I Bought a Mercedes S600. Did the Auction Destroy the Engine??

I bought a Mercedes S600 with a twin-turbo V12 and I discovered that the auction ran it without oil. Did they destroy the engine?
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[@fridder.]

Good on you for naming and shaming the auction. Absolutely no reason to be that reckless

[@WheelieMedia]

Sam Crac…

[@AnontheGOAT]

Samcrac, Legit Street Cars, Tavarish, all pimp for Copart.

[@WheelieMedia]

@@AnontheGOATyeah and their not even sponsored I love their content but it would be nice if they would least say where they are purchasing from. Maybe they are worried about being black listed?

[@originallynot]

Bad treatment is just a beginning, my brother's Audi came with a bunch of parts missing, I got lucky because mine only came without some minor trim pieces

[@AnontheGOAT]

@@WheelieMedia they get access into their yards and allow them to film. I get that if one has a dealers license, one can look at what they have. But I believe they have a policy where they don’t allow filming.

[@CameronNewland]

Copart is trash. I was at their Phoenix location a year ago to pick up a salvage title F30 328i, and there was some 18-year-old kid who had flown halfway across the country to pick up a crashed WRX STI, he arrived at the copart location at 8:00 a.m., did all the paperwork and got the title by 10am, and his STI was delivered to him *AT 7:00 p.m.*! Everyone at Copart knew he was waiting for his car, and they did everything within their power to ensure that he had to wait an unreasonable amount of time to receive it. He politely inquired multiple times about when his car would be unloaded. All the staff blew him off and told him to wait and that it would be out soon. Seems like the staff was colluding with the auto transporters and tow truck drivers, and made it so that if you did not pay an auto transporter to pick up your car from Copart for you, then you would be last in line, no matter what time you arrived to pick up your vehicle. They made me wait an unreasonable amount of time as well, but luckily I showed up in the afternoon, so I was inconvenienced a bit less than the WRX STI kid was. Also, the lady who helped me with the title and the paperwork inside the Phoenix location was absolutely terrible. Almost refused to give me the title to my own car that I had already paid for. From what I've heard, all Copart locations are like this. They hire bottom of the barrel employees, nobody is happy to work there, and nobody takes any pride in their job.

[@bobsharman9623]

Another Waldo Video to lighten up my day.....

[@Kingsleyezeagu767]

Fr ❤️

[@QLTYHOVA]

I cannot wait til Waldo builds his garage🫰🏼

[@royportalise5269]

Oh yeah poor Waldo must freeze 🥶 in the winter months. He deserves much better for his skill level.

[@admranger]

This urgently needs to be a thing. I'm voting for a Bus Grease Monkey type half-round metal building. That thing is slick as heck and very, very roomy (plus it's DIY friendly-ish -- need a number of friends though).

[@aurelioisidro4989]

Loved that you named and shamed. You’re the only KZbinr that I’ve seen do that.

[@bsurnsur]

Glad someone (you) finally had the onions to call these Copart crooks out. Think of them as failed unethical used car dealers who found a business with little to no competition and no federal or state oversite.

[@b1air77]

The S600's are so cool, love that you have so many of them! What a dumbass at the auction company to start that up...

[@saltypete2099]

I could never pay you what the Copart sponsorship would but I’ll always support you for telling the truth against shady company’s.

[@mr_blackjack_]

New trailer looking nice where’s the gooseneck😂😂

[@Disneymkvii]

W221 S600 owner here. I'm really excited to follow along with you on your S600 journey. Mine has almost double the miles as yours. You will absolutely LOVE the power of the TT V12. It's addictive. If you haven't already, be prepared to get a Xentry or similar compatible system to make even the smallest repairs. I'm in the process of getting one setup for my car so I can reprogram my rear window motors that area not bad, but need reprogramming to work. Side note: I was in NH last weekend with my wife for our anniversary and we are insanely jealous of the natural beauty you are surrounded by. And the Maple syrup too, of course. Cheers from TN!

[@karleon38]

Big mistake when reassembling the connecting rod cap: you must respect the assembly direction imperatively, because these are fracture split, so the contact surface with the connecting rod is unique on each side of the connecting rod cap. Ask me how i know. Hope you're lucky on that one.

[@AnontheGOAT]

@@karleon38 I could tell it was fracture split once he zoomed in closer on the con rod. That being said, it shouldn’t go back the other way because of this right?

[@fboomerang]

There's gonna be a LOT of content. ABC valve blocks can be rebuilt for about $50 in parts. Hoses aren't too hard to do. Flushing the system regularly keeps the problems down. Inspect it carefully every year, and repair hoses when they show signs of deterioration to keep the DOOM away. Then 24 coil packs and spark plugs to deal with... Replace rotors and pads rather than just pads, replace flex discs... See you every week for quite some time Waldo! AND GREAT BUY! Looks like you WON the gamble!

[@dragos2010full1]

he surely wants to also replace the pressure acumulators for the abc cause if those go bad and sent rubber pieces through the system it is a full write off at that paint since it will be insanely hard to repair to working spec again without replacing the entire system components

[@BeamMoto]

Copart did that damage with their long fork loaders. I picked up cars from IAA and Copart for about 12 years and transported them to salvage yards. It was very common for the operators at the auction to wildly pick up and drop the cars. Notice how the damage doesn’t have any rust? It’s fresh. Wacking oil pans was almost a weekly occurrence. It doesn’t matter unless it’s one of their “premium” sale cars, they are moving the cars around all the time with reckless abandon. The yards I delivered to used the shorter forks and we would pick up from the sides of the car but with caution

[@troo_story]

We have Copart here in the UK too (assuming it is the same organisation). They are indecently red-hot quick to collect insurance write-offs. My wife drove into the back of another car at 15mph during a coughing fit. They wrote her car off but I negotiated with the engineer on the phone and bought it back, and fixed it for no money. However, four days before he phoned but after I'd received an email from Copart telling me it was being written off, a driver from Copart called me on my cellphone & said he was en route to collect the car and would arrive in 35 minutes! I told him I would be buying the car back but he got pretty precious about it so I clarified the position by shortening the words & hung up. It felt like the vultures were dropping out the sky to start picking.

[@AnontheGOAT]

Ya it’s the same outfit.

[@deebee3901]

You are becoming an expert at fixing these German ladies. Another great repair and outcome. Please continue to keep us entertained - you are so good at it!

[@Jacob-de-Veroveraar]

I'm afraid your next buy at Copart will be a car with a tank full of all employee's pee in it.

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Phew! That was a narrow squeak. Peach of a car!!!

[@wallysprint]

what amazes me is that Waldo says thing like "this rare v12 could be destroyed.." with a straight face, almost smiling :O

[@WaldosWorld]

Maybe I was thinking about the excitement of rebuilding it 😅

[@Robsav-yx6vi]

Just a beautiful car Waldo. Delighted to get your video notification this time. One small request… Aspen to make an appearance for his fans .

[@The-truth-is-valuable.]

This car seems to be a solid purchase (all taken into account). Present very classy, and actually well looked after. Well done Waldo. Pity Copart does not want to act their size. They reminds me very much of "We-Buy-cars" here by us.

[@bestattitude]

W221, the best car ever in my book. And watching Waldo do maintenance and repairs on the most prestigious of all S-Classes, is truly a treat!

[@E550Boi]

Yes!!!! More Mercedes content!!!! We missed you, Waldo!

[@knubbe89]

The 550 is what brought me to this channel and I have enjoyed every video you’ve made since. Thanks for all the hard word going. Into these videos! Cheers from Sweden

[@britton6062]

Boy , did you luck out on that car ! When I saw that hole in the oil pan , I thought it was game over. If all goes well, that is going to be one sweet ride.

[@bumpkinrocks]

There's no telling how far the original owner drove it without oil either😂 Looks good so far👍

[@theneverman]

You're fearless in all your projects, heck of a welder too.

[@joespittle1]

When I worked as a mechanic, if we knew a car was going to auction and it had potentially catastrophic engine damage (bad timing chain, no oil pressure, etc) we would pull a few fuses starter and fuel related fuses and leave them with a detailed note in the glove box. Auctions and towing companies can be awful when it comes to starting engines that should be left alone

[@tipetu]

You are one of the few remaining youtubers working on cars on dirt floor. Besides the Pakistani truck builders.

[@avioncamper]

Another Waldo video, my hero ! Hope the v12 works out and no major issues. Drive cross country, you're braver than I am. The trees are turning, looks nice in NH. Hoping for more videos soon. Have a great week. Greg from NC.

[@dabofiron.itzsimplicity]

Hell yeah, new Waldo upload! Let’s go!

[@maxpower1293]

This car is so beautiful. From the outside and the inside.

[@robertkaplan9145]

W221 2007 S600 V12TT owner here now for five years. I do the maintenance by the book. Love the car. She is an expensive mistress, always complains, and provides a lot of pleasure.

[@chkndnts]

Your car ain't gonna fuck you bruh

[@rotaryperfection]

5:46 😬 Those are fractured rod bearing caps. Don't install them backwards as they are an exact fit to the fracture as they start off as a compete circular rod that's broken in half.

[@anthonyroberts9034]

I remember back in the day, that we used a Campbell Soup can and a hose clamp to fix exhaust pipes 😅😂

[@daviddoyle5480]

It's great to see a new video from you. You love your Mercedes, and I don't blame you. They are lovely cars. I'm sure you will have it running as smoothly as it left the factory in no time

[@sneaks01]

Great work buddy! It’s great to see you wrenching again! Give me regards to NH! 😊

[@cdbfarm65]

Beautiful vehicle. Glad it worked out in your favor.

[@mattmiller7641]

Some of the damage underneath the car could have easily been from a fork lift. Just because the person that loaded it for you was careful, doesn't mean the prior moves were. I have been to many Copart yards and they move vehicles around constantly.

[@LoneWolf0648]

when going to get my stuff there was a window where you could see into the yard, as they forklifted my truck out, they had clearly tore the gas tank open because it was pouring out as they carelessly brought it near the door.

[@rhiekel]

It is sad to see how brutally Copart moves around cars with a forklift, creating a lot of under body damage.

[@apevia72]

NICE JOB...i love those german cars 😍...i hope some day have one... im gona stay tune for the next episode... and nice gamble by the way...

[@MCI1392]

Quality creator right here, thanks Waldo!

[@Jasona1976]

Glad to see you share your adventures.....post more often please!!

[@Roger21989]

Love your content, your delivery is smooth and very informative! Can’t wait to see what the future holds.

[@morgananderson5058]

Waldo, these videos have given me the confidence to work on my own car more. Thanks for all that you do man!!

[@WaldosWorld]

Glad to hear that!

[@hashemjamalzadeh9865]

I love watching your videos. Especially anything mercedes related. Could you please make longer videos and show more of what you do. I hope the next video is more than 17 mins. Thank you for making great content it's a joy seeing you do what you love doing.

[@TopGunAce23]

Love when you have S600 on the channel, looking forward to the next chapter.

[@LeTheeman]

Great Waldo as always I do enjoyed your videos because I have learned so much and in some cases it raises my awareness.

[@raymondmumford6255]

OMG so happy to see you drop a video 😄 I think I had heart palpitations 😂 What an awesome car. Soooo looking forward to more videos on this car.

[@dagorithe]

3:39 you’re not going to use JB Weld to patch that hole?

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

Hey Wally don't leave it so long to the next video next time. We miss you buddy!!!

[@wholeNwon]

20 yrs. with new MB's. Hope you have a better experience with yours than I did with mine. Enjoy your videos.

[@cosborne06]

Looking forward to the maintenance video

[@xjayfromva7730]

Can’t wait to see you work on this. Now I have to go watch some of your older videos

[@boltspeedman91]

Love your channel and videos! Can't wait for more!!

[@DanielGomez-bn4yc]

LOVE the Waldo car content! Very excited for whats next

[@togo432nextgen]

Beautiful car, keep up the Mercedes content!

[@adam97ify]

I have some constructive ideas as a vehicle engineer. These rods ar fracture split, they absolutely unique and the caps can fit on only one way. The other thing is, you checked the lower bearing half, which is the unloaded side, the upper ones always have more wear or damage. My opinion is that, the guys at the auction thought they could get out more money from the car if they are listing it as run & drive and they didnt care about the potential engine damage.

[@Hard_Right]

yeah and he didn't even know which way it went , he could've very easily put it on backwards and smoked that rod bearing.

[@systemsbroken]

While using liquid Molly was the absolute correct thing to do your contention on 040 as opposed to 540 is opposite of the reality. Many different threads on a number of different forums validate some relatively new oil research for our engines

[@rustyjeep2469]

say that again in plain english?

[@kymw7833]

Hey Waldo always nice to see you on channel,you really love your Mercs they seem to be very cheap in the States especially at salvage auctions . Kym Adelaide

[@rustyjeep2469]

here in the US most German cars depreciate horribly as people are terrified of the cost of upkeep after the OEM warranty expires. you can pick up some nice cars for cheap, but you have to be sure the vehicle you're looking at was actually maintained. by the time the average german car is 8-10 years old it's had a couple owners and is ready for the used car lots, where 95% of the time, they're bought by someone who can't afford to maintain them. sure the car might cost $15k used but it still has the repair costs of a $60k European luxury car. those people then proceed to drive the poor car into the ground, doing only the bare minimum work required to keep it on the road, because they still have years of payments on it.

[@kymw7833]

@@rustyjeep2469 Yes they suffer the same here in Australia and parts are heavily taxed making a very expensive car to repair

[@Michael-Youtube98]

I always look forward to a Waldo video!!!

[@twhalen5516]

Looks like a nice find. Congratulations! Safe travels!

[@sarahdell4042]

Copart is a nightmare!

[@David-vd9up]

Looks like the car from AZ. Contractors there rarely tie down their loads for transport on the freeways. I have seen all sorts of flying debris from ladders to refrigerators.

[@Stumper007]

I ran over a shovel at 80mph that way once.

[@mm2000052]

Beautiful videos, Mr. Waldo. Your follower from Saudi Arabia. Don't delay in the upcoming videos.

[@peterwarner8541]

Good work Waldo. I’m looking forward to the garage build also!!!

[@jospi2]

Have you ever thought about doing a Cannonball run? You've got the tools for it.

[@WaldosWorld]

That would be fun! I'm not sure I would want to participate in the driving part of it, but I could certainly help make a custom car for it!

[@RollingRoadEFI]

I reckon you'll see that catalyst break apart thanks to that hit. If I were you I'd have just windowed it, gutted it, and closed it back up.

[@brendendas]

Paused all my activities of the day to watch this one. The male brain craves project mercedes videos.

[@HdhdhXbxbxb]

Can’t wait for the next video 🥹

[@Peiperkatt]

Amazing video as always. Really looking for part 2 for this vehicle! Love from Estonia!

[@erezklein5769]

Where's Waldo was answered today, Much appreciated.

[@robertmoss279]

Hey Waldo thank you for your recent video 👍🏻 Now many years ago I did have a S Class 350 W221 Diesel and it was a fantastic car. Probably the best car I’ve ever owned and was sorry to have sold it. Anyway I do have a E Class Wagon W212 now and purchased it because my Beagle (Paul) loves the ride because of the air suspension and the space he has in the back of it or is it still called a trunk 🤷 Good job naming and shaming, other Tubers in the UK even complain about them! Take care Waldo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@williambradford1467]

Great video, thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing the next part(s) of getting this car into cross-country condition. As for you naming names, I think it's entirely reasonable after three strikes to call an out.

[@goptools]

Hi Waldo. I know of 2 cases where cars were driven for many miles with the oil light on because they were told that the oil pressure was fine from the prior owner. In both cases, the engines did finally start making horrendous noises, indicating to the new owners that the oil pressure was not actually fine. Just trying to say that having oil is very important but a few seconds run without isn't always a death sentence. Hope yours turns out to be fine.

[@issjoe3]

Love your videos. You really deserve a nice, heated well lite shop. I'm sure you have one in your plans.

[@peteschiavoni]

Very cool car Waldo! Glad it didn’t get damaged. Looking forward to the next video.

[@24bellers20]

Having owned one years ago I can say that it’s an awesome car if you have lots of money for looking after it.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

You do know those are "fractured" rod caps and they ALWAYS MUST be re-assembled in their born-as position. ALWAYS pay attention to what you're doing. Take some of this yootoob cash and pave the floor.

[@dmmaddex]

You have a great eye for good deals.

[@rovhalgrencparselstedt8343]

I take it you're done with Copart at this point after getting burnt so many times. As naming and shaming them publically on youtube likely earned you a ban from participating in further auctions anyways.

[@carlosg8716]

so Waldo actually welded today!

[@lilibethdoherty295]

Copart Houston Saved My Butt, a Gatekeeper Flagged Down a Tow Truck Driver who turned out to be a God Send. He loaded my 2019 Tahoe behind his flatbed that had a car he was to bring to his Cousin who turned out fixed everything on my Tahoe perfectly and gave me a Temp Tag to drive back to Virginia 1,400 + Mile Home. I know how lucky I was and that was 3 Years ago.

[@rolotomase1440]

Content Idea: Take us through an auction purchase. And another fun video, I look forward to the fluid changes.

[@Strangesage]

Awesome video glad to see new stuff from you! Hope all is well.

[@RyanRoadReaper]

I was not expecting to see a video on this so soon! 🎉

[@johnrand93]

I had 3 new 11-14 CL600 Designo Editions and love these cars. The S is a magnificent car. The only ones to own are the 11-13 in these. You’ll love this car!!!

[@vassel123]

I simply love your videos. Especially when you made one with a legendary Benz. Thank you!

[@jimthode]

I just bought my first car from Copart with a relatively positive experience. I bought a 2022 car with 6000 miles that was a salvage car but it was/is pristine. It was listed as undercarriage damage but I found absolutely no damage. The only thing it needed was a battery charge from sitting in the yard for several months. I essentially got a almost new car for less then 1/2 the retail price. I did inspect the car in person and would highly recommend a onsite inspection for any car that there is any question about the condition or damage. I actually inspected it twice because I could not believe what I saw in the first inspection, NO damage. For pick up I scheduled a pick up when they opened and had my car loaded in 15 minutes.

[@paulpeacock6642]

Yesssss, another Waldo Vid. Keep up that amazing content of yours.

[@zambi3lolol702]

I feel left on a cliff hanger not seeing any service done besides the pan and oil change. Even tho i am somewhat lube tech guy just watching you do it is so satisfying

[@Sifsarmonikas]

Finally a video! Keep them coming !

[@henkzlindberg2932]

You sir deserve a better shop my goodness

[@javig5045]

Glad to see things worked out this time, also kudos on calling out that crooked co....Javi G.

[@troyfortune4124]

Nothing better than a WW video. Thanks!

[@larsandroid]

Such an awesome car, wish I had the guts to buy one myself!

[@Quickened1]

Don't know what you paid for it, but suffice it to say, you definitely scored! Because if you were willing to potentially drop a replacement engine in it, and still come out on top, you hit the jackpot when you didn't have to! Congrats, nice looking car. Thanks for your honest review!!!

[@23Piccolina]

I own '08 S550 W221 with V8. Love this car! I have owned 72 cars since 1974 and this S Class is the best of them all.. I think Mercedes doesn't make anything close to these today.

[@kmadigan1347]

2 videos in the same month!!! Lets GOOOOOO

[@franklinpatterson3693]

Great car, just sold my w220 s600 what an experience driving and keeping it running, I got alot of abc experience. Good luck, Replaced it with a tesla model s. It ain't no mercedes, I have spent about $150 to go 5000 miles thanks to my solar panels.

[@jimzucker]

omg finally you put out a video

[@varIsberg]

I really think your next project should be your workshop :)