BARN FIND! LOW MILEAGE MERCEDES w209 CLK 55 AMG, OFF THE ROAD FOR 7 YEARS, CAN WE GET IT RUNNING? 

Hope everyone enjoys this one, I told you we had some interesting projects coming up 😉 This is a really good find by one of our customers. All the best everyone and thanks for the support the channel is growing each video.

Amazing proper mechanics.... Just casually saves his customer over a grand by putting the effort in.... Top guy. Love watching this kind of stuff, keep them coming 👍

A methodical approach...something you will not find at your local MB dealer...Welldone

5:09 This is awesome. Actual mechanic work, fixing and altering things instead of just swapping components for new ones.

Love the no nonsense videos, straight to the point without the silly mumbo jumbo drama to gain shallow subscribers. Just like High Peak Autos!

You´re doing the Lords work, my brother. A true car Jedi, the force is strong with you.

Great job using the old noddle to replace pumps AND your experience BRILLIANT

Great to see a true and decent mechanic at work. Trying to save the customer some money!

Glad I found this channel, I have a 2003 CLK 55 AMG (here in USA) I got for $4,000 in great shape; best money I ever spent! The M113 is quite reliable, easy to work on, and puts a smile on my face every time I floor it. On these cars basic preventative maintenance, a good local mechanic, and being able to do some work yourself as I did the plugs, valve covers, gasket seals, etc. are important. Great video!

It's encouraging/inspiring to see your level of workmanship and how much you care in doing a job well done

This guy certainly knows Mercedes-Benz. Great work as always. Thank you for sharing.

It's a pleasure to see you work. You,re a nice honest lad so thankyou

Great job!! I love the fact that you rebuilt the components to save the customer a few quid! Honest mechanics are rare these days!

That hub cleaner and air hammer trick were great

This guy is thorough with his work. I wish this garage was closer to me.

Well done. Good to see you rebuild the fuel pump. I have a high mileage CLK which my wife and I love. Must book it in for a engine/transmission service and thoroughly checked over to keep it running well 👍

Wow what a Gem! Great rebuilding the pumps!! Brilliant

Great to see the young lads learning from your experience. Enjoyed the tips and tricks, and the smiles👍

Great video, very informative, cant wait for second instalment, keep up the good work.

Awesome CLK highly useable coupe

Great cars, I sold my M113 engined 211 a few days ago and literally could have cried seeing it drive off

Great work on bringing the Clk back to life after 7 years, I also like the fuel pump rebuild it shows you know your stuff, only a top Mercedes mechanic would know how to get a round that issue. Your very methodical and have a genuine passion in your your work.

Found your channel today, bingeing it. Never stop my UK friend, youre also hilarious.

Another excellent video, very interesting and informative.

Recently done this fix to my 2005 CLK 3.2. The pump in the Sender unit is made by Wabco and should have a part no. on. I managed to find a new one in Lithuania for £36 including shipping. Took me about 35 minutes to swap out. So a cheap and easy fix! Car started first turn of the key!

Great video - From experience, and I dont have a snap on Jack/h, with difficult bolts - heat first and then TIGHTEN [tiny bit] and THEN try slackening. Worked great on my 1982 911SC heat exchangers. Had never been off in 35 years.

Lovely car: great to see it being brought back to ‘happy motoring’ condition! Looking forward to the update 😀

I find it takes years of trial and error to find mechanics this good and this honest - props to SPR!

You’re a pure genius, you have earned my subscription with this one, as a merc driver you’re a invaluable source of information.

Weldone for saving the customer loads of money,fantastic advertising for your business👍👍🍺🍺🇬🇧🇬🇧

Great video, love the no nonsense approach, informative and quality content. Looking forward to the next one.

An enjoyable video to watch. You have explained the process very well along the way. Well done.

I have worked for mercedes. What you need to do at this mileage is flush all the systems including engine. Gearbox it’s easy to remove plate and clean as well. Also clean the tank before you install the pump and clk will fly :) good luck 🤞

Great vid which I have enjoyed watching. I came to this straight from the CL500 vid. I have always loved the look of the CLs but always considered them too complicated. However, I do have a 2002 CLK320, which has just clicked over into the 64K miles. It is about as modern and complicated as I want to go. I call it my 'inter city' car and these days rarely do more than 1500 miles in it. Every year when It comes out of winter storage I always have the oil and filter changed and always have something else done at the same time. During my 5 yrs of ownership I've had the spark plugs changed, aux drive belt, brake fluid, coolant changed, and the gear box fluid & filter done at least twice. Going back through it's MOT history, the only things it has ever failed on have been lamps and tyres. Latest MOT was a pass but a couple of advisories I'll be having looked at. Roll bar linkage pins or bushes. I sometimes wish that I had looked a little harder for a 500, but I'm happy with this one. My 'other' car is a slightly different kettle of fish. A 1973 Citroen SM, fitted with a Merak SS 3l engine, recently imported form Sweden.

Yes! What a car, such low mileage. I really want one now haha. Fingers crossed that gearbox is alright and I will be looking forward to part 2 whenever it arrives. Enjoy your time off

Ive done 230,000 miles in my CLK W209 M271 with Avantgarde CLK55 Body kit.. Changed oil every 5k miles.

Excellent video with very knowledgeable mechanic. Even got a smile this time. Enjoyable video.😊

My SL320 was off the road from 2014 to 2022 and had a real overhaul. Including new fuel tank, alternator, plugs, gearbox service etc etc, she’s running better than when I bought her

Great video and very interesting. The old adage 'use it or lose it' is very true here. I was very surprised to see the amount of rust in the under body area. Makes you wonder whether the car was stored outside or under cover?

I love this. I bought an ‘05 CLK55 convertible for 5500 USD that had some oil leaks and needed a rod replaced for the convertible top. I love the car. I think the CLK55 is such an underrated AMG.

In this tough economic times, I am glad to see folks helping customers save money, they guys are real great at what they do

"Bring out the AIR HAMMER"!! everyone needs an Air Hammer!!!

Good to see honest work.

Loved my CLK, miss it every day. Some of the Merc OEM parts prices are ridiculous, great to see a cost efdective solution for this, this is proper mechanics, just not glorified swap outs.

AS a CLK 55 owner and fan I found your video really interesting and informative, well done. Certainly makes people wish to contact you to deal with their car as you seem to know what you are talking about.

You came up as a suggestion on my RU-vid as I’ve just bought a cl63 6.2. Can’t believe a mechanic like you is about in 2024 mate, top lad. You’re a little drive from me but I’ll be visiting you sooner or later if I need any specialist jobs or even a service. Sick content

Thank you very interesting. I thought you are able to re code the alarm so it doesn’t beep. Unsure though. Superb cars.

Nice car great job and nice big smile well done!!

Great to see you developing the young'un and great to see an independent like yourself producing high-quality work. You are probably worth the cash. Really informative and great slow video.

I don't know how i missed this one. Great fix on the fuel pump. A real mechanic actually fixing things instead of bolting new parts on. I was hoping to see how you checked the gearbox level as i have this transmission in my jeep. Mine takes ATF+4 though. Must be interchangeable with the Mercedes spec stuff.

Just found your channel, I am a big Merc enthusiast, and it is nice to see a professional at work. Keep the vids coming. would especially like to see anything on the M276.

You mastered this! :D My fuel filter(Mahle), MAF Sensor and Tube(Bosch), the two seals that go to Intake Air Box and Intake Manifold, and my "Dipstick" just came in today and I can't wait to see how she does without the p0172 and p0175(Bank 1 and 2 too rich) codes finally! Living in the middle of nowhere makes getting parts a bit of a waiting game but this car deserves the much needed attention after being repo'd and passed off from dealer to auction house to dealer to dealer and someone has not been kind to her... turns out, the headlight washer pump caught fire at some point because the cover is missing and water/dirt/grime got all over it and the random car dealer/or auction house must've just put the fire out and left it. It melted the whole reservoir and wires although shockingly, the windshield washer fluid pump that sits right beside the headlight washer pump is weak and was overheated it looks like but still works! That's the worst of this incredible machine mechanically though! For 181k MILES, this 2005 CLK 55 AMG Avantgarde still drives like new and doesn't miss a beat. I'm actually having trouble finding a more perfect car for the someone who lives alone or doesn't need the extra seating/weight. Reliable, Dependable, Durable, Fast, Looks great, Handles great, Luxurious, Comfortable, etc, you could go on and on... It's a shame how rare these are, I recommend you get yours now while they are still cheap. These CLK AMG's are going to skyrocket in value eventually, they have everything one could ask for. It's like a bigger, more luxurious Miata with a V8 and a back seat!

Good work, I love my 2008, CLK aswell, that done 81,000 miles.

Another great video guys, very informative and we'll explained. Look forward to the next one. Enjoy your break.

That was an excellent video.

These really are the best 209 along with 500 so well balanced with the V8 a cracking distance car highly underrated with its bomb proof M113 engine lovely things.

Just found your channel and after watching, if I lived closer I would ask you to service my car, fantastic and honest work being done.. Subscribed!!

Great video, it deserves to do really well!

good job lad, keep going wit the down

No short cuts.love your work.wish you could work in a 2004 vito gearbox so I can see why mine is whining a bit at low revs

Oh dear ! You should tighten lower control arm bushes when wheel is preloaded on the floor , (23.25) won’t be long until it goes again ?

Almost tempted to go out and buy a Merc just to have you guys servicing my car......Brilliant to see 'proper' mechanics instead of just 'fitters' and the customer service considerations you show are just old school brilliant.

Mine has done 205,000 km. Still great. A really great motor car. They have 2 fuel pumps under the back seat.

Only discovered your channel, impressed. Did my time in Manchester in the Plugs & Points era, Interesting to hear customer views after Service, guess I heard them all. You mentioned funny stories on one of your videos, have to share this one with you. Serviced a renault long time ago, customer complained of car sounding like a train after service. OK so go for a test drive with customer, sure enough the was a train sound. Move her shopping bag in the passenger footwell and found her child's clockwork train chugging away, problem solved🤣🤣🤣🤣

What a brilliant video, very informative,and well impressed you are saving the customer money, very rare these days,you obviously know mercs inside out,can see why mmatt use's you ,you deserve to do well in your business.

Love these, just got my first mercedes and im hooked

You are brilliantly efficient, thanks!

Nice car!!!

If I ever own a Merc, I'm definitely coming paying you guys a visit as I'm in in bolton and I think u lads are Stockport based, awesome channel and content keep it up lads 👌👍💪

Must be gratifying to know that people are bringing you mercs to work on from 100 miles away. Word spreads quickly on quality workmanship

Rhys didn't show it, but deep inside, he was rooting for you when pushing. I like his style.

wow, that fuel pump price from Mercedes almost made me have sleepless nights, thanks for showing us the alternative options.

Brilliant !

Excellent work, I'm not a mechanic but I think that the suspension arms should be tightened in the 'working position', that is, if the car is on the lift, place a jack underneath to put pressure on the suspension and only then tighten it, that way they will be in place straight away. effort when lowering the car, another detail was to have done this before installing the new brake, but once again Excellent work, looking forward to part 2 and they gained 1 more subscriber! Big hug

Seriously, you are showing MB dealerships to be the sharks they are. Knowledge is king and you guys are ruling the roost!

Great job lads, i like geuine mechanica who know what they doing and plus they think about saving customer money, thats what all mechanics and anyone in any industry should do, as long as its qulity work and relible with efficiency.

Great Work 👍👍Really interesting watch explaining what’s happening and having a good laugh 👍👍

Proper mechanic not just a part replacement one. Been looking for a CLK for a while, lovely looking car. Hope you have the capacity to look after it for me. I’m just over an hour from you but we’ll worth the hassle.

Nice car - good to see one so tidy. Can't be many left....

Just a thought, was there an airbag recall on it

Great job guys. Hope you save me as much money when I bring my car in. Good honest mechanics. Love it. Hats off to you. Keep up the great work. Allan

The suspension arms should be torqued up when the car is sitting on the ground otherwise the rubber bush is twisted when at normal ride height and will wear out prematurely. You can also take the banjo bolt off the right hand side of the gearbox attach a tube to it and run the car for short periods allowing a liter or so of old fluid to pump out and top it up, Repeat until new red fluid arrives, that way the whole gearbox, TC and cooler are changed.

Dronsfields and Cannstatt are good for ‘used’ Mercedes’ parts.

Great video as always, looking forward to more learning n sharing your experiences. I am not a mechanic but love your videos 👍👌

Just a thought … I changed the crankshaft position sensor on my C55 which I understand are known to fail and cause starting issues. Cheap part. I’m certain you already know this, but might help other owners. 👍🏻

Wish you were near me mate not only for Mercedes but you seem like a guy to know, as everyone wants to save money 👍👍great vid

Great video, great car. The long cranking could be something to do with a one way valve in the fuel system not working/not there? I know some cars have it built into the pump so the system is kept basically fully primed all the time although not necessarily at full pressure,, with the short topup prime prior to starting being just that. Try the ignition on/off/on/off a load of times, like 10+, and see if it still takes as long to crank/changes at all.

In my o.c.d head I would drive it a 100 miles and do the gearbox service again. You wouldn’t want a day in my head.😊.

like your style mate , cant wait for pt2

Lower control arm bush bolts should be only be tightened when the car static weight is on the wheel. Otherwise as soon as you put the car on the wheels, the bushes are going to be under tension and will tear out sooner.

Just subscrided and I don't even own a mercedes. Great care and attention to detail shown.

You specialists are what keep our old mers on the road. 7k for an amg I wish you hadn't said that!

We've replaced just the pump inserts for years with Rovers and saved ourselves and customers £1000's !! Not for the faint hearted though with all the crimped pipes but with gentle heat they do pull off and are reusable 😊

Thought this was brilliant. Good to see you smiling!

Great to find a decent mechanic. This is no criticism I’m just curious, why do you not use any king of penetrating oil on the nuts and bolts? I don’t have a Merc but good techniques transfer 👍

Lift suspension to operating ride height before tightening bolts on rubber suspension bushes, helps a lot with longevity.

Top mechanic great to watch you work

Wow I was shocked to see all that corrosion inside the gearbox. I suspect that rust is down to short trips which causes condensation rather than lack of use ⚠️

I had a starting problem like you encountered like you after fuel pump replacement too. Looked at the data and saw when cold thermo sensors when cold for block and coolant were not similar. Can't recall what sensors I replaced but it worked 😂😎

Your the best iv ever seen not ever heard of a garage who will fit customer own parts that they have bought brilliant I have a merc can I fetch it to you guys if I ever have problems