In reply to wae :
Honestly if I had the replacement/maintenance parts ready when the engine got here it could have been done in a day, maybe a weekend.
Really easy cars to work on imo
In reply to wae :
Honestly if I had the replacement/maintenance parts ready when the engine got here it could have been done in a day, maybe a weekend.
Really easy cars to work on imo
In reply to 10001110101 :
Will do!
Really this whole adventure started when my BIL asked me if it was a manual transmission back in April. That got me thinking, and boom here we are.
Well, it runs but not well.
The drivers side camshaft sensors are only getting .6v instead of 12v like they're supposed to and two of the coils aren't firing either. All fuses are fine, alldata says the circuits are the same between the v6 and v8 so that shouldn't be an issue.
If I unplug a bunch of stuff from the engine harness I can get the voltage to jump up to 3v so grounding issue maybe? I don't know, I'm stumped for now though.
Maybe I missed it but did you get the entire w219 harness with the engine?
I used a w212 harness. The harness that came with the engine was all cut up
I think I figured it out.
The V8 harness has a plug that goes to the body harness with 2 12v wires. The body side of the plug only has 1, and the missing 12v line is what powers the driver's side cps's. Spliced in to another 12v power source and it seems to be running perfectly smooth now.
In reply to iammclovin804 :
Nice! Driving it to work next?
In reply to yupididit :
I work from home so that'd be a short test drive lol
Gonna quadruple check I don't have any leaks and no other funny business is going on then just gonna drive it like I did before. I bought an 08 R350 from copart the other day, that's the next project.
The M272 is ready whenever you are though!
In reply to iammclovin804 :
What's the plan for the r350? We should hang out lol
I def look forward to picking up the m272
In reply to yupididit :
Plan for the R350 is to fix the crash damage and just keep it around for when the GLK needs to go down for work. When you come pick up the engine we should try and hit up cars and coffee, that'd be cool.
Took the GLK for a drive before work to see what needs worked out. It sprung a leak from the lower radiator hose and the clutch is slipping. Didn't have time to investigate the hose to see if it was just loose in the water pump or if there's a hole but I'll see later. I hope the clutch slipping is because it needs bled better and not because it's receiving 391 ftlbs instead of the 221 ftlbs it was designed for...
Um, so a clutch with a design limit of almost half of what you're putting thru it is supposed to last? I know some of my past german cars have held +50% power/torque no problem but others haven't even come close. For my 911, the stock clutch will hold a tune/exhaust but if you go to larger turbos you get to spend an inordinate more amount of money for a new, better clutch. Which is one of the main reasons I haven't gone to larger turbos....
In reply to docwyte :
Shocking, I know.
I just remembered I neglected to clean off the protective oil from the pressure plate before I installed it on the engine, so that might be contributing to the slip.
There aren't any upgraded clutches available for this engine, but the friction disc from a Dodge Challenger appears to be the same dimensions so I might try that if I need to.
In reply to iammclovin804 :
I'd say the oil on the pressure plate sure isn't helping!
In reply to docwyte :
And then we have folks with over 500ft lbs using the clutches with no issue.
It was the oil on the pressure plate, she rips.
Way too quiet for a 5.5l V8 even though I removed the mufflers.
X-pipe and rear mufflers only!
Somehow I got in my own GLK rabbit hole, and discovered that the X-class trucks had a 6 speed manual with 4wd mated behind the M274 or the OM699, which could be interesting. The real issue seems to be finding any actual parts from an X-class, considering they were only produced for 2 years.
*EDIT. the X-class was a Nissan Navara, and it seems to be easier to find those transmissions. No clue if the engines were just Nissan engines Mercedes-numbered or not, but the engine bays look identical. Hopefully the bellhousing is similar for 4wd GLK owners.
Almost 500 miles down and nothing unusual to report. Runs great, drives great, 10/10 would do again.
MPGs are atrocious though, might need to look in to a taller rear gear.
I got a new car to do a PRND delete on. Anyone want to buy the GLK?
In reply to iammclovin804 :
"PRND delete" made me LOL
In reply to iammclovin804 :
LOL "PRND Delete", How much for the GLK?
In reply to iammclovin804 :
I need you to bring that by the house real quick lol.
Sounds good but I'd tire of that quickly if I was using the car in any normal capacity
My only complaint is that the video isn't longer. I don't think I'd ever get tired of driving that.
Hit 1000 miles on the GLK since the v8 swap, still going strong. I've developed a slow power steering leak that I need to look in to though.
Finished the manual swap on the E550. Pretty much exactly the same process as the GLK except I had to space out the flywheel from the crank because it was hitting the rear main seal housing.
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