I Just Bought A Crazy Cheap C63 AMG Because The Seller Thought The Engine Was Bad. Fixed It For $150

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I just bought a 68,000 mile 2009 C63 AMG for crazy cheap because the previous owner listed the car as having major engine issues that could cost many thousands of dollars to fix. Mercedes and AMG had many issues with this M156 engine when it first came out so it wasn't crazy for the previous owner to assume it needed work but I was able to fix this one in 30 minutes and with $150 in parts.
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@LegitStreetCars 5 лет назад

Ok, it actually sounds really good in the last scene. Would you guys change the exhaust?

@rohittaurus911 5 лет назад

Go for it.

@laughingskullinc 5 лет назад

Minor changes can help an exhaust note moreso than a full sustem

@vdgggame 5 лет назад

Remove the stickers and change exaust to stock Looks wat better

@0thers1d3 5 лет назад

The car sounds beautiful, but you're not 12, maybe quite it down a hair? Lol.

@0thers1d3 5 лет назад

Cant wait to see that engine bay cleaned up! 🤩

@tavarish 5 лет назад

Amazing buy!

@ElectronicInfern 5 лет назад

The previous owner is punching the air rn

@iheartgs400 5 лет назад

ElectronicInfern frankly I don’t think they can give a hoot’s ass to be honest because most MB owners either have too many cars in there garage or can’t afford the maintenance. This is from years of buying used Benz’s in general. Best bet is always find a owner that has too many cars in there garage.

@ElectronicInfern 5 лет назад

Rain Santiago true lol

@mwplayer3778 3 года назад

Still probably don't know

@niagarajoe4402 2 года назад

@@iheartgs400 regardless of anything you said…the owner wouldn’t want to sell it for half the market price because he thought the engine was shot …..you wouldn’t want to leave all that money on the table just because he has “too many cars” 😂

@augustortiz 5 лет назад

The stickers and catback system simply have to go.

@onetapman2612 5 лет назад

makes it look so bad

@adamdorland8770 5 лет назад

Same with the lime green calipers for me, YUCK.

@andrewsDoc938 5 лет назад

0:21 "There is one big problem, actually thersn't a big problem which is a big problem for me!" Just Epic

@abdullaalshamsi5556 5 лет назад

Lol 😂 he's so high

@mp330600 5 лет назад

If I had your skills and experience, I wouldn't hesitate to buy anything. This will be a great project car.

@Parjesh888 5 лет назад

LOL previous owner watching this vid like DARN IT

@rohittaurus911 5 лет назад

Damn, you stole it..... Awesome Deal Alex.

@Vtuned 5 лет назад

That’s a legit street car!

@LegitStreetCars 5 лет назад

Thanks bro!

@GudInformation 5 лет назад

Only a Mercedes expert or service technician could and would have bought this. And that's why you found it and got it for the steal it price...

@Mr0supra0 5 лет назад

Not really. If you buy a car you should always inform yourself about it's issues. And always, ALWAYS, check for service history via the VIN of the car. If you know the problems of a car, and the manufacturer tells you that the issues are already sorted, you are on the safe side.

@bentleymccray1599 5 лет назад

Or a MB employee with MB techs as friends... That's what I'm currently doing.

@somersetlax 5 лет назад

Whoever previously owned this played too much forza

@MrDengo999 5 лет назад

“Turn your volume down its loud” *Turns volume up all the way*

@ililiililliliill9498 5 лет назад

I wish i could afford one of these😂 i paid 8k for my 2008 w204 c220

@TehmasKhan 4 года назад

IlIlIIlIllI lIIll I paid 26k for my 2008 w204 c180

@TehmasKhan 3 года назад

@nobody xD Cars are 5 times more expensive in Pakistan 🇵🇰

@John.FreakingDoe 5 лет назад

For those of us who love Mercedes Benz this is the right channel to subscribe. There is no other like this one. Thanks Alex.

@ThrottleReport 4 года назад

Check out our latest AMG video and let me know what you think!

@DouEditz 5 лет назад

Who really thinks its necessary to get even BIGGER exhaust tips on a c63 amg...

@TheFreddieJohansen 5 лет назад

Yea, and paint the brake calipers in neon green...aaand put ugly stickers on it. The previous owner clearly had a bad taste.

@dimicole963 5 лет назад

TheFreddieJohansen maybe it was tracked a few times. To each their own 😭

@SF-rs3xm 5 лет назад

OEM is the way, maybe a facelift conversion.

@Tager253 5 лет назад

I can only see it if the owner took it to the track frequently

@DriveMX5 5 лет назад

Awesome car, great find, and way to go on that repair and getting some of these baseline tests done on the car! Always been a fan of the C63's. Oddly enough, bought my own rebuilt German V8 sedan, a 2005.5 Audi S4 manual, almost a year ago and I have some things in mind that I would love to do to it in the future. I just subbed to your channel and can't wait to see what you do with the car!

@DominickNicolai 5 лет назад

Congrats 😄 now we need that headlight replacement and restoration ASAP

@appleaday3868 5 лет назад

Plus the updated mirrors

@rubyclintscars6791 5 лет назад

The same coolant leak on my cls63amg resulted in a headbolt popping. Everything fixed now though and running sweetly 👍

@ryanmccormick2150 5 лет назад

What lucky find Alex !!! They guy that sold that can is going to be devastated if he sees this video 😫😭🤑😂🤣

@gregdali1011 5 лет назад

Damn I’m jealous how cheap you got this car😂😂

@steveromeocars 5 лет назад

Just my dream car right there. Will buy one hope the next few years. So excited to see, what other problems you can find on the car. Please don´t make it too quiet ;P Greetings from Luxembourg/Europe.

@JoesGoldenGarage 5 лет назад

I could not click fast enough! Way to go Alex. Hell yeah

@StephenBrewer89 5 лет назад

The broke. Mount could have helped finishing off that coolant.

@dougellens8278 5 лет назад

Yeah, huge score! And it looks great, sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing about AutoTempest. Wish you many smiles with the miles...new subscriber now!

@ericschott5100 5 лет назад

This guy is not a "real" car enthusiast, the condition he left this car in is an absolute shame...

@thatmatty231guy 4 года назад

Totally agreed. There are enthusiasts then PROPER enthusiasts who actually give a proper shit and dont put stupid stickers and cheap mods. Appalling - most people are like this.

@TheLuisg92 5 лет назад

That is a tremendous design feature: putting a plastic coolant tube that is going to break, instead of building the whole part out of aluminum or whatever metal.

@JohnDoe-bd5sz 5 лет назад

Yeah sometimes you just think "Are the designers not supposed to be professionals" Had a similar thing happen on my dad's car (I was the one that noticed it...One spring day he came to visit, had driven about a mil and a half and when he arrived the radiator fan was on, full speed, which i found odd as the engine should hardly be at running temperature on such a short trip on a not very warm day). This was also some plastic stud that had broken off of the coolant pump....The replacement pump from the manufacturer had a metal stud instead. It just baffles me that a manufacturer with over 50 years experience in building cars, had thought that a plastic stud was a good thing to begin with....Luckily they had wised up and replaced the plastic stud with a metal one on the replacement.

@Mart10_ 5 лет назад

I love the way it sounds, hate the tips sticking out.

@ThrottleReport 4 года назад

I love the W204 exhaust sound!

@FAWX Год назад

Been seriously considering a c63 lately, when I do get one I'll be watching your whole catalouge to see all the frequent issues

@SeaandSpeedWatches 5 лет назад

It’s been drifted within an inch of its life by the previous owner.

@Db-2572 6 часов назад

Only if I knew as much as you know about cars. Love the videos new to the channel and love the free giveaways that is really awesome of you and all that contribute.

@ndg49 5 лет назад

Looks great!! I love the style of the W204. I have a 2013 M276 V-6 in our 4Matic Sport version, same color combo. Great handling C300.

@bentleymccray1599 5 лет назад

That is what I'm currently searching for. Diamond Silver with the seven spoke AMG wheels. P1 and multimedia package.

@ndg49 5 лет назад

@@bentleymccray1599 2013/14 W204s with the M276 engine and 4Matic are very popular. My wife & I found ours at CarMax... good deal for a well-maintained example. It had 59k miles on it. For another $2k, we could have had a similar car in black on black with 28k miles, but it felt as if it had been "rode hard and put away wet". Ours now has almost 75k miles on it and it still looks and drives as new. Only problem has been from a car wash and getting used to the low front bumper scraping a bit. So, I refinished it and used stuff to ward away chips and will never, ever again take it to any car wash where it pulls the car thru it. Plus, I am now a LOT more careful with curbs and concrete stops in parking lots. Have to fix the rear bumper behind the rear wheel as a stone flipped up and gouged the bumper cover on the side a bit. I run with Conti DWS06 tires and stock 17" wheels. Still using original shocks and springs and it handles very, very well... a sleeper handler. I get around 21mpg in town and 28-33mpg on the road. The Econ button for stopping the engine and instantly restarting it at a light is erratic. I've heard others (and with other mfgrs as well) have a similar issue.

@Beer_Dad1975 5 лет назад

LOL, the mods and stickers... I imagine a dude about my age (40's) who's now working as an executive so has a bit of money, but in his mind he's still reliving his fond memories of the 90's and his old bug-eye WRX.

@detonator2112 5 лет назад

That's a ridiculous price. You got lucky. Congratulations. The wagon facelift version AMG 2012 -> is probably my favorite sleeper ever.

@ja.935g67 5 лет назад

I see you've been watching Doug demuro driving his wagon

@Uninfluenceable 5 лет назад

put the stock exhaust back on it and install some electronic (or vacuum) exhaust cut-outs in between the center resonator and rear muffler. It will make the car sound a little louder when you want it and quite when you don't. Installing the cutout just before the rear muffler will give a much better sound than obnoxiousness you have right now because the center resonator does help a lot.

@bluecollartrader1791 5 лет назад

Thought it was a great deal until you revealed the Salvage Title info. It became financially much riskier after that. Hope it works in your favor though... sure looks like it will now.

@mrjourney5940 Год назад

I speak bahasa Malaysia and I don't use english subtitles✌️. Been following your channel for 4 years now, love it! ❤

@fatee5069 5 лет назад

$8500 for a rebuild title is right mate.

@KD-mm3li 3 года назад

I bought a 08 cls63 amg at my shop after the owner “just wanted to get rid of it”. $2500 Replaced the radiator and alternator. All good.

@maprow 5 лет назад

Alex, I've heard those stickers add 10 whp and about 15 for that gold tape on the engine. Can you do a before and after dyno comparison?

@TheExtraMile 5 лет назад

Very excited about this build Alex! I do own a 09 C63 myself so I will be watching this closely! I´m interested what you think of porting the cylinder heads on the M156 since I have heard (I know, I know..) that there is a lot of power to be had there. Talk is of 30 hp on a non tuned engine and up to 50 on a tuned one. I´d like to keep mine n/a as well and am looking for all the power that this engine can reliably give. Anyway, looking forward to this series!

@TheSFMCreators 5 лет назад

85 hundred dollars? You sure you didn't mispronounce 85 thousand dollars? Sheesh that's the deal of the century!

@kaseyschutz 5 лет назад

Congrats Alex! If you ever have any questions shoot me a DM.. I know quite a bit about the m156 platform

@LegitStreetCars 5 лет назад

Thanks brother. Will do.

@LegitStreetCars 5 лет назад

Email me at legitstreetcars@gmail.com

@hutchdw77 5 лет назад

$8,500... yes. New, custom, quieter exhaust... Yes.

@JasonNeil 5 лет назад

Wow that engine mount is bad!! I guess we know why the thermostat housing broke... FYI, I’ve always owned Alfa Romeos and switched to a CLK 320 W208 thanks to your informative tutorials and know how. Gave me the confidence to own a car that is easily maintained by myself. I still prefer my 164 with its V6 busso but the CLK is the perfect daily runner and easily maintained unlike the Alfa....

@ActionReaction.. 5 лет назад

excuse me 8500$? these sell for 28k+ (euro) around here with mileage of 100.000km+

@reggiexp69 5 лет назад

How about, 37k € in france...

@CiGambino 5 лет назад

I have a 2013. Low miles- 35,000. Mine was 100% okay until this morning. Heard the tappet sound for the first time today. I wish this car had a digital oil level check on it.

@WorkingWithWimberley 5 лет назад

Awesome! I’m looking forward to this build. Be sure to give us the price breakdowns as usual. I want to see how much you save by doing the work yourself!!!

@cartelautomotivo 5 лет назад

I’ve had my W204 C63 for a couple years; swapped in Weistec headstuds, billet pulleys, SLS tappets, ECU and gearbox tune (Simon Motorsport) plus a Wavetrac LSD. Love this car. The engine just loves oil but otherwise bomb proof. Look forward to learning more about the car through your experience & future videos!

@onecoolstorybro 5 лет назад

Hey, thanks for the vid! Wrapped calipers tho? I'd love to do the same to my AMG, but wouldn't the wrap combust into flames after a heavy driving sesh?

@joedirt8625 5 лет назад

Can't wait for ya to replace the motor mounts. Did the ones on my E500. Drivers side was a pain. Great Content. Thanks.

@AMGmeister 5 лет назад

Nice pickup Alex! I just missed an opportunity here in Vancouver for a 2009 C63 with performance pack with 50k miles for $10,000 cad ($7.5k usd). Only hitch was that it was loosing coolant (likely cracked head bolts) Owner drove 200km with the leak and kept adding coolant. Definitely a risk as the head could have damage but it sold in a day.

@1986hvwchampion 5 лет назад

AMGmeister really hey? I was told to stay away from the 2009 c63. You are better off with. 2012 model and up! They have upgraded head bolts that don’t fail. . I just sold my r63!

@xenonram 5 лет назад

@@1986hvwchampion As you heard, most were fixed under factory recall/warranty.

@Czechbound 5 лет назад

Well done on the new machine ! Wishing you safe driving, and looking forward to seeing the video series on this one. I LOVE it ! PS : I'd be terrified taking this one on. But you can work your Alex magic !

@JayLang7 5 лет назад

Hope the seller ain’t a subscriber !! Great vid

@NoahWebster01 5 лет назад

ROW Airboxes w/ High Flow filters? Looking forward to a solid how-to on replacing the injectors. Congrats on the purchase Alex!

@dexterjsullen 5 лет назад

Well time to supercharged that 6.2/3l

@MattCSLnut 5 лет назад

I’ve never seen someone so disappointed with the car they just bought because it doesn’t have major faults 😉😆😆 Give it time and I’m sure something will pop up 😉 Great purchase 👍🏼

@georgerebreev 5 лет назад

That car looks good so far can't wait to see what happens from bimmer Schaumburg.

@ODMIJ084 5 лет назад

Hello Alex, really liking the videos related to Mercedes Benz engine failure. There must be 1000 videos on LS , Ford Coyote and he I engines out there and very few on Mercedes Benz, really like to see something different, keep them coming.

@anthonywilliams4100 5 лет назад

Oh well, you did the research fix it up sell it and buy 2 broke ones..lol

@xfmotorsports 5 лет назад

Nice, love the C63! Looking forwards to see your mods on this one

@abdelhameedalotaibi3657 5 лет назад

8.5k ? Thats a bargain bro , im really happy for you , the previous owner seem to be a young guy that totally riced it , remove the exhaust tips , the green calibers and the read hook up front and get it back to stock form , it would look much better .. As for the engine mounts hurry up and change them , that engine is dancing in there lol ..

@SenszR 5 лет назад

C63 engines do this in general

@louvkjr 5 лет назад

Just so you know. I am a diesel pick up guy and a Jeep guy. I never plan on buying an Mercedes. But I have been watching your videos for a long time and love them. Keep up the good work. Also, I think it's time you buy an old diesel Mercedes. Like early 80s or older if they made them and turn it into a AMG killer. :)

@LegitStreetCars 5 лет назад

Thanks man! Appreciate a truck guy watching. Not sure if I'll do an 80s Mercedes but how about a pickup build?

@louvkjr 5 лет назад

@@LegitStreetCars Sounds like you have a plan. I will be watching. LOL.

@LiveLoveLaugh_44 5 лет назад

Seller: good luck bro. Alex: ohh I will

@phillipberk5767 5 лет назад

Don't go back to stock exhaust but definitely add a set of Resonators to calm it down and smoothen the town out

@fredvallenet 5 лет назад

Well done. Back to stock is the way to go.

@potatopal7511 5 лет назад

One cheap but good cosmetic mod you should do is replace the side marker lights with clear lenses and orange light bulbs. That way it is completely legal and looks wayy better

@alijamili95 5 лет назад

I’m glad you got this instead of an m car lol

@mtabbert86 5 лет назад

One thing to note on the updated bolts. I have an E63 in the shop right now that's already had them replaced. But whoever did it... not such a good job. They coated the threads of the new bolts in plumber's Teflon thread sealant, and maybe skipped one of the 90 degree turns. The bolts didn't fail exactly, but there was a compression leak into the cooling system because the last guy working on it, shouldn't have been working on it. Between that and leaking injectors, this one was hydrolocked. Amazingly didn't actually hurt the engine though! These things are TOUGH! It's running great now.

@Dextro1945 5 лет назад

If a ricer wins the lottery. Poor Mercedes...

@javelinwolfsburg3595 5 лет назад

Dextro racist

@Valdismith 5 лет назад

Probably he was beating on it, and that is why the engine mounts are so badly ripped, and engine jumps. He also had his own mind set on how he beat the car, and how many things will start failing because of this, on top of the loosing coolant and smoke. Damn man, this is the sweetest deal ever, I have heard and seen cases where people buy things that sellers are afraid, or think are broken/bad, and then it turnes out a minor fix here and there will have the car good. This engine sounded so good, I mean the engine in the front, not the exhaust, where I could hear on neutral there was no ticking noise, rod knocks, nothing, just your typical, quiet running engine noise. Sound perfect. The wreck, even better, depreciates the car due to title, and this was nothing I saw on the picture.

@nazu5998 5 лет назад

This is a bargain all day 😂👌🏽 One of my fav AMGs

@e46love 5 лет назад

thanks for the no BS, no fluff, and informative video

@ja.935g67 5 лет назад

Better bargain than the raffle Autovlog is having on the c300

@SF.Automotive 5 лет назад

Lmfaooo

@jumpinjojo 5 лет назад

James A. Than*

@ja.935g67 5 лет назад

@@jumpinjojo good catch!

@jumpinjojo 5 лет назад

J A. You're welcome!!

@bundles1978 5 лет назад

that cold start smoke is most likely from the valve guides, not a big deal, but can ruin the cats and O2 sensor over time

@EightQPrime8 5 лет назад

Let me show you how i fixed this issue for $150 in my driveway.... 2 mins later.... Let me show you how i fixed this issue for $150 in my driveway.... SHOW ME THEN

@petar443 5 лет назад

4:32 - the smoke after cold start is blue.This means it burns a little engine oil after long time sitting.Because on 6:18 you said the smoke is white which would indicate it's burning coolant

@1986hvwchampion 5 лет назад

Petar stay away from 2009 c63. Get 2012 and up they are way more reliable

@saccityprince 5 лет назад

previous owner was a "car guy" lmao. he has to be upset

@leksasdf 5 лет назад

Why the quotation marks?

@AMomcilo1 5 лет назад

I actually like everything about this car, the way it looks, sounds, even the Tavarish tape!

@taelorwatson9822 5 лет назад

I would advise you against a m156 engine they are the worst Amg has built. Find some references on RU-vid to confirm. You got it for about half price now salvage title should be about 11-12k. So not too shabby

@bosshilf 5 лет назад

What a lucky find, can't wait to see the upgrades you have planned.🍻🍻

@sayan1667 5 лет назад

it’s not louder than your voice

@MegaShanes1 5 лет назад

Its looks good as I'm looking at 2010 C63 AMG 1 owner with 71,000kms in black for $35k in New Zealand but after seeing your other video regarding the engine issues im not so sure.

@adamcooper3684 5 лет назад

Get to the point! Soooo much waffle. 5mins of content squeezed into a 17min video!

@dpaulitejr 5 лет назад

You found my dream car for $8500..same color and wheels. I’m going to watch every minute of you bringing it back to stock look!

@redriver15262 5 лет назад

i bet this car was 100% owned by an Arab LOL

@taelorwatson9822 5 лет назад

I don't think there are any in Kentucky

@farrous13 5 лет назад

Crazy! 8500? Wow. Good buy and glad you're sharing this with us. Thank you

@C4rnal063 5 лет назад

Its loud, but not even close to Autovlogs 2018 C63S AMG ;)

@retrosniping45 3 года назад

I love watching these vids. Just picked up a 2013 c63 amg coupe! You definitely inspired me!

@Ouaziz186 5 лет назад

I’m mainly a BMW guy but this C63 is actually some monster and I’ve nerves seen anything like those exhaust tips on that specific car in London

@jsavant378 4 года назад

I used to own this car! I sold it to the guy in Kentucky. I sold it stock with the front lip. I could have told you the head bolts were already replaced! :)

@ModernMastersAuto 6 месяцев назад

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 wow this was 4 years ago already!!!

@lehelzelenka207 5 лет назад

Now you know why the thermostat's plastic bit broke off. With that much engine movement it's a miracle that it was the only thing that started leaking.

@ahocan100 5 лет назад

This is my dream car... I am really happy for you alex :) I cant wait to see the videos of this car. Be quick man .

@GRosa250 5 лет назад

That was a great deal you got on the C63. My first AMG was a new 2009 with the performance package. I have a question about what you said at 8:25 in the video. What are the readiness monitors for the emissions? I've always wondered if you can tell if the codes had been recently cleared out.

@LegitStreetCars 5 лет назад

So the ecu runs tests on each emission control system. If they pass they are set as complete. These tests take 100-200 miles to complete sometimes. When someone clears codes they reset all readiness monitors so if he just cleared them I would have known with my scanner

@GRosa250 5 лет назад

I got it now. Thank you very much for explaining that. I've always wondered if there was a way to tell if the codes had simply been cleared to cover up an underlying issue.

@overhand4 5 лет назад

An ABSOLUTELY PERFECT car has me Absolutely EXHAUSTED... Phew! Outta here...

@bitingantz 5 лет назад

Subscribed last week and this buy just made my subscription legit. I have a 2011 same color combo and looking forward to your videos on this car. Your channel is awesome and brings valued information to the community. Great work and much respect from South Florida. Great price but if it really had a problem then price would have been fair. Either way good score.

@alexk5175 Год назад

It's surely no oil that burns... Oil would be blue. It's just water that condensed in the heated exhaust system. I noticed the same on my 2010 C63 performance when I was driving short distances mostly. No problems whatsoever after a good old run on the Autobahn. :) Best wishes from Germany