Driving My CL65 AMG 700 Miles Home Was A Total Nightmare But I Fixed A Major Issue With NO TOOLS!
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I bought Hoovies Garage CL65 AMG and I can't believe it survived CarTrek. I bought the car knowing the twin-turbo V12 had a bad oil leak and that the hydraulic suspension was leaking but so much more broke on the trip it was ridiculous. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!
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What's the most miles you've driven during 1 road trip and what kind of car? 1991 Jamaica Yellow Firebird, 2,100 miles.
My 1992 Geo Prizm, maybe 40 miles... I'm 17...
1999 Toyota 4Runner 5100 km, 6 days; ~200k miles in mostly 90 deg weather. AC worked the whole way, no issues.
5100 km round trip in one week, 39 mpg. 1997 fiat marea weekend diesel. im sure you'll google it up :)
First, after ground issues suspect the bcm (router). 18 hours 850 miles in a 87 s-10, I got lost on an emergency detour and ended up in Canada. At that point I knew where I was and crossing the border was the easiest way home skipping 2 states. Atleast I was able to pick up some duty free molson XXX.
Plymouth Volare’! May, 1998 Jersey Shore to Sequim Wa. 2,966 miles! Towing a trailer! Two preschool children!
@10:15 this pretty much sums up driving Mercedes 🤣 just erase CELs and pretend nothing happened
Why didn't you go to an auto store and patch it with some jb weld putty?
Lucky. I wanted to buy this. Whatever. I'll buy a SL65 and strip 1000 LBs off that instead.
I noticed that at the beginning of your trip, the car was cautioning you that your coolant level was very low. There was also an active oil leak, but I did not see anywhere on the video where you checked the oil level. The engine seemed very smooth at the beginning of the video and unless there was low oil/low coolant, (which progressively got lower,) the engine should not have degraded/failed so fast. I suppose there is also the remote possibility of timing chain/guides failure?... (I do not know your total miles accrued, so I cannot wager a guess...) Severe misfires would be consistent for an engine with a timing chain/guides about to fail. While I have owned insane amounts of Mercs in my life time, I have never seen a Merc engine fail in the same fashion as a Chevy, Ford, Toyota, etc. (Throw a rod, etc.) Typically, the Merc engines will fail due to low coolant and/or low engine oil, and the major killer of Merc engines is the timing chain/guides. Given the leaks, etc., this car should have been shipped, then sorted out. I can't help but think that whatever killed this engine was likely avoidable?... Please know that I am not being critical, and I certainly feel for you.
Your boy looking under the hood with his hoodie "drawstrings" hanging while the engine was running scared the shit out of me. @21:42
I bet that engine was keeping u warm!! Edit: fixed my typo
Having trouble understanding why someone of your knowledge would not tow this from the start.........gets views i guess....
You had do drive it.... its a bonding process that will mean the car will be either driveway art or your long term driver.... 👍😀
Come on, you guys love this drama. I mean why else you use wear just hoodies in sub-freezing temps while complaining about how cold it is and driving home a vehicle with known issues you were warned about. For you guys this is FIworld gold. You love the drama. I mean who wants to see you drive a Lexus home with absolutely no issues for you to complain about?
Hahaha. Love the sponsor intervention
Hoovie did well to 'sell' you this car!
As a german, it appears absolutely crazy to me that gas stations without a water seperator exist. Feeling sorry for you and the CL. Definitely deserves better fuel :(
Lol, you got burnt by Casey's gas?
Door/window function issues are likely due to broken wires in the door jamb expansion joint. That was the case on my CL55.
Ha!! Hey Alex! Remember when I bought your 40mpg C5 Vette and you did tech support on the way home for the exact same problem?? Stupid Midwest winter premium gas!!! I filled up about 10 miles from your house and 50 miles later I had maybe 5 cylinders firing! Heet fixed that right up too!!
Why would you buy a car from Hoovie, and not bring tools? That's like trying to fail on purpose
I believe Hoovie said, and I quote, "No one should buy this car!" Lol. Longest road trip was 2600+ miles in a 05 sienna with 356,000 miles. Ran great there and back
I wouldn't call buying a car from Hoovie dumb. But maybe don't take pills you found in a car you didn't put there. Did they at least say the name of what you took on them?
Only a fool and his money ever bought a German car in America.
One of the main things that scare me from the AMG’s. The hydraulic suspensions
Will never happen to me.
Have gotten bad premium in the winter in my BMW as well had to have it towed it was misfiring so bad once we got a full tank of new gas in it with heet no more misfiring
When he took the engine cover off damn that's a hugeeee engine
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What idiot doesn’t bring the code reader🙈 I can understand not bringing tools but come on it’s a fucking Mercedes
If I'm super rich. I'm going to get all the CL63/65 and S63/65 Coupe from C215-C217. They're so elegant and powerful at the same time！
Can't wait for the update, especially since Chicago has been in the 40s ❤
Hi Alex, there's EVP at 0.25x video speed, my language Danish 3:18 'Der er grøften, pas på!' ('There's the ditch, be careful!'). The conclusion, perhaps, of what seems to be spirit stating what it could like owning what is now basically a historic Mercedes: 3:08 'The best', 3:09 'Bad system', 3:10 'Humble bat', 3:11 'Prison', 3:12 'Upset', 'Stealthy', 3:13 'Not a KIA', 3:15 'Fifty thousand dollars a year it's gonna cost..', 3:17 'We're just sacrifice..', 3:31 'Tak for din Bluetooth' ('Thanks for your Bluetooth'), 3:33 'Oksesteg' ('Roast beef'). A radio can function basically as a ghost box, this phenomenon can occur especially on the Internet, a dimension in itself, not reality but a parallel, non physical alternative 'reality', made purely of energy, as the afterlife. EVP can also happen directly in camera, as spirit can use the noise on the soundtrack to generate speech patterns. Respectful analysis Asatru shaman The Völve, Denmark PS Used to drive a 270D E-Class myself for four years when I worked as a taxi driver back in the 2000s, also owned a 123 200D and even drove a 3 liter 124 as a cab on country roads, the most solid Benz ever.
Good advise on cars requiring premium fuel Alex. I always pick a high volume station whenever I fill up unless there is no other option. Requires a bit extra planning though. Sometimes you're in the middle of nowhere and don't have a lot of choices. A big red flag would definitely be premium costing substantially more money than regular.
Rule # 1 Never trust an old Mercedes
Poor choices on top of poor choices. The engine is smoking, leaking, shaking, steaming and missing. They drive it anyways while saying "I dont want to hurt the engine...".
This was exciting haha all my money was on you not making in it hahaha
Congratulations on getting home! Really looking forward to seeing you work on this car.
This vid was possible by that paid content and nothing else! I just got sooooooooo tired of Alex hearing him say "we're not gonna make it" 20K times that I had to Fast-forward at least 10 minutes incl the paid content!!!! Yes, we all know you want some excitement and what not in your vids, but c'mone man.... This vid could have been tops 5 minutes long and over with.... but no.... "we're not gonna make it" was the fraise of the day!!! I sure hope you're not becoming one of those I-Like-To-Hear-My-Own-Voice-So-I-Keep-Repeating-Myself-20K-Times-Just-To-Get-A-20- + -Long-Vid-Just-To-Get-Paid-By-YT kinda A-holes out there!!!!!! Next time try to have more content than just "we're not gonna make it"
You should make a special video about best long highways travel cars you had. That would be interesting.
Brisbane Australia to Melbourne and vice versa, BMW X5 40D and Bmw 320D one stop for fuel 1700 klms each way. Listing to Fleetwood Mac, Now here you go again you want your freedom 🎵
Last time I had my CL out, my ABC info light came on, I knew fluid could be low as I just changed the HP Expansion line under the core support. A quick button push from comfort to sport settings cleared it up enough to get me home. I parked it hoping the CL600 RennTech gods would correct it over the winter. :)
I've never seen so much garbage about this chat/video/ ......BEWARE WHAT FEEDING?
See Below, why this person making such a point with this video of this car! Due the Math?
All I can say, he trying to devalue your Mercedes S65 for his own personal gain, why? They stop making this car in 2019 with a final edition. Hello!
All I can say wow, If someone all about MONEY! Next, this car was $180,000.00 with budget of $2000.00, MAYBE your problems? IDIOT!
You've got some good Karma there my man. Good for you. I'm glad the car got you home safely.
22:30 I’m not kidding you want to know who’s responsible for that huge uptick in subs? The same guy who even made this video possible: Tyler Hoover (and the algorithm). But seriously, he’s been such a figure in the community.
"The Best or Nothing..." -Mercedes marketing line. "Okay, I guess I'm getting nothing..." -owners of Mercedes that are a few years old
Does it come in tobacco flavor? 😆
What a car that was! wish I would get one!
When can I expect to see a video on the repair of the ABC pump as I have the same exact issue on the same year
Shity gasoline over there... 99 octane in sweden
Car wizard: just keep things topped up...dude...nah imma wing it in a car with a hugely expensive engine.
Mr Alex, I love the CL65 ever since Jeremy Clarkson reviewed it on Top Gear! As a viewer, it is so much fun to watch this car go from Hoovie, to CarTrek, to The Mercedes-Benz Mastertech of FIworld. What a wonderful journey! Very excited for the future videos!!
In Germany, this car is very popular. Especially the CL 500 is currently getting a lot of hype. Among other things, triggered by gangster rappers. The rapper Gzuz has brought out a song called CL 500 and since then all the teens with a driver's license want this car. Unfortunately, he really has a lot of problems. Especially the ABC suspension. When it works it's fantastic but when it breaks down it gets very expensive. Many mechanics can't or won't fix it either. I don't recommend this car to anyone unless they have an unlimited budget. If you want a really cool alternative to this car without all the problems, then buy a CLK 500, a smaller version of the CL with a great engine and without the ABC suspension. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
That cars not in Kansas anymore Toto.
If Hoovie and Wizard can't fix the proble, just don't buy the car. In few weeks: This is the CL65 I bought from Hoovie. It works perfectly well, just changed this and that for around 45 bucks.
Great video😀
Cool stuff, u would think it would have a bad gas sensor.
106 miles to Chicago full tank of gas half a pack of cigarettes its dark out and were wearing sunglasses....HIT IT
20min of oh no its not going to make... oh no.. oh no....
This was so stressful to watch. I loved it.
Hey can anyone help me out? for my dodge charger srt8 Check engine light came on and says “Catalyst efficiency below threshold bank 2” what do i do and what should i do ? Do i have to buy a new one?
Nice video explaining why to buy a used lexus instead.
My 2021 G550 has the rest feature...so it isn’t totally gone
Please give that M275 some proper love and then take the CL back to Hoovies cul de sac and do some burnouts.
You sir are brave for driving that home, and in the snow no less. I had a W215 CL500 and I was always afraid the ABC system would piss itself one day, which it eventually did. I converted to coilovers and never worried about it after that.
Looking forward for that engine removal..nice video man..
What a noob
your ABC system is losing hydraulic fluid.....i had the same issue, looks like u burned up the hydraulic pump
Excited to see this car fixed up and shredding tires
If car misfires a lot just replace each individual coil pack right off the start. Yes you can do plugs and wires but make sure coil packs maybe even first. It’s an older Benz.
could of gone to your favorite parts store got a obd2 scanner and cleared it its like 75.00 and you could of at least seen what was going on
also when the truck come to fill the tanks at the gas station if its raining or snowing all that gets dropped in the tank depending how careless the delivery guy is
ypur luckily the pump dident lock up ive seen and have had fluid leaks that locked pumps up do to no mote lubrication
That front is sitting quite low. I would consider looking at the front pressure block for potential leaks
Definitely only you should've bought this example! In fact, if and when I do decide to own another MB, I will be sure to send it to you...your're hired 🙌🏽😄💯
Did you pass through my home town sterling?
91 octane?? WTF!!!! In Norway the lowest octane you can get in the gas station is 95....
Glad you made it to safety
You should have got the 55K. The M113 is, by far and away, the engine to have!!!
Alex! Quick question. What brand and model scanner would you recommend for the DIY 2009 Mercedes Benz SL550 owner particularly with the intent of monitoring the health of your ABC Pump? As you have eluded to in numerous videos the ABC system can be a challenge for those that are new or unaware of its complexities and weaknesses. Thanks for knowledge you share. I think you and other youtubers do a great job of making the second hand MB ownership less intimidating... Thanks Bro!
@Julian Doll Hey Julian, thanks for the tip. Ive heard of these softwares and I’m concerned I will inevitably run into some sort of software/computer/compatibility issues. I’ve tried other software from eBay and did not have a good experience. I was hoping for something more along the lines of a Autel MK808 or higher. Something that will let me access and read all the modules, communicate to as well as read, activate/test relays and solenoids and reset alerts/warnings etc. but not purchase more scanner than I need, if that makes sense. I felt that with this project Alex is taking on, he would encounter some of the same concerns I may one day have with my SL’s ABC suspension. Appreciate the quick reply and tip. Cheers Julian.
Not Alex obv. but go ahead and google for "xentry passthru". Will allow you to use mb diagnostic software without the prohibitively expensive interface. A bit sketchy, just I'd just put it on an old laptop without personal data.
haha she said "turn on the i50 east ramp to davenport." I'm in davenport.
HUMAN NOOO😷. NOOO!
my guess, if the motoroil is leaking so bad, the hydraulic lifters dont have enough pressure to open the valves as they should... about half way thru the video right now hehe
and that HEET thing you put in the tank, just use some e85 if you have it there
This just goes to show just because it’s an expensive V12 car doesn’t mean simple stuff can’t fix it.. These have very strong engines and transmissions...
OMG i cant wait for more videos about this BEAST!
Learning videos.... I love it 👍🏼😎👍🏼
These "adventures" are so much fun to watch. Big Up!
what a lemon!!! (and an expensive one lol)
I'm going to blame the cold. My X3 drove just fine leaving a heated garage, into -10f temps. would not start (crank, no start). Used carly to clear an overpressure in the fuel system, fired right up. COLD WEATHER SUCKS. (so does bad gas)
1:30 nope 1998
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great video good to see how far this channel has come from when i 1sst starting watching well done. looking like a bad wiring harness on that drivers door 'could be wrong of course :)', used to replace a few of them back in the day for bad wiring in the hinged boot. here is the uk AMGs are recommended to run on 95 octane minimum! we have 95 or 99, im surprised to see you guys have such low octane. All the best from UK
91 Octane fuel you call "premium"? You can't even buy 91 Octane in Germany any more. 95 minimum. Shell V-Power in germany is 100 Oktane. You can even get 102 Oktane at Aral stations.
The wiring that goes to the door in that rubber boot can break same thing happened to me, its gona have exposed wires in there
10:19 every CL owner be like
wouldn’t putting 87 in a car with that high of a compression make the misfire worse because the engine has to retard time to run right? seems like a hard thing to do if it’s already misfiring.
Do you not have Aaa? Just get it within 200 mi of home and have them tow it
Fantastic video.
hmm... both of my cars take premium. wonder if I can buy HEET at costco lol.
I find it difficult to even believe you got on that trip without laptop + STAR. Nevertheless, looking forward seeing that beast getting fixed and treated properly. Greets -5f from Arctic Circle
The drama is building - and of course no one would ever stop at a Mercedes service business