Driving My CL65 AMG 700 Miles Home Was A Total Nightmare But I Fixed A Major Issue With NO TOOLS!
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I bought Hoovies Garage CL65 AMG and I can't believe it survived CarTrek. I bought the car knowing the twin-turbo V12 had a bad oil leak and that the hydraulic suspension was leaking but so much more broke on the trip it was ridiculous. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!
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What's the most miles you've driven during 1 road trip and what kind of car? 1991 Jamaica Yellow Firebird, 2,100 miles.
1,800km [1,118 miles] c63 w204 😃
1,800km [1,118miles] c63 w204 😃
Drove Chicago to Denver, Denver to Salt Lake, Salt Lake to Moab, Moab to Denver, and the Denver to Chicago within 10 days. Put about 3000 or so miles on a 2019 Audi Q8.
5500 miles, 2014 Corolla
My 1992 Geo Prizm, maybe 40 miles... I'm 17...
Dear Alex! Is it true that american V8 engines have a distiguishable firing order different to that of german V8s?
Nice job I know the feeling..always easier to watch and pin point what the problem is then when you are in the arena with sweat blood and tears going on in the battle! Glad she got you home 🤘🥃🥃
Nice video. I feel your pain about the running rough issue. I own a 2002 Lincoln LS with the 3.9L Jaguar V-8 in it. If I fill up at the wrong station. I get check engine light flashing. Coil pack replacement. So I am sticking to either Shell 93 or Marathon 93.
Amazing that you figured out that it was water in the gas that would’ve been the last thing I would’ve thought off and I’ve been a Mechanic a long time it would’ve been one of my thoughts but not on the road looking forward to the next one Alex
WHY DIDN`T YOU GO TO A DEALERSHIP AND PICKUP FLIUD ?????
One time I put E85 gas in my Chrysler 300S thinking it was the same as E15... oops! Check engine light went on and the sound was terrible. But as soon as I was able to dilute it with some REAL gas, everything went back to normal.
Actually, Distronic was introduced in 1999 on the W222 S class!
Ugh problems as always
The Car Wizard was spot on with this car, good on Hoovie for moving it on
mercedes, im over it. it just doesnt inspire confidence - so many issues
Had one of these beasts 8 grand spend in 12k miles on the Damn abc issues in 3 years. Should’ve just replaced the whole system but they did not make the kit with the addition of sway bars back then. Heck of a car though
You had to floor it! Italian tune up.
Guys like you save me soooo much money! Thanks for reminding me NOT to buy an old German car with more than 6 cylinders.
Haha, wish I would have warned you to NEVER buy gas at a Casey’s. I even feel bad putting that stuff into a rental car. Kum & Go or BP are about the only places I will get gas here. I wish we could get 93 octane here but we kind of suck. Looked like you were near Iowa City though so there should have been plenty of options including a Mercedes dealership with the hydraulic fluid in stock 👍
This is the automotive equivalent of The Blair Witch Project, except scarier.
How do you not bring your scanner? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️😂
What was with the added drama by not getting out of your drivers door? Lol. Was it because of the window sync, or did you notice or remember that if you open door too far you might stretch the door harness? Just curious that was funny to me..
I have a phobia of any road trip I take turning into this.
You know what your doing and what your saying.
13:46 Loose bolt? Ninja or Wizard has some explaining to do.
Can't wait to see this project!
Bad gas in winter?? Never heard Of this happening. Also live in Phoenix/Vegas and Yuma. Where we get brutally cold winters.
Had the same issue with my BMW X5 with the 4.4 V8. Misfiring on multiple cylinders. Now we gotta be really careful where we buy premium
He would never have been able to diagnose this issue if he would have transported the car on a trailer.
How about buying from high quality refiners?
i was glad to see that you made it.Yes its good to take these challenges ahead,but its a lot of headache also :D
That rest feature is so cool , you can even use it in summer to cool motor faster for racing applications
I'm in Rockford Illinois. I have road tripped for 2 different vehicles, to Portland Oregon for my 2001 Dodge Diesel and to Philadelphia Pa. for my 1985 Porsche 928S Euro. If you ever need help retrieving another vehicle, let me know...
Does it make sense to buy regular gas and add some octane booster to the fuel????
Good point regarding premium fuel during winter, it happen to me 1 time.
This is vice grip garage for the rich
Haha. It was 10k!
You need to have a trip bag with some basic tools not the first time you have been caught out great video. Also props for picking the fuel issue it was running through my head as Hoovie never had that issue. thx for fun video your content is improving all the time. glad you made it home safe it should be a great build
German cars are garbage! 👎🤮
Endless Money Pit...
Great vid. Actually turned out to be evidence of the great build quality of Mercedes engines.
The typical iron curiosly surprise because liquid conceptually sound next a assorted trumpet. old-fashioned, steadfast cello
Low octane fuel on a already misfiring engine.. terrible idea. You’re going to detonate the crap out of it.
Don’t pass trucks on the right. By patient.
That was scary, glad you made it home!
KANSAS TO CHICAGO = 11 hours..dude did you take the scenic route?
on hoovies channel it's all fun and rosie. In this video I've seen the reality of buying hoopites :D
what a fantastic episode, its so interesting to see the realities of running something like a 65. Good shout to recognise the fuel contamination. Entertaining as always.
Don’t get jacked in Chicago. Place is out of control. Good video.
@10:15 this pretty much sums up driving Mercedes 🤣 just erase CELs and pretend nothing happened
Why didn't you go to an auto store and patch it with some jb weld putty?
Lucky. I wanted to buy this. Whatever. I'll buy a SL65 and strip 1000 LBs off that instead.
I noticed that at the beginning of your trip, the car was cautioning you that your coolant level was very low. There was also an active oil leak, but I did not see anywhere on the video where you checked the oil level. The engine seemed very smooth at the beginning of the video and unless there was low oil/low coolant, (which progressively got lower,) the engine should not have degraded/failed so fast. I suppose there is also the remote possibility of timing chain/guides failure?... (I do not know your total miles accrued, so I cannot wager a guess...) Severe misfires would be consistent for an engine with a timing chain/guides about to fail. While I have owned insane amounts of Mercs in my life time, I have never seen a Merc engine fail in the same fashion as a Chevy, Ford, Toyota, etc. (Throw a rod, etc.) Typically, the Merc engines will fail due to low coolant and/or low engine oil, and the major killer of Merc engines is the timing chain/guides. Given the leaks, etc., this car should have been shipped, then sorted out. I can't help but think that whatever killed this engine was likely avoidable?... Please know that I am not being critical, and I certainly feel for you.
Your boy looking under the hood with his hoodie "drawstrings" hanging while the engine was running scared the shit out of me. @21:42
I bet that engine was keeping u warm!! Edit: fixed my typo
Having trouble understanding why someone of your knowledge would not tow this from the start.........gets views i guess....
You had do drive it.... its a bonding process that will mean the car will be either driveway art or your long term driver.... 👍😀
Come on, you guys love this drama. I mean why else you use wear just hoodies in sub-freezing temps while complaining about how cold it is and driving home a vehicle with known issues you were warned about. For you guys this is NLworld gold. You love the drama. I mean who wants to see you drive a Lexus home with absolutely no issues for you to complain about?
Hahaha. Love the sponsor intervention
As a german, it appears absolutely crazy to me that gas stations without a water seperator exist. Feeling sorry for you and the CL. Definitely deserves better fuel :(
Lol, you got burnt by Casey's gas?
Door/window function issues are likely due to broken wires in the door jamb expansion joint. That was the case on my CL55.
Ha!! Hey Alex! Remember when I bought your 40mpg C5 Vette and you did tech support on the way home for the exact same problem?? Stupid Midwest winter premium gas!!! I filled up about 10 miles from your house and 50 miles later I had maybe 5 cylinders firing! Heet fixed that right up too!!
Why would you buy a car from Hoovie, and not bring tools? That's like trying to fail on purpose
I believe Hoovie said, and I quote, "No one should buy this car!" Lol. Longest road trip was 2600+ miles in a 05 sienna with 356,000 miles. Ran great there and back
I wouldn't call buying a car from Hoovie dumb. But maybe don't take pills you found in a car you didn't put there. Did they at least say the name of what you took on them?
Only a fool and his money ever bought a German car in America.
One of the main things that scare me from the AMG’s. The hydraulic suspensions
Will never happen to me.
Have gotten bad premium in the winter in my BMW as well had to have it towed it was misfiring so bad once we got a full tank of new gas in it with heet no more misfiring
When he took the engine cover off damn that's a hugeeee engine
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What idiot doesn’t bring the code reader🙈 I can understand not bringing tools but come on it’s a fucking Mercedes
If I'm super rich. I'm going to get all the CL63/65 and S63/65 Coupe from C215-C217. They're so elegant and powerful at the same time！
Can't wait for the update, especially since Chicago has been in the 40s ❤
Hi Alex, there's EVP at 0.25x video speed, my language Danish 3:18 'Der er grøften, pas på!' ('There's the ditch, be careful!'). The conclusion, perhaps, of what seems to be spirit stating what it could like owning what is now basically a historic Mercedes: 3:08 'The best', 3:09 'Bad system', 3:10 'Humble bat', 3:11 'Prison', 3:12 'Upset', 'Stealthy', 3:13 'Not a KIA', 3:15 'Fifty thousand dollars a year it's gonna cost..', 3:17 'We're just sacrifice..', 3:31 'Tak for din Bluetooth' ('Thanks for your Bluetooth'), 3:33 'Oksesteg' ('Roast beef'). A radio can function basically as a ghost box, this phenomenon can occur especially on the Internet, a dimension in itself, not reality but a parallel, non physical alternative 'reality', made purely of energy, as the afterlife. EVP can also happen directly in camera, as spirit can use the noise on the soundtrack to generate speech patterns. Respectful analysis Asatru shaman The Völve, Denmark PS Used to drive a 270D E-Class myself for four years when I worked as a taxi driver back in the 2000s, also owned a 123 200D and even drove a 3 liter 124 as a cab on country roads, the most solid Benz ever.
Good advise on cars requiring premium fuel Alex. I always pick a high volume station whenever I fill up unless there is no other option. Requires a bit extra planning though. Sometimes you're in the middle of nowhere and don't have a lot of choices. A big red flag would definitely be premium costing substantially more money than regular.
Rule # 1 Never trust an old Mercedes
Poor choices on top of poor choices. The engine is smoking, leaking, shaking, steaming and missing. They drive it anyways while saying "I dont want to hurt the engine...".
This was exciting haha all my money was on you not making in it hahaha
Congratulations on getting home! Really looking forward to seeing you work on this car.
This vid was possible by that paid content and nothing else! I just got sooooooooo tired of Alex hearing him say "we're not gonna make it" 20K times that I had to Fast-forward at least 10 minutes incl the paid content!!!! Yes, we all know you want some excitement and what not in your vids, but c'mone man.... This vid could have been tops 5 minutes long and over with.... but no.... "we're not gonna make it" was the fraise of the day!!! I sure hope you're not becoming one of those I-Like-To-Hear-My-Own-Voice-So-I-Keep-Repeating-Myself-20K-Times-Just-To-Get-A-20- + -Long-Vid-Just-To-Get-Paid-By-YT kinda A-holes out there!!!!!! Next time try to have more content than just "we're not gonna make it"
You should make a special video about best long highways travel cars you had. That would be interesting.
Brisbane Australia to Melbourne and vice versa, BMW X5 40D and Bmw 320D one stop for fuel 1700 klms each way. Listing to Fleetwood Mac, Now here you go again you want your freedom 🎵
Last time I had my CL out, my ABC info light came on, I knew fluid could be low as I just changed the HP Expansion line under the core support. A quick button push from comfort to sport settings cleared it up enough to get me home. I parked it hoping the CL600 RennTech gods would correct it over the winter. :)
I've never seen so much garbage about this chat/video/ ......BEWARE WHAT FEEDING?
See Below, why this person making such a point with this video of this car! Due the Math?
All I can say, he trying to devalue your Mercedes S65 for his own personal gain, why? They stop making this car in 2019 with a final edition. Hello!
All I can say wow, If someone all about MONEY! Next, this car was $180,000.00 with budget of $2000.00, MAYBE your problems? IDIOT!
You've got some good Karma there my man. Good for you. I'm glad the car got you home safely.
22:30 I’m not kidding you want to know who’s responsible for that huge uptick in subs? The same guy who even made this video possible: Tyler Hoover (and the algorithm). But seriously, he’s been such a figure in the community.
"The Best or Nothing..." -Mercedes marketing line. "Okay, I guess I'm getting nothing..." -owners of Mercedes that are a few years old
Does it come in tobacco flavor? 😆
What a car that was! wish I would get one!
When can I expect to see a video on the repair of the ABC pump as I have the same exact issue on the same year
Shity gasoline over there... 99 octane in sweden
Car wizard: just keep things topped up...dude...nah imma wing it in a car with a hugely expensive engine.
Mr Alex, I love the CL65 ever since Jeremy Clarkson reviewed it on Top Gear! As a viewer, it is so much fun to watch this car go from Hoovie, to CarTrek, to The Mercedes-Benz Mastertech of NLworld. What a wonderful journey! Very excited for the future videos!!
In Germany, this car is very popular. Especially the CL 500 is currently getting a lot of hype. Among other things, triggered by gangster rappers. The rapper Gzuz has brought out a song called CL 500 and since then all the teens with a driver's license want this car. Unfortunately, he really has a lot of problems. Especially the ABC suspension. When it works it's fantastic but when it breaks down it gets very expensive. Many mechanics can't or won't fix it either. I don't recommend this car to anyone unless they have an unlimited budget. If you want a really cool alternative to this car without all the problems, then buy a CLK 500, a smaller version of the CL with a great engine and without the ABC suspension. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
That cars not in Kansas anymore Toto.
If Hoovie and Wizard can't fix the proble, just don't buy the car. In few weeks: This is the CL65 I bought from Hoovie. It works perfectly well, just changed this and that for around 45 bucks.
Great video😀
Cool stuff, u would think it would have a bad gas sensor.
106 miles to Chicago full tank of gas half a pack of cigarettes its dark out and were wearing sunglasses....HIT IT
20min of oh no its not going to make... oh no.. oh no....