I subscribed to your channel today, I have almost the exact same car (the pre-facelift ‘03 c320 wagon) and there’s not many out there. I found your videos about the spark plugs and valve gaskets very insightful.

@UrielArtsGarage

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you

I, today, subscribed to your channel.. Looking at one of your old videos, I saw that one year ago, your rims looked a lot better that whats on now :) I know you wanted that particular look. But IMO, the ones that were on it prior looked better. All in all, glad I stopped by as I learned a lot on your channel. I own a 2004 C240, Have a LOT of work ahead of me as far as repair is concerned, only has 165K on it.

@UrielArtsGarage

8 ай бұрын

The previous rim set I had was the stock config and one of the rims was noticeably bent so I went to look for a couple of OEM+ styles and found these good condition set from a W210 for $150. I wanted to get a fresh set of tires on rims I can trust but I can somewhat agree with your statement. On the bright side, it's very easy to clean 5 spokes!

No car will hold up like old mercedes its still the best cars make out there no matter how old it gets on road will still have its value look

@UrielArtsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Agree! Have been very satisfied with my old girl!

This happened to me twice on my C320 4matic. The first time, the ac compressor pulley/clutch tore itself and the belt. It did it again a few weeks ago and I opted to change the AC compressor this time. I love the m112 and these issues are to be expected with the mileage.

@SiikPros

10 ай бұрын

Definitely better to just change the whole compressor and condenser bc there are shards of metal that can go into the AC system

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

Was looking into different options, replacing the compressor would be the best solution since it’s relatively inexpensive, my only confusion is that some people decided to replace just the compressor and not the condenser. Do you recommend doing both? thanks!

@ABSINTHEMINDEDPROFESSOR

8 ай бұрын

You can flush the condenser, Think the last time I did AC work I was able to get the flush fluid from Auto Zone or O'reilly Auto parts and the air tool to hold the fluid I think I got at harbor freight.

@SiikPros

8 ай бұрын

@@UrielArtsGarage I was told not to flush. So I replaced.

Been there done that , just bypassed the a/c with a shorter belt . It will not harm the engine. Next Change your idler puller , alternator pulley and water pump. Also rember to change your power steering fluid. M112 are bullet proof if maintained properly .

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

recently have replaced almost everything at the front, a new pulley, tensioner, alternator, water pump, thermostat, and ex-new belt. I guess the only jobs I will be doing next are the power steering and a new AC compressor. Currently running the bypass belt! But holy moly I drove it today and could not pass up the heat even in fall lol.

@thekoleroy_at_varsity4103

10 ай бұрын

@UrielArtsGarage imagine me in africa where we hit up to 38 degrees Celsius atleast be burning fat

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

@@thekoleroy_at_varsity4103 hahaha all respect there! you right this just temporary, will need to do research on a new compressor installation

@thekoleroy_at_varsity4103

10 ай бұрын

@UrielArtsGarage all the best brother. It's a 3/10 difficulty since you've already done few jobs on it.

great info !thanks!

I think my Crossfire has a seized compressor too. I don't know if it's the same part number since the steering system is different between the w203 and r170. It's making that noice on acceleration. Thank you for the video. You are probably going to save me a tow. I'm sorry that you had to go through that.

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

I feel like it would be identical since the crossfire is basically an slk. I definitely recommend getting a triple A towing membership for the long drives, I don’t think I could’ve avoided it regardless, I was just very lucky the belt didn’t destroy anything! Goodluck and thank you! Happy to help!

@sophisticated

10 ай бұрын

@@UrielArtsGarage Yes, that was also very good advice, I will consider triple A. I am also having an issue with my oil sensor. Good times.

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

does the crossfire have the same crank sensor issues? they usually stop working when the mileage is up there@@sophisticated

@sophisticated

10 ай бұрын

@@UrielArtsGarage Yes, they do but I've never had the issue in 6 years. Knock on wood. I have spares just in case.

All insurance companies offer towing only up to 15 miles. The reason is, it’s supposed o help you tow the vehicle to the nearest garage., not all the way to your house. I get it, its not ideal.

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

My mistake is that I got a bit too confident with my cars knowing they’re both at least over a decade old. Never would’ve thought an ac compressor can do something like this.

This whine happened to me on my c240 sedan and changed the rack and pinion and pressure line. $2k plus spent 😅

@UrielArtsGarage

6 ай бұрын

I’m sure mine is leading towards that! But I think I’ve made my money up with this car so I’m looking forward to getting something else next year! It’s been a great 2 years of owning her!

@almightyheazyyy2329

6 ай бұрын

@@UrielArtsGarage honestly the crook was the return line underneath the car connecting to the rack theyre was a piece of plastic stuck in there somehow clogging the system. Do a flush before you try anything else and then fill it up and see if that works.

Looks like the twin to my own W203 C240 Estate, Yours is a 2005 right? Desert Silver Metallic?

@UrielArtsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Good question, I just refer to it as a gold color but that sounds more appropriate specific and yes it’s a facelift 05!

@ABSINTHEMINDEDPROFESSOR

8 ай бұрын

I just wish I could get a facelift gauge cluster to work properly in my 2004, most of the stuff works but not the odometer and I think tripometer@@UrielArtsGarage

Do you think it could be a permanent fix?as in would it be safe to just always keep ac bypassed and have no problems

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

No harm done with bypassing the ac compressor, the only downside is that you won’t have any ac and can easily fog the windows up if it rains etc. luckily It’s getting colder here where I live so I won’t have the problem of dealing with the heat for now.

@shubhamnautiyal5198

10 ай бұрын

@@UrielArtsGarage mate I am going to do the exact same thing to my car the Mechanic quoted me 1500 dollars for changing the ac compressor and said we can't skip the compressor. Could you help me through out the process?

@shubhamnautiyal5198

10 ай бұрын

Like any way to contact you like insta to seek help if you can

@shubhamnautiyal5198

10 ай бұрын

​@@UrielArtsGaragewhat's the length difference in both of these belts old vs new

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

@@shubhamnautiyal5198 there's more details in the mbworld forum, mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/467618-emergency-ac-compressor-bypass-tip.html hope this helps with the length differences, personally I didn't really take not how much of a difference but rather just looked up what the forum said to get.

Future plans or mods you plan on doing?

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

I'm pretty realistic with these types of questions so a future plan I would say would be new brakes, potentially swapping the worn-out suspension with sport suspensions and sport steering wheel from a sport package w203. Other than that, It's definitely mostly tackling neglected maintenance which can get costly. I've done most of the potential problems a few months back when it was summer.

@Someone12132

10 ай бұрын

Nice. I have a C240 sedan and definitely recommend swapping it with the sport suspension. Getting front springs and shocks from a C230 will definitely reduce that front wheel gap a lot while also keeping it at a decent ride height. What wheels do you got on it?

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

I got 215/55/16 from a w210 base model E-class! Would want to get 17s from the c230 but I recently bought a set of fresh Good Year tires for it so that will have to wait. This set up soakes up a lot of the bumpy roads so I'm not complaining a sport suspension will definetly be a plus! @@Someone12132

What roof rack do you have?

@UrielArtsGarage

7 ай бұрын

I got it from harbor freight, the rack themselves are not oem, I got them for $100 at alieexpress

Benz after '95 ain't really Benz...

@UrielArtsGarage

9 ай бұрын

It definitely got cheaper afterwards 👍

And may you please donate those mags when you get tired of them😢

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

They're from an old w210 e-class base sedan! Recently got a set of fresh new Good Year tires too! I love how they look, wished I could lower the wagon but I drive over 30k miles a year so that would be just shooting myself in the foot lol.

@thekoleroy_at_varsity4103

10 ай бұрын

@UrielArtsGarage change to sport suspension springs they'll fit on your existing shocks .if you don't buy new just look for them at junk yards on cars that had AMG body kit

@UrielArtsGarage

10 ай бұрын

wow I never thought of this! I appreciate that insight, the amg sport package cars have indeed a lower suspension like my c350. I will look into this, just came from the junkyard to pick up a new dipstick tube that was taken out by the belt when the seized happened. @@thekoleroy_at_varsity4103

I knew this was a C class that car is useless expecially this same wagon 😂