Big Turbos. The turbo on the left is from a Dodge CUmmins 6.7L diesel truck and the one on the right is out of a Dodge Cummins 5.9L diesel. Yup, these go into some built Mercedes cars.
Airbag out.
Correcting some previously spliced wiring.
Off it goes
Eurocharged tune
Interior removel required for install of a backup camera.
Entrance
Bleeding brakes
Taking off a tire.
4000 miles? Tear it apart!
Filling up a tire
Headgasket repair on a V8.
DAS/STAR Diagnostics
Inside
Oil change
Some decent cracking on this power steering belt. Time for replacement.
Intercooler pump upgrade
Lots of work just to get to three bolts at the top of the rear struts.
Some Fluids
S600
That is supposed to be engine oil.
Steering box rebuilt and repainted in house
Uh oh. That’s too low.
ESP/BAS/ABS failure
S600 getting ready to pull into the shop.
New, built, OM606 swap with a Holset HX40 and 5 speed auto transmission going into an S-Class. Diesel power!
New tune going into an S65
Off another one goes
O2 sensors not hooked up + a vacuum leak.
Fenders covered to prevent scratches as this E55 undergoes some major surgery.
220D. A little older than our usual stuff but still a Benz
Parking Lot
$200 special tool to install a $15 part. Without the tool, damage of the very delicate tone ring is very likely to happen, leading to ABS/Traction control errors, sometimes right away, sometimes not for 10k miles. The magnets inside do not like being hammered.
Parking lot
Rear airbags for a W211 E Class. Arnott bag on the right. Far cheaper and a more reliable design than the old Mercedes part.
Red paddle shifters and seatbelts.
New brakes. OEM Mercedes pads and rotors.
OM606 performance build.
Protected from dust while sanding/painting parts.
722.6 transmission valve body conductor plate replacement.
Coil pack replacement
Needs a new magnet for the camshaft adjustment. $60 repair, not the $2000 that the dealer wanted!
Some H&R lowering springs paired up with a nice set of Bilstein shocks.
On the lift
Your transmission control module should not be filled with oil!
SLOW G, FAST S. Why is every car that we work on a shade of gray?
Heated seat install
S430 4Matic.
Drag strip. Both cars Eurocharged.
Out with the old…
Wrapped catless downpipes
Custom radiator support and custom made K&N intakes
ABC valve block rebuild
Some power upgrades. New mid-length headers, supercharger pulley, and heat exchanger.
Prepping to remove the motor.
Water pump replacement on an E500. Generally these pumps do not leak or show signs of failure until complete destruction. Remove the belt and check for play at every oil change.
ABC suspension diagnostics. As low as it goes.
c-class display when in diagnostics.
G-Wagen getting some new motor mounts
S65 Drag strip
Follow the driveway
Airmatic, one of the biggest expenses on the W211 E-Class cars. This car was in because the rear end sagged overnight requiring replacement of the rear airbags.
ABC valve block disassembly/cleaning
Follow the sign
Brake dust cleaning.
Dynamat
Airbox removal for aftermarket intakes.
S600 non-AMG.
120k on factory plugs with some obvious water damage
Custom equal length header build for a twin scroll turbo and external wastegate.
Wheel bearing replacement. The front wheel bearings on non-4matic cars can generally be adjusted a couple of times before needing replacement. We use the very brightly colored neon green wheel bearing grease. The grease seems to last forever. This is 70k miles old and still bright green.
Cars
Drag tires
Designing stripes
A couple S500s
Intercooler pump upgrade
Yet another S600 with ABC issues
Brake fluid flush
Nice wheels on this E55
A/C repair – temp sensor and recharge
Another coil pack.
E500 wagon in for a battery replacement and a general checkover.
Old 1979 4 speed manual gearbox in for a refresh. Replacing some bearings and synchros.
Valve Cover Gaskets – sometimes fixed by just tightening bolts, sometimes not.
“We don’t work on non-Mercedes cars”…Ok, maybe we do some stuff for existing customers.
Transmission filter replacement/fluid flush.
Another S600 with ABC issues
This G-Wagen needed new shocks so we imported some nice KYBs from Germany and cut the old ones out.
Gas tank replacement.
First W204 C63 with a trailer hitch in the USA?
Replacement spark plugs. 8 cylinder motor = 16 plugs.
Quick OBDII scan
Heated seats
Mercedes STAR/DAS. Quick test of all modules.
When you see this, you likely have a problem with the electrical connector into the transmission.
