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Im in the same boat, less than 2k miles, so just doing it myself with genuine parts...

Thanks everyone, i went with 229.5 5w-40 from my local dealer in the end, thanks for all the feedback guys

Hi Everyone, just refreshing my memory on acceptable oils for the above engine (in a cls55). Must meet mb 229.5? My local MD has some great deals on 5w-40, 229.5 spec.

Reduced to £10999

Hi everyone. on ebay now: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284420247749 New MOT also.

Have been sidetracked on some other projects for a couple of months, so decided to do a couple of jobs on the CLS. 1) aux water pump, was mysteriously loosing a little bit if coolant when engine was running which i eventually tracked down to a worn aux water pump. So thats now sorted. 2) after 4...

Hi Nick, i cant seem to send you a pm, please email me on [email protected], kind regards chris

Now reduced to £11500, if still no takers will have to stick on ebay in a couple of weeks :(:(

Hi there are some interior picks on the forsale add 🙂

For sale is my 2005 CLS55 AMG. I have owned the car for around 4 years now, I bought May 2017 with 98k on clock, from previous keeper on here (Abb) who bought it Aug 2013 with 81k on clock. We now have approx 103k on clock. Service records: 17076, 30469, 44460, 57720, 66497, 78838, 88641...

Hello guys, watch this space, for sale add will be coming soon, a little mild detailing in the meantime! image1 by chris pollin, on Flickr image2 by chris pollin, on Flickr image0 (4) by chris pollin, on Flickr

Will be your traction control ecu, i had this exact problem...

Hello Everyone, old thread resurrection! so a lot has happened over the last few years redundancy, relocation from England to Scotland and birth of our Son, and of course more car purchases! The CLS has been reasonably well behaved for a while, only requiring a couple of jobs. One of the more...

Hi guys, im looking to swap out the front subframe on the CLS55 - current one has a little much corrosion for my liking. Question is, does anyone know if the 55AMG subframe is the same as the other models, on the face of it they look the same, but without a side by side would be difficult to...

Hello guys, im toying with the idea of doing a few engine upgrades to the cls55, so looking for some feedback from those who have went down this route. Im not looking for anything too wild, but around the 550hp mark reliably. Car has 103k on clock, secondary cat delete and x-pipe. Coolant pump...