My Friend Bought A Supercharged G55 AMG For $35,000 With A Blown Engine & A Few Other Odd Issues.

[@LegitStreetCars]

This was filmed a few weeks ago. New CL65 engine video coming this Saturday! I took my vitamins today! ritual.com/legit and use code Legit for 10% off your first 3 months with Ritual!

[@luis2.7quattro97]

Hey man you know the internals on those engines are different he is gonna blow it up 113.990 is a much different motor

[@Gearbhall]

shocked the friend wasn't Hoovie.

[@skidwilliams9451]

Tell Phill to post some videos on his channel about this build.

[@tengu190]

Speaker in the hood you will find on some security vehicles so you can talk to the outside without getting out. It's standard on all German armored vehicles. Anti-ambush and theft accessory.

[@vanshsethi2957]

The previous thumbnail was blurry but attractive.

[@Samcrac]

I have a speaker near the engine on my i8

[@LegitStreetCars]

Maybe that's what they were going for

[@markchip1]

I'm married too!!

[@Sylvan_dB]

@Perry Elyod ISTR those being wired up :-D

[@brianmirras8590]

But @samcrac legit doesn't have step mom to talk thru his engine speaker to make engine noises for him.

[@adamt3332]

What U also had was blown motor ;)

[@IntegraDIY]

This channel always reminds me to never buy a Mercedes lol but I do love this channel, watching when they’re repaired by knowledgeable people and share their experiences.

[@purplecty740]

I have some 21 inch AMG wheels for your friends Gwagon on the NW side local to you. They are for sale as I have no use for them! Reply if interested!

[@okussidenote3261]

Congrats on all the success! One of my top favorite channels. You, Hoovie, Rich, Sam, WiZard, B is for build and now the Ninja!

[@amadeo_serrano]

11:34 I think the "weird key" is the second key with the main key being chrome and more "normal looking". My '06 E350 came with that setup with both fully functional so the Gelandewagen probably came with the same pairing.

[@jamesrobinson9176]

I like the little advert timer! Good solution to the issue. Thank you

[@sonnyh.8212]

That is too much snow for me, I'm in NC and we haven't had snow last year or this year (my area) as of yet and I don't think we will. Love your channel Alex, keep those videos rolling bro...

[@LegitStreetCars]

I'm not into the snow either. NC sounds really nice.

[@sonnyh.8212]

@@LegitStreetCars we had sunny weather and in the 60s today, love it! 👍🏻

[@Juan_T1]

@@sonnyh.8212 mmmm so you guys had summer at 60 degrees 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Chase_AM]

Oh, don’t worry, there are parts of NC with PLENTY of snow this year.

[@sonnyh.8212]

@@Juan_T1 No, it's still winter, Spring won't arrive until another few weeks.

[@Ali.M.Ibrahim]

In Europe they use speaker magnets near the oil filter to attract all the iron impurities in the oil.

[@0ttoman]

15 years old, blown motor, questionable modifications and it’s still considered a “bargain” at $35,000 😱

[@Lu-gm9mx]

I’d pay 500 for that

[@utubeisajoke]

I wonder how much it's worth fixed

[@utubeisajoke]

I wonder how much it's worth fixed

[@TheSoap1946]

I'm loving the 2 uploads per week

[@FixItRyan]

Crazy how good the car sounds at start

[@LiveLoveLaugh_44]

G wagons has so much street presence.

[@blackghost1791]

Hard to miss that big box

[@jstdrv]

Love it... It's not even that big, just very square

[@adamt3332]

As much as mobile toilet

[@rxtuninginc8444]

Rolling junk on wheels

[@TsarOfRuss]

Nothing screams "Boss" than a G-Wagon

[@melvingibson4525]

Sounds fine man, it just has a performance cam! NO LOW BALLERS, I KNOW WHAT I HAVE!

[@geosarchive]

😂😂😂

[@peruprofundodance]

Yep... so glad that the snow has pretty much melted away. It was pretty cool to see 4 ft drifts though. Shoveling that stuff was a painz

[@ginco_bnz]

AMG kompressor engines and the M156 are the best engines ever made, change my mind. The fact that that thing had a whole piston gone and a bunch of other issues and still ran proves that.

[@rxtuninginc8444]

Haha right. There's plenty of better engines that actually run all the time.

[@ginco_bnz]

@@rxtuninginc8444 like what? Because those engines “actually run all the time”. Let’s hear what engines you think are so much better. And if you say LS or a Honda engine I’m literally gonna smack you

[@rxtuninginc8444]

@@ginco_bnz smack me? I'd like to see you try, pleb. 1. 4.0 I6 from Jeep 2. 3800 Series GM 3. Any Toyota engine (2JZ?) 4. 03/04 SVT Cobra V8 5. 2.0 Duratec (Ford/Mazda design) 6. Any non Earth dreams Honda engine (B Series, K series) Want me to keep going? That engine was down a hole because of some stupid procedure you have to do if you are putting it back together correctly, which it wasn't. Sorry I offended your junk box engines, too bad the only way to get them is by purchasing a rolling heap on wheels so you have countless problems with everything else weekly... but hey it starts! Some peoples standards. I work at an engine rebuilder... most people who come in with those heaps end up junking the car. Best engines ever made lol... seeing as how you wrote that nonsense 2 weeks ago and only got 1 like, which is probably you liking your own comment I don't think many agree with you.

[@ginco_bnz]

@@rxtuninginc8444 you seriously talk about engines attached to rolling heaps while you talk about Jeeps and old Buick’s, of which 99% have either rusted into the ground or death wobbled themselves to pieces because they can’t go more than 50mph on the highway? And if you weren’t a complete moron you would be able to scroll through and find that most of the comments in this comment section have 0 or 1 like, as that’s how KZbin’s comment sorting works by default. I can’t believe I’m arguing with a guy named mike litorus.

[@-smp-scientificmethodpersp838]

Finally, the best vehicle ever made. This channel keeps me interested in it constantly

[@MrSimmies]

I'll take a W124 or W140 any day. But I respect your choice:)

[@skitzvitz]

The G is not my kind of car but I can appreciate it still. However, the person that owned it before - man what were you thinking!?

[@sk84life80]

I bought an old 92 Toyota 4Runner brought up from Texas. Rust free, but had some missing parts and odd modifications including a siren and the remains of wiring and switches for emergency/aux lights. Think I replaced the whole center console with a an unmodified uncut one from a salvage yard. Was a nice solid old 4Runner.

[@pfsantos007]

You're the buddy everyone wants when they have a project!

[@maviles87]

Unplugged secondary o2 is to avoid setting off a CEL for catalyst efficiency. Early OBD2 systems didnt care if it was straight open air because it meant the ecu thinks its super clean fumes. Only the O2 after the header mattered. My guess is a faulty Cat was replaced with test pipe to pass emissions.

[@kevin9c1]

You sure they didn't have an O2 simulator in there?

[@aaronbritt2025]

This G definitely suffered from, "baller on a budget" syndrome. I'm a huge believer in if you can't afford it, don't buy it.

[@monunyabidness5949]

They rebuilt the engine twice and reupholstered the interior at considerable cost. Not baller on a budget.

[@aaronbritt2025]

@@monunyabidness5949 based on the quality of the work... Budget. If you spend the money to do it right, you only rebuild it once.

[@joeblack007]

The previous owner also sold the guy two other Benzes. I doubt this person is hurting for cash.

[@aaronbritt2025]

@@joeblack007 Having cash doesn't preclude one from being a baller on a budget.

[@danm2422]

That jail bar skid plate is actually factory. Learned that on hoovies garage lol

[@ty811]

New idea for next video: I installed a plow on a Supercharged G-Wagon.

[@matthewcampbell8071]

Leave that up to whistling diesel

[@craigh6129]

@@matthewcampbell8071 lol we put reaper wheels on a Supercharged G-Wagon.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

Post hole digger haha

[@markwitkop7022]

I would bet that speaker was originally hooked to the PA system in that CB radio. The previous owner was in his 60's, I would guess. Smokey and the bandit influence.

[@goodcat4644]

Someone probably told you by now, the speaker under the hood should be connected to the CB radio next to the seat. Most CB radio's have a PA switch to talk to people without getting out of the vehicle.

[@ajw828]

Do wheel spacers that thick ruin hubs on these as quickly as cheaper cars?

[@audiosmackdown]

like the ad countdown - stuck through the whole thing because I new when it was going to be done

[@carlosmuniz4981]

From what i know California and Arizona does this when they have a sound system. They put speakers outside the car so it sounds louder I’ve done this and it works and I’ve seen a lot of other people do that too.

[@monkeybananaTV]

Me and my truck sorta in the video!! Was pleasure meeting you alex!

[@markmoyerDeadlegend]

It's a p.a. speaker hooked up to the c.b.

[@ThomasSiebenhofer]

crazy video idea: since they swap the supercharger with a bigger one, you could try and use their old supercharger on the ML55 and make some videos about it

[@ernieleithes6545]

I had a customer with a diesel G waggon low miles clutch was slipping when i loosened the bell housing they are sealed to keep water out i was suprised to be showered with Diesel, turned out he kept a hand pump for filling the tank from a drum in the engine bulkhead where it leaked down into the bellhousing through timing window thats why it was slipping.

[@tinncan]

Does it reek of weed? Looks like it would...

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Funny how the cops are lurking close by now that the vehicle is on the property, would not surprise me if that vehicle fails a test for traces of Unicorn dust.

[@taharqa332]

What the fuck does that mean? It looks like it reeks of weed? .... Looks more like it smells of “wet dog” to me.

[@johnnydeep1599]

That Would make it a N.Wagon.

[@kvngtae5886]

@@johnnydeep1599 wowwwwwwww so stereotypical

[@JetSetSixDeuce]

@@johnnydeep1599 more white dope dealers in Florida drive these than the N's you're referring to lmao how bitch made.

[@chassegallerie2910]

About the speaker: Way in the late '80s, early '90s, when my cousin bought his dad old car, he put in a CB radio in the car AND he put a speaker in the engine bay, as he could use the CB radio to talk thru the speaker. I guess it's funny when you do it the first couple of times, but yeah. So, that's most likely why there was a speaker in this engine bay.

[@richieduck67]

Finally a "G" makes the channel

[@bctoolan90]

I just realized we’re neighbors! Love the content, keep it up!

[@TiptronicSS]

That's a lotta snow!

[@karcusman]

The rebuilt motor with new bearings and rings blew a second time because it wasn't re-coated? What's re-coating?

[@Alejo__]

Re-coding

[@alexrosado3890]

Yes

[@salvatoresampognaro4064]

So glad all that snow is almost gone here in chicago !

[@tj_struck]

That G55 has one surprise after another lol those rotors have a cool design!

[@eldraino9933]

No one does it better than Legit SC

[@lcantu0423]

Thanks for the content Alex, I could really use that used supercharger. I have an 03 E55 that the previous owner somehow bent the supercharger clutch hub assembly and its out of round.

[@rxtuninginc8444]

I'm sure they'll just give it to you .

[@pit_stop77]

If that was a CB in the car, then the speaker may have been hooked up to it's PA system. I used to do that until I was stopped by the police 1😁

[@joemikey278]

The speaker is for the CB inside, you could put it into bullhorn mode and talk to the outside through that speaker

[@Jon.O]

Would love to see how this progresses.

[@MyGoToUserName]

Double stacked wheel spacers. I would run if I ever saw that.

[@joecrancher2008]

Awesome video, would love to see one of these built on the channel some day!

[@aslkdfjhg]

Am I the only one who remembers dropping those 5 cylinder diesels in these? We could get it done in 4 hours with no power tools and the OM617 was considered the most powerful motor on the market! I'm guessing your build will be a little harder with the motor you want to drop in!

[@djzaki]

Whata your opinion on the w463 m157 engine? Been fixing leak after leak. The turbos are leaking now too.

[@FixItRyan]

Alex, what’s the best material to change valve cover gaskets on an M113 in addition to the factory gaskets for longevity?

[@FixItRyan]

I’ve done them once before, cleaned the heck off the mating surfaces but they started leaking again a year later.

[@capcapo6229]

As a Mercedes Benz tech when u said it’s always sketch racking up a g wagon I couldn’t help but say helllllll yeahhh

[@johnniejones5890]

Lol, we see those speakers in the engine compartment or mounted underneath in the south. Its hooked up to a receiver to talk to folks outside of your car on a mic.

[@charlie1832]

Looks really clean underneath

[@kenrossaukrsa]

The could of welded bungs in the exhausts for the O2 sensors to fit/ connect /read and work ,and I think that caused the engine to run lean and break because they are disconnected

[@Harold_That_Guy]

That speaker is set up like a PA. Change the setting on the CB and yell at people to get out of your way.

[@hectorfuji]

Hey, how does the air ride feel? What braking setup do you have?

[@sheldonconk9526]

I love your delivery. What Great Channel 🖤

[@thebrokenbolt3990]

I still keep forgetting you upload twice a week 😂

[@LegitStreetCars]

I just started. I'll always post my Saturday morning video but I'm trying to get a Thursday video out too. Just fun stuff I do during the week

[@mikewilliams4947]

@WishUPONa Bentley yes I’ll second that.

[@jd8659]

You should do a review on this car I would love to see the rebuild on your channel

[@simonthebroken9691]

That snow is awesome! I miss big snows, 20+". Big here is 6-8". It sure gets cold, though. Checked the record low for today it's -27 degrees F. Greetings from N.D.

[@CharBuilds]

Where’s the update vid?

[@shiann_builds]

You need to follow along with this build for sure. I've got a list of VRP parts in my future plans for my G55k.

[@ezram8511]

Would he sell the old supercharger?? Thinking of doing a supercharged w163 amg

[@sumbochen]

Still in love with the m113k kompeessor motor. I WISH FOR MORE NEW INVENTION UPGRADE PARTS.

[@tischlerbmw21]

These engines can be rehoned with a special paste and felt hones to expose the silica for when you re-ring it

[@Makukeisari]

You should resurrect the w211 CDI series. This time get a V6 or V8 model.

[@aaadds4873]

Dayum nice to see the madman behind vrp!! This guy awesome man mark my word few years he gonna be taking out wistec and renntech dude sells amazing performance amg parts for half price then other company

[@captain8960]

G wagon is my dream suv and 2012 c63 AMG also love, great video Alex 👍

[@neighborsjordan95]

I drive a 94 Legacy 4wd 2.2na wagon and it already has a tendency to shake a bit at idle with the old flat 4 but the front drivers cylinder has 110 psi and the rear drivers has 65 psi, so it sounds like a Harley and kinda shakes like one too 😂 way past 200k miles though and it's my daily. Probably the most or 2nd most reliable engine I've had. That being said, the dead cylinder really gives it some character lol. Thankfully it doesn't chug oil

[@brandtetheridge9841]

Were portal axles a later addition?

[@munther1071]

wheres the CL65 engine update??

[@johnturner8829]

I've done the speaker under the hood thing. It's for the PA function of the CB radio so you can yell at people. "GET OUTTA MY WAY!!"

[@mattstroff6882]

Cool g wagon. That interior is atrocious though

[@Sylvan_dB]

That interior demands gold leaf on the outside.

[@rxtuninginc8444]

Never seen a vehicle so worthy of an interior fire.

[@PhantomU3P]

The G55 had a cb radio in it. The speaker was for the cb radio. I had one in my Dodge van.

[@reginalddawson1466]

Is there a continuation to this fix of this G wagon?

[@pabloescobar377]

How you doin man thnx for your videos they help out a lot

[@champagnelake]

What year was the CL55 motor?

[@Mr.Saltwater]

Love the videos. Former MB tech myself from the same era as you. Do you remember if the M113 has the same EGR problem as the M112? Plugging the drivers side head. I can't remember. I have an aftermarket solution to fix it. Just can't remember. Thanks anyone that answers

[@George-zq2sk]

it's so impressive how you know all of these cars and engines by code!! super cool! love the content

[@dpd6401]

Wow, looks like a great buy. I can’t get over the snow. I’ve never experienced driving in the snow!

[@bobbyleescott]

The speaker was hooked up to that Cb in the center console and acted as a loud speaker in police cars and such.

[@kruck96]

Can’t imagine paying 35k for that autozone special.

[@craigh6129]

I’m glad im not the only one who thought this.

[@Alexander_l322]

I could but I’d not leave it looking like that

[@rxtuninginc8444]

The things that some people think look good and spend money on is beyond me. I also don't understand all the cheap work done to exhaust and other stuff on such an expensive vehicle.

[@anthonywilliams4100]

Just bought some pullies for my S550 from VRP.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

I'd like to see 15" alloy slotted rims with 33inch all terrain tires on it.

[@daineseboy78]

Hmmm. Videos outta sequence. The CL65 is there but dirty?

[@charlie1832]

Is it worth rebuilding that engine that’s blown ?

[@LegitStreetCars]

Not really. They are pretty cheap to buy used

[@derrickthomas5686]

What if u want to build it better

[@venni3996]

isnt that the a class and sprinter key on g wagon they definetly changed it aftermarket

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Speaking of snow, the Mercedes that was buried under a ton of snow in the parking space in front of my house has finally emerged from it's icy tomb, and didn't see it's shadow so no more winter, and just in time too because that thing looks WAY worse than it did when it first got buried. I looked up the VIN and it turns out to be an E320, used to have a badge on the back that said 4Matic. Anyone know if it's it even worth saving?

[@DeusVolo]

That young guy owns VRP That's what I love about America! The American dream is for anyone willing to work for it!

[@TommyCraft5]

I would drive around with a blown cylinder and tell everyone that my AMG has a V7

[@seanschuler1700]

I say toss a good ol bottle of Restore in the motor and call it good. Probably won’t work but it did help my smoking ML430

[@tqdinh2]

Donut in the snow baby 🍩

[@saratc660]

I’ve rented a G500. These look and feel like tanks, it’s a monstrous rig Btw: the skid plate is stock I believe and same with the black key

[@Gig76]

I really loved this video and beautifully plowing in those big mounts of snow is exactly what I have done in the past weeks here in NYC with my XC60, but with slightly different results....

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

"Give err some beans phil" I aint got a damn clue why that made me laugh so much lol

[@howardwilliams1218]

Love the SNOW!!!!!

[@kylemains920]

I think the speaker and hardware in the cab could have been used for a volunteer first responder. I didn’t notice any lights anywhere. But could have taken them off.

[@ETangooo]

Don't forget about the snow storm in 2011!!! Where lakeshore drive got shut down! :P

[@petercantremember253]

HOLY COW!! That's a lot of snow . Here in Australia we have to go to the mountains for snow and pay a fortune for the privilege , you just have to step outside..Good vlog Alex and l don't envy you freezing your knackers off to keep us entertained!!