the damage. Since it seemed to be hit above the bumper it look like all the "soft stuff" took the hit and the impact wasn't enough to deploy the airbag. By the way, this is one of the problems with mismatches between cars and trucks. Cars seem to always loose in these matchups.

[@bobjohnson205]

Lose. :)

[@michaelgregory903]

A lot of insurance companies will total that car especially if the airbags deploy. With only moderate damage like this, as long as there is no frame damage everything else is replaceable. Air bags can be replaced too but that is a bit taboo and most shops probably won't do it because you can't place any "guarantee" on the airbags deploying in the event of a crash. If however you don't care about the airbags and/or its a rare car then maybe keep it and fix it.

[@mr.angeles55]

great work!! Glad the Benz was fixable with the right people and tools !!! Awesome !!!

[@FloridaCams]

I just love that era of Mercedes. Timeless!

[@nononsenseBennett]

This project would be a good series...Partner with the body shop to make follow up videos of the process of getting this car back in order. I'm sure others would enjoy the content.

[@sethsteener]

I also have a 2005 E320 (RWD gas version though) and it was also hit (backed into by my friend), and it also has its fair share of issues. Most of which are minor and I’ll address with time, but either way they’re so worth addressing. These W211s are awesome cars, and getting 40mpg in one of these CDIs must make it even better! Also… good luck to the owner getting that body work fixed. Mine was a pain in the ass because most of these parts are discontinued by Mercedes. (That headlight will probably have to be found used and I’m pretty sure my car took one of the last front bumpers they had available.)

[@bobjohnson205]

Sounds like you have a good friend there! lol

[@sethsteener]

@@bobjohnson205 well… it was an accident and he did pay fully to fix it, so he could definitely be worse 😅

[@carsnanidiot]

i drive these diesel mercedeses here in europe. I just looked at a 3.2 cdi with 807'000km on it and my daily driver got 336'000km interior is not even worn. great cars but rust takes them as all cars

[@Drmcclung]

What amazes me most, is the airbags did not deploy. It's my typical experience with Mercs (I'm a Diesel Merc addict) is rear ending a fat cicada or a big ass tree roach in just the right place is enough to deploy the front airbags. I used to make a pretty good living parting out E series om606 and om606td (n/a and TD respectively).. And quite a few airbag deployments were truly of the "seriously, how the F did THIS set off the airbags???" variety. Too many great E series went to the junkyard because of that so it's fantastic to see this later 648 getting saved

[@GrimesGarage]

Somehow it missed, but I’ve seen window regulator repair pop them. 🤷‍♂️

[@Drmcclung]

@@GrimesGarage I've been out of the salvage game for a minute, but are the Merc airbags still as hot a commodity as they were back in the day?

[@MattaKY5064]

Grimes is the man! Impressive!

[@scottimusgarrett15]

Damn, Wizard, y'all got lucky with Mr. Grimes. He definitely has the skills and knowledge behind him! Killer diagnostic skills, dude! Happy New Year to all of you! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

[@MasterTechLou]

So the issue is most likely the conductor plate due to a faulty starter lockout contact which is basically a neutral safety switch. The fluid in the connection and possibly the module doesn’t cause issues. If it did then theres no way solenoids and the electronics in the trans would ever work. Also in this model the trans module doesnt have drive authorization, just the shifter, eis, key, and engine module (cdi). Most benz techs overlook the starter lockout contact 😂. One of those “oh yeah, it does have one of those” kinda things.

[@71bassg]

i have a e320 cdi love it,such a reliable car with reasonable power

[@1967250s]

Lots of these in junk yards with lots of good parts on them, even whole front ends. I've pulled several parts for my W203 C240 and just got some after market headlights, carpet, and a good seat bottom for $80! The trans is probably the same 722.6 as mine, and this leak into the loom is a known issue, and easily fixed ( several vids on yt for it ). Considering car prices today,well worth fixing.

[@HybridBoxer]

Conductor plate failure, leaking 13 pin connector wicking fluid into harness and fluid filled VGS control units cause issues all the time with 722.6 transmission. Well worth the cheap repairs on a beast of a combo in the W211 with OM648

[@GrimesGarage]

VGS was dry and free of fluid wicking. One of the first checks I do

[@Daemonarch2k6]

Grimes is such a good mechanic and a gread enrichment for omega. I hope he will remain for a long time!

[@stevewuertz3598]

I’ve had four mb diesels. I vaguely recall the 211 and 210 chassis both use the 722.6 trans. There is a fluid sensor connector with an o ring that can fail and allow atf to weep into electronics. Passenger side of tranny. Look for leaks. Also the valve body can be service with the trans in the car

[@H0neyGh0st]

Looking forward to a follow up on the CDI, really cool cars

[@matraz10]

Paused at 0:59 older vehicles used to have a simple little emergency fuel shut off switch, that would turn off the fuel pump in the event of a crash. I'm guessing they have now changed over to something a bit more complex and the need to plug into the OBD-II port to turn back on the fuel pump.

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

Many years ago our family Cortina was in for a headgasket (pinto oil leak). The dealership called and said the car would be another two days while they waited for parts...tbe car eas returned running well. About a month later I was washing the car and I noticed the front of the car was all new with new paint lights and bumper...as it was in far better condition than before we did not say anything.

[@manfri21]

my dad used to have the e 270 model. sold the car but watching this makes me realize what a nice car still seems to this day!!!

[@typxxilps]

that is a very reliable engine and drive train in this car and run about 700 000 miles or 1.000. 000 km cause here it is used as a taxi aka uber usually. These are the last mercedes built and sold as taxi for taxi drivers also with discounts for those special purpose (requires some specific extras). At the end this car looks quite good and you should get also used spare parts. Here a car mechanic has to do all the jobs - except paint jobs, which means getting dents out or replace and rebuild cars from scratch, part of the education to become a mechatronic within 3 , 5 years usually.

[@idrivahemijeep]

Am I the only one that noticed Hoovie was getting some fresh air through his fly? 🤣

[@billiam247]

His cars are the only junk of his I look at.

[@AnontheGOAT]

Probably came fresh from one of his podcasts.

[@turquoisecat761]

No, because there are LOTS of other replies on this; surprised how many are looking at a man's crotch.

[@mariokanen9820]

I'm glad that I found the comment I was looking for 😆

[@thomaswinters6586]

Grimes should get a nice bonus for 2023 and Employee of the Year Award.

[@davewilson9772]

Damn I learn a lot on this site! Thank you folks. And Happy New Year!

[@imfloridano5448]

For a diesel engine that doesn't have the newer emissions control systems that diesel will get them 500k easily. That transmission will need to be serviced regularly to make it too 500k though

[@holgermessner851]

I got myself a 2003 Mercedes E240 in November 2019, originally 37,400km, in Panama. It always pulled power, when it wasn’t driven, the battery was dead. With the “superb” mechanics in Panama, there is no way to fix it. Even Mercedes in Panama City was close to destroying my engine. (That is another story) But if a mechanic from a Mercedes dealer with many years of experience *sarcasm* doesn’t know that the E-class has no dipstick to check the oil - it says a lot about it. I am still driving the car. Love it and fix what I can fix myself.

[@wrecktec]

Classic receiver hitch hit! Happens a lot!

[@md2k8]

These slightly older, mid-2000's Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI diesels are great luxurious sedans.

[@timnoles]

Hoovie - do you have permission to sell hotdogs at Omega?

[@b33gft67]

I have this exact car with 249k miles. Absolutely love it and will never get rid of it!

[@keithwalton]

If it has / had a transmission oil cooler in the front stack (mercedes usually do) and that got ruptured then it may have low transmission fluid / pressure and the controller is actively saying do not start for risk of transmission damage. They tend to run a pump briefly when you unlock the car / turn the ignition on to do a health check. I suspect you need star diagnostics (or xentry) to talk to the transmission properly and find out why it's actively saying do not start.

[@markferrero9288]

My father=in=law bought one new with factory pickup in 2005. Wonderful cars with effortless speed.

[@stevezodiac491]

I have a 2008 Mercedes E Class 2.2 l diesel Avantgarde 4 matic in Iridium Silver. It has done 17k miles, from new by me and is in very nearly as new condition, being garaged all it's life. It is a wonderful long distance cruiser and an excellent faultless vehicle.

[@ZKev1]

The last Merc without a dpf or adblue was the CLK 320CDI with the OM642 engine on a 2009 plate, I have one and thank god there is no dpf or that shenanigans, and it stonks on as well, service the engine at good intervals and its a peach

[@jareddiamond6607]

Really nice to see Hoovie

[@bobjohnson205]

We almost saw more of Hoovie than most of us would want to! lol

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I don't have a Mercedes, but I would be honored and pleased to have Mr Grimes work on my Ford Focus or any of your terrific and talented mechanics

[@rupertsheldon7081]

Car is probably totaled anyway. As soon as insurance hears transmission problems it's a goner.

[@davidrix804]

Grimes should have his own KZbin channel,very professional,a very good asset to mr wizard🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@madds6678]

Early W211 not the best model had a lot of recalls from new the bodywork wasn’t of the best quality of previous models ( suffered from rust on the door frames recall to wax them) and then the dreaded SBC brake system 😬. If your going to buy one the later face lifted version with different mirrors & bonnet grille is the one to get they sorted all the niggles out & got rid of the SBC for a simpler reliable ABR system.

[@michaelmartino5100]

I can only imagine what the dealer would charge for repair/diagnostic work on the TCM, not including the body shop work..$$$$ probably over $20k..

[@bobjohnson205]

Probably more than that 20-year-old car is worth!

[@wernerdanler2742]

I'd love to have one of those. I had an 85 300d almost 20 years ago, and before that, I had a 1982 Peugeot turbodiesel for 11 years. I love diesels. Fixing the transmission on that won't be cheap.

[@thatdave86]

Just wondering if the shift mechanism and position sensor was damaged in the impact,like the start lock out circuit,that would be my pick ,even an overload of the transmission drive during impact.

[@Brian-cr6rb]

Grimes is a great tech! Hoovie, button your fly!

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR OMEGA FAMILY

[@hinesmaster99]

I was doing an oil change on a brand new 2021 jaguar & went upstairs to get the most expensive oil we had & the wind that day was so strong when i opened the door it went straight into the back above the tire & scratched the heck out of it. It was enough to get myself fired but i had a good manager & we ended up settling on me paying for his oil change which was about $150. Later i found out his re paint job was close to a thousand bucks for about a scratch 2 inches high by 1 inch wide. Only 1 outta 4 mistakes i made in 8 years at the shop😢

[@estuardo2985]

fired and they duped you to pay out $150! Unless there is more to the story it seems ridiculous to fire an employee for 8 years for a simple mistake that cost a measly 1k. Lol that was not a good manager.

[@deathamdx6]

W211 is a beauty on road and that interior ohh man...

[@airwolf12999]

Ouch ate a hitch. Why alot of states will ticket if left in but gotta catch the right officer for that. One of my favorite models.

[@justinmorrison3219]

E-classes are one of my favorite vehicles. I would probably fix this one as well. I honestly think the insurance company is probably going to junk it that car is probably worth about 4 1/2 maybe $5,000 and that's being generous but if they can manage to fix it they might be able to do everything between 2500 and 3 Grand but it would be a nice little project for somebody who knows how to do body work and mechanic work.

[@estuardo2985]

I agree with everything except the 2500 to 3 grand estimate. Just eyeballing it, it needs a hood, grille, headlamp, high beam, a host of brackets/stiffeners, core support, radiator, condenser, and more than likely a fender and a bumper (might be able to get away with repair). You are probably looking at 6-7 grand for the parts and that is before body labor, paint labor, paint and mechanical labor.

[@stephenbritton9297]

This car is older than this usually, but many newer cars sense if they're in an accident and lock out the ignition. Cops get pissed because they tell the driver to move the car and an otherwise drivable vehicle is now disabled.

[@mansonitefirefox]

@7:20 hey hoovie... your fly is down. Better sort that out.

[@bobjohnson205]

Were used to only viewing his 'junk' on his channel! Now were doing it here, too! lol

[@jimchristy573]

I'm guessing the collision stressed the plug or the conductor plate enough to break something. Grimes is correct that older O-rings tend to leak fluid into the plug and sometimes it even wicks it's way up stream causing even more troubles.

[@mikester1290]

I've seen transmission control units fill with oil in the past, could be the case here I guess.

[@NigelJohnTuckert900]

I may have said this before, that "wood" is infact, printed aluminium! I had the previous model to this, the E300 awesome motor, very, very economical.

[@VladTogui]

Hoovie has his fly open 😂

[@dalewilliams2063]

He just completed an inspection...😊

[@NoahDeLong]

Zip it up Hoovie!

[@starkyslp16]

It's half up. Maybe a hoopty zipper that just won't go all the way!

[@keepyourbilsteins]

Stopped at 10:00. Replace the connector and wash the transmission fluid out of the egs and harness.

[@GrimesGarage]

No fluid found in the harness or EGS. This was checked. Next is to inspect the trans connector for leaks.

[@keepyourbilsteins]

@@GrimesGarage Can you guys do scn programming?

[@irdmoose]

Front-end damage aside, this car is beautiful, and I'm glad it started rather than becoming a Hoovie or Tavarish Special. Hopefully the body shop can get it looking good again, because I know The Wizard and his team can make it run perfectly.

[@bigmountain7561]

Ran into a pickup truck you can see where the hitch went through the condenser.

[@JB-sb1qg]

Had a similar collision with my 09 E350. $12k to repair 12 years ago. If you find out, it would interesting to know the cost.

[@mobster2]

Am I the only one who is wondering why Hoovies fly is half open at 6:05? 😂

[@jazzjokesjalopies]

Hoovie brightens up a room. I darken a door. 😅

[@TSGarp]

Its common with the diesel sprinter vans too. Ive read about this before with transmission servicing. Seems disconnecting everything on transmission and the battery can help clear anything related.

[@plasticpaddy5278]

you can swap the control module in a .722.6 , the one in the 7 speed has to be programmed by dealer. i have an 04 280 cdi om648 / 722.6 as and when it dies i m replacing it with a 2009 220, last model year with om646 and a 722.6 v6 and 722.9 are now too risky to buy

[@GrimesGarage]

Depends on the car. Some of the s-class with the .6 are coded, some other cars aren’t.

[@Titanic19127]

I had a 2006 Mercedes E350 4matic for 2 years 3.5L V6. It was good for me, had it 2 years.

[@pnwvibes_]

That's a pretty sweet car i hope it gets fixed.

[@johnpapia8128]

It's always good to see hovie