Mercedes S600 ABC Flush DIY (With AGA Tool) 

Thanks for the feedback, both great points i'll consider next time ! :)

Good point, I guess it needs to be manually suctioned out so not to introduce crud into the system. Then refilled, then flushed? So minimum contamination gets in right?

@Matty231 To be honest, I think my approach would be, provided the oil is green and just cloudy:- Suck out the oil Change the filter Refill the reservoir Run the car for a few 100 -1000 miles until the new filter cleans up the oil (green and clear) Repeat the suck, change filter, refill above and wait till the next change is due. The fact that Merc say the system does not require service suggests there should not be an issue with the oil. It's a shame though they do not have a clue about filtration. The oil should flow from the pleated side (large surface area) to the inside. Also note, the filter is held on its seal by spring compression. When the filter becomes blocked with crud the return pressure lifts the filter off its seal hence unfiltered oil is returned to the reservoir!!!🙈🙈🙈

Awesome, what year is your SL? That would be so cool to own! I have the special tool if you need it - they’re quite expensive new but still good to have on hand. Just remember to replace that filter and be mindful of the little orings as they like to come out with the older filter

@@thatmatty231guy - Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on that. Mine's a 2008 SL63. Lovely car and so far trouble free (touch wood). Love your videos. You have a great presentation style. That V12 engine out series was very impressive. I'm a big fan....

Yep just use a skinny funnel to get the fluid in safely make sure it’s super clean :)

Hey I just didn't have the right size funnel to fit, otherwise yeah I think that smaller hole is better to fill in because you dont get in the way of the AGA tool.

Hi there thank you. Yes, mines a NT530 Model - just the generic one and then I simply installed Mercedes onto the scanner - its very simple to do and only takes 20-30 mins. So there is a one-off setup yes, but then you're good to go. That'll give you PITCH mode.

@@thatmatty231guy Excellent! Tell me, when you ended up changing the coils and later discovered it was the voltage transformer, did you lose an entire bank (i.e. 7 thru 12)? Was there anything in retrospect you think you would've done to identify the VT vs the coil pack? Thanks

Oh interesting, OK that makes sense, at idle its a very slow bleed so thats fine isn't it? Just give it time right? Thanks.

@@thatmatty231guy yes, it takes about 45 minutes, but you did a great job!

@@tyrannyterminator4179 Thanks very much - OK i'll do that next time, explains why the tool kept blowing off the base from the high flow of the car pitching. Thanks again for your advice.

The steering system uses the small cylinder like reservoir behind the ABC tank. The ABC tank is just for the suspension only, but they both run into the same pump - so they're split systems pressurised by one pump. On my insta @reid_werk - ive got a video of the pump showing the pipes going in and out :)

Hi thank you. It’s a Foxwell NT530 :) great value for money and does basically 80% of what star offers

@@thatmatty231guy thanks!! I really appreciate the info. All this time I thought my only option was replace the tandem pump myself then pay the dealer over $800 - $1600 for an abc fluid flush to get the air out.

@@mecca3000 Glad I could help :) Yeah thats what I thought too, until one day I saw another video with someone using a tool and I started researching :) Cheers.

Hi there - awesome - filter part no is for 003 184 61 01. The filter is inside of the big screw cap on the abc tank. So you’ll have the little dipstick hole and then the big screw cap- it’s integrated into the screw cap. Twist the cap I think against the filter and it’ll seperate from the cap. Then you can slide the filter out. Make sure you don’t lose the little green orings in there you need to keep them in place with the new filter.

@@thatmatty231guyThanks man, really appreciate the rapid response! Stay lucky mate

Cheers, happy to help :) @@guvnorrbm

Hi i'm not actually sure exactly. Good question. But from what i've heard unofficially is to do it every 30,000km or 2 years. :) So i'm due in another 12 months from now basically.

Thanks very much for your comment. Tool is here 😊 agatools.com/products/aga-mb-abc-ft