The Evil Of The S63 A/C Compressor

[@keithmattioli5159]

Mad respect for your skills Mike. This puts those "how to change oil" videos to shame.

[@nlieber]

The average cost for a Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG AC compressor replacement is between $1,363 and $1,477. (Repair Pal) Oh Mike I think adding a KZbin logo on the hat would help future subs find you. I replaced a compressor in 2 days but only because I got trapped underneath it and my crying attracted several mechanics who helped me.

[@whizzo55]

I feel your pain. Back in the late '90's we had a "93 Cadillac STS and the compressor went out. I changed it out with a rebuilt one in the driveway and swore I will never do that again. About a year later it started making tons of noise and I got rid of that puppy! Traded it in on a Mercury Mountaineer 302 V8 and drove it over 200k and my daughter has it now and her husband drives it to work instead of his F250 diesel. A/C still working.

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Good job!!

[@fasteddy917]

And in a future video we will a S63AMG that was so reasonable that Mike couldn't turn it down but guess what? It needs an air compressor and I know I said never again after the last one but look at the condition and it was so cheap. It is perseverance, Mike. Most people would walk away but it's your "I can do this." that amazes us and keeps us coming back to see just how your going to do it. Wonderful video. Thank you.

[@Oyvind88]

Great video and work😎🇳🇴👌 Have a great day❤

[@1chish]

"I swear I will burn the car ..." Yep been there and got THAT T Shirt Mike. Car designers should be told to take it apart before it ever hits the market and then we can MAYBE get a spanner on every nut and bolt.

[@billbowers268]

The easiest way to remove the compressor is take the drivers seat out . Place seat in front of car and sit on it . Open bottle of Jack . Now drink Jack wasn't that easy .

[@jennaemullins7612]

Great Job Mike!!! Looked like the empty glove under the hood was flipping the bird🤣🙉

[@kevinbaker3426]

Oh Mike. , been there many times myself. Something that should take an hour to repair. Turns into 8hrs.etc. Love your self control, no profanity on camera, respect that, especially with what you're doing, coupled with the heat. Love to have you as a neighbor, give you hand on your cars. Keep it up, Lisa and me love watching your continued progress (struggles). Till next time...😀👍

[@roxyroxy4816]

I did the same job on my CL500 few months ago, and it was the most enjoyable and satisfying project , with the exact right steps and tools it's surprisingly easy, of course you have to remove many accessories especially the ABC pump, the fan and shroud the ABC reservoir and low pressure AC hose first. And while waiting for AC compressor, practiced putting things back and take off again twice until I was able to do it in an hour time . Replacing the motor mount , overhauling the ABC pump, cleaning polishing and waxing every part while there and then the white gloves reassembly. I have put together a step by step free guide to anyone who wants to tackle this project in a short time and without frustration and busting knuckles with one condition, a promise to clean the ef**** parts and hoses and engine compartment before reassembly 🤣

[@AnthonyMartinez-me5xf]

Hey man, I’m in the middle of this project on my CL500, my next step is taking the power steering pump out and it’d really help to have some of your knowledge. Let me know if you see this!

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Mega shock ! No " oogah horns ! 😲 . Your videos are great and funny ! See ya next video

[@wrenchinwithgrandpa4586]

You are very tenacious about your projects, that’s why everyone loves your videos, and the wildlife!😂😂😜

[@stevewise9746]

Hi Mike Great video you’ve got a lot of patience to do something like that now I know why I stopped at the age of 50 doing my own maintenance on cars keep the great videos coming mate thank you God bless.

[@Mustang00007]

Ah the Merc..good one very frustrating.

[@ericbrock9387]

Kent B. would be proud! I am a glutton for Mercedes myself, so felt your pain... Well done and your best video yet!

[@terryeustice5399]

You DYI has been a trip. Your bound to be exasperated with this replacement. I like you would never do it again. Your arms turn to jelly. Dirt falling into your eyes. But, your stubborn enough not to let it lick you. I respect you even more than ever. Thank you for sharing!

[@rickstevens6787]

Mike, if you can do that job you can do darn near anything. I'm surprised you didn't do the job over at Randy's shop. What a PIA !!

[@ianmitchell4231]

Mike all i can say is your either a very brave guy doing this job or just simply crazy for doing it, well done sir you got it swapped out.

[@cousinjohncarstuff4568]

Perhaps he is a bit of both?

[@billbowers268]

No problem you are well qualified . Much faith in you.

[@viccarrasquillo5183]

You mike , I thank you for being to learn about working on Mercedes , when I buy one , I will be able to fix it ..I noticed that your yard is empty?? Did you get rid of cars , love your videos .. when are working on cars , you make my day . In a dark world 🙏🙏🙏

[@peterkwok9608]

Good job Monkey wrench Mike 👍👍patience and persistence will always results in success 🎉🎉👍👍

[@ryzen397]

No wonder it costs an arm and a leg to fix any simple thing on that beast

[@thomasbossman]

Right around $2800 for that job

[@ماجدالعلى-ي2ل]

Hi Mike good to see you fixs the car and you not quit ...you have skills Good luck to ranching more car

[@amadeo_serrano]

Mike, I want to extend to you, at this point, a heart-felt thank you.Watching what you are going through with this repair has reinforced my belief that I made the right choice when I bought the Audi. The other car I considered was a 2019 CLS63 demonstrator that they wanted a sniff under $119K for but now, I am thanking my lucky stars (as well as you) that I passed on it. If your sound suddenly goes off, I will fully understand and commiserate as, by now, I would have been under a permanent blue cussing haze if I were dealing with that much of a C-F. 🤔😱😵

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Ha!! Thanks!

[@danielulz1640]

Don't worry Mike, if the car drives you crazy, it will be a very short trip. Tee hee.

[@rossfield8850]

Well done Mike! Proud of you….don’t sell it though, she’s your fav! All will be forgiven when you’re icy cold on the highway again!

[@daved5244]

Where was the Mercedes lab coat? I think you earned it on this one. Good job Mike!

[@jasonwho9992]

Love the video mike 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 you have the patience of a saint I would have gave up on day one 🤣🤣

[@cmanofthewoodscentralus3217]

Might just call this a real Character Builder. Good Job and remember that. You are Helping a lot of people save money by doing the things you do. Thanks for Sharing. Stay Safe. Stay Healthy.

[@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032]

Be glad it's not a S65... engine out for most stuff!

[@furiouswolf777voodoo4]

Pro tip: Sometimes two people working is better than one 😎

[@georgeborrero2783]

Good job Mike with your AC on your car

[@jamesjohnson9483]

You should have thr entire front clip of the removed

[@ctech14367]

Mike you give 50+year old men hope. You did it dude!!!

[@micahbush3877]

I can tell with all the explicits lol that it was rough and hard but you got it done. Great job Mike

[@M_Phipps0520]

Great job Mike , sometimes cars make you want to pull your hair out!

[@undertakerfire7810]

This was amazing to watch and I could really feel every emotion you went trough having been there myself for much smaller jobs on my Benz! You should be very proud of pulling that off my friend:)...

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

What an absolute friggin horror show that job is!

[@jeremiahsullivan5219]

Gates green stripe belts are one of the best belts you can buy, they use them for racing

[@edwardtc8129]

Your videos are always so informative and interesting, always a pleasure tuning in for the S63 AMG, love this car

[@bwolper]

Thanks for showing us something we never want to try. You are a god!

[@johnl3230]

Love your editing man. Awesome content 👌 that looked like a pain in the butt!

[@jacksonroy7480]

I took my GL to the dealer when its a/c compressor seized. I looked down in there and said no sir 😂 I do admire you tackled this yourself though!

[@benlee6500]

Not for the fainted heart....removing air compressor from a Benz...MWM did it right, the name of the game is knowledgeable and patience, with the right tools, and a clear mind of where you put those nuts and bolts...but once it's done, you will enjoy the cool air for at least a few years trouble-free....Good work 😉...regards from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@manowaari]

S250CDI 4 Cylinder would be great choice.. lots of room under the hood ;) Amazing job you did there, pain in the butt for sure!!

[@billbowers268]

You'll get it done .

[@mattcurtis6481]

Hey Mike great job. Great honest/content 👍👍👍

[@Justkevin377]

Where are you going around with the manual says

[@mikebayliss2003]

I have the same problem with my jaguar you have to either lift engine up to get it or drop the sub frame are the only two options.

[@capn_shawn]

I did this on my CL55 Removing the 70mm long fully-threaded bolt 1/4 turn gave me hand scurvy.

[@tonyboothe1566]

Great attitude, remember if they built pyramids you should be able to do this. I hope you are having fun. I love doing the same stuff.

[@OatesSteve]

Hi Mike great video as always, in the beginning it would be great if you mentioned the reason/diagnosis, of the reason for the AC compressor replace, noisy?, Bad clutch?, and a reminder of the mileage on the vehicle. Would help out those doing this job for the first time, especially diagnosis, what the problem was. Thanks again, keep up the great work.

[@thewatcher629]

Nice work and good job!!

[@dianab3827]

Gee, what a convenient design! The folks who came up with that should get an award. 😑

[@MrMarco6900]

Looks like the same thing as my SL500. I spent 2 days trying to get the suction hose off the compressor then gave up (there is a TSB on that hose). I changed the drier, put the compressor mounting bolts back in and refilled the freon. Haven't had a problem since. It was a clogged drier. You really need to get some ramps :)

[@AutoFixNation]

Hey Mike you should have asked Randy if you could have used his shop. That way you could’ve put it on the lift. But love your channel the S63 AMG is favorite car

[@PaulPerry66]

Hope that idler pully isn't like the one in my clk430 . The bolt was so long I had to remove the radiator to get it out

[@syahirnizal6284]

I thing you can remove or put any protection to radiator to prevent any damage in future while working on car

[@georgebushisntcool]

Man, I admire people like you that do their own stuff! Can you tell me how you removed the bracket that holds ABC and power steering hose in front of the AC pulley bc I saw there isnt much space there and the bolt is long

[@keelaihassan]

Mike with mustache😃

[@andrewthomason3857]

Did you flush the lines before you installed the new compressor?

[@vanhouttebart2932]

I also replaced such a shitty thing on my GOLF4. and they make it so compact. a pleasure to work on

[@dogsnot2145]

You'll do it again! You just have to have a talk with you and let you know who's the boss ,and than you will do as your told ! AMEN

[@marksaunders2500]

Hi from uk MWM 👋👍 great show and yes some cars test our patience my 2 this Month mini countryman cutch (engine out job😡) and just done a oil pump on audi a4 but to remove sump it catches oil pickup and subframe so yep you gottit subframe off just to clear the pick up😡 but all done and at least for you if yi do this again you know to do it quicker mate ( yes you know🤔get someone else to do it 😂) lok but no at least you know whats involved and where things are just incase lol and also it good practice to cover up pipes for ac but if moisture is in system dont worry cos under vacuum it boils the moisture out system 👌 and something I do on big jobs cut cardboard for to cover radiator on side your working on (1, stops any damage just in case 2, it stops you cutting yourself on rad fins) 👌 top tip lol thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Subframe?? Wow!!

[@marksaunders2500]

@@MonkeyWrenchMike I know mate I feel your pain Mike👌 that why I/we love it for 😂 more fool us 👍😂

[@titanicfilmsbymark]

What a pain in the butt. Hats off to you Mike.

[@fuzzydicemotors8240]

Got involved with something similar with a alternator. These car engineers need a good beat down.

[@antonhiler8586]

This is why people say if you buy a mercedes make sure you can afford the maintenance.

[@thomasbossman]

Question wouldn't it be much easier just to pull the engine out replaced the A/C condenser and reinstalled the engine Pretty sure it would take less than 4 days

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Yup!!

[@iann8642]

Mike, in one of your future videos on the S63, could you talk about the head bolts on these? I’d love to buy one just not sure about the head bolt corrosion problem. Thanks

[@cousinjohncarstuff4568]

Are all Mercedes this bad for compressor replacement, or just this model?

[@yodasbff3395]

I enjoy working on my own cars but that Mercedes would take all the pleasure out of doing my own maintenance. Nice job Mike. 👍

[@michaellian6554]

Hot shower a cold beer and some quiet music and if that don't work there's always put a rag in the gas filler tube light a match and walk away

[@Simplyput3451]

It would have been great to use AAR lift to replace the compressor. Excellent vid on your way to 50k subs.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

He has access to it. But this was way too fun to watch. If he had used my lift it would have been done in a day. Great video!!

[@Simplyput3451]

@@AutoAuctionRebuilds 👍

[@toolzshed]

It's worse if the compressor has an internal failure and bits of metal contaminate your ac system, you have to replace everything, otherwise your new compressor's warranty will be void ☹️ very expensive 😭

[@wrenchesinmotion3282]

Good job Mike. Frustration is definitely part of the Mercedes nameplate.

[@klowenstein483]

Were you planning on changing the condenser the dryer and the expansion valve too or just only the compressor?

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

I did off canera

[@cliffordkinnear9705]

In the Air-Force and the aerospace world we call that a 4 deep component!!!! Meaning four other components have to be removed to get at that one component!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. The F-16 was bad about that! I can only imagine what the F-35 is like!! At the factory all the ancillary components are installed on the engine before they bolt the engine to the sub-frame/engine bay!!!! Good Job Mike ---- a very complicated and frustrated removal for sure !!

[@azadvartan8259]

Watching ur videos. Made me slowly confident to work on Mercedes. 😂

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Yay!!

[@19mati67]

I have also worked three days(~15 hours total), lowering my Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV with sport springs. I was so frustrated and tired. I would not do it again. How did you find out, that the compressor is bad?

[@darrinwilson633]

You win!

[@Justkevin377]

Why are you going around what the manual says

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Because I didn’t want to drain every fluid

[@eliasnicholson]

I wonder if I’m this funny when I work a vehicle model I despise 😂

[@roypearce6968]

Yes you are a hot 🥵 mess but if work it all good . Just think if you had the dealer or another repair shop you know they will have charged thousands of dollars to fix. So fingers cross . Love your video Mike 👍

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

wholly chit....that thing is a disaster to work on

[@seryil4806]

Hi on minute 2:16 sec you mentioned you need to remove that pipe. What is the name of that pipe what does it do as my one is got a pin hole transparent oil coming out of it

[@brianbui2460]

My ac and heater are not working just blowing air out, it’s neither cold or hot do you think it’s the ac compressor?

[@tommyhall2703]

Good luck buddy take care love your videos is randy ok buddy

[@red58impala]

You have the patience of Job. Who am I kidding? I'm hopeful you got it all sorted out and I don't blame you for not wanting to do it again. I have the worst luck with serpentine belts. I'd rather pull an engine than put on a serpentine belt again. I told my grandfather once that I was "pretty". He said "you're pretty alright, pretty ugly and pretty likely to stay that way." Kinder words were never spoken ;-).

[@chucklowe4166]

Keep the belt as an emergency spare in the trunk.

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Def!

[@sugarandpennythepooh1211]

You are already pretty Mike. Great perseverance! Love this video, so honest. It looked like she was hooked up to life support with the pressure tester on her. Lol 😂❤️🙏 Joanne

[@jameelali1266]

That’s why the MB dealership charge lots of money to do those repairs. But then… it’s a Mercedes… everything is as expensive.

[@whollymindless]

Heat stroke is real.

[@jonathanclayton9107]

What happened to Janice Mike?

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

She has a being bad…

[@valentingomez2288]

I like your S63 ac hair style tho! Lol

[@luist.1775]

Mike I think I commented on one of your videos that you said your ac was broke. It was better to just take the radiator out with the compressor and the front bumper. That way you don’t have to take the pressure line from the rack & pinion and lift the engine. It would had come out from the front with the high pressure port tilted tot he left. It would had taken just four hours to do 😬

[@luist.1775]

Oh and for the bolt that you couldn’t get to, there’s a craftsman wrench for the weird sockets they put out before it was sold that fits all the Mercedes torx bolts. That’s the best wrench I own in my set. I can send you a picture if you want

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Yes please! [e-mail]

[@grier6191]

Looks like you could have removed the finder liner and wheel off the car to gain more access to the a/c compressor. Maybe hard to tell from the video. Good job tho👏🏽

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

No access from there. Metal panels are in the way.

[@jefnf]

Removing the coolers would have been easier I believe

[@geodun]

I guess at the factory they start with an AC compressor and then build a car around it.

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Exactly!

[@W3-tk]

Hello, I'm from Saudi Arabia and I like what you're doing

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Thank you!!

[@sccarguy8242]

How many Mustang compressors could you have done in that same amount of time ?? what like 20 maybe 30!!!

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Exactly!!