Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to share with you my bad experience with my C63 over the weekend!!!
Went for a drive with a group of mates up to Oxfordshire. Was driving along the motorway put my foot down and loads of smoke was pouring out the back of my car.
After the initial panic attack- Pulled over and noticed quite a bit of smoke coming out of one of the cats. Nothing from engine, no warning lights and temperature was fine. Waited for it to cool down, put the foot down a few times again and it seem to be fine. About 30 mins later it happened again, this time it was really bad, pulled over, smoke everywhere- this time both cats were smoking pretty badly!!!
Rang up Mercedes road side assistance they came out- initial diagnosis (apologies if this doesnt sound techincally correct!!) is that the gasket under the gear box oil sump is cracked and has holes in it. So the hot oil is leaking heavily and going through the exhaust, burning up and causing the smoke. Technician said its minor- if thats the problem and also mentioned that not all the oil supply was lost.
Car had to be towed away, its been in storage since Sat and is now being sent to the dealer today to get properly diagnosed and fixed up. Luckily i am still under warranty- 6 weeks left!!
Interesting also to note is that i had my last service just 4 weeks ago- where they changed the gear box oil etc
Hoping its not serious- should find out later today and will keep you posted
I have been dealing with Chelsea Mercedes and have found them to be rude and unhelpful at ALL TIMES so I am gonna try Croydon- they seem to be nice to deal with so far!!!
Just wanted to share with you my bad experience with my C63 over the weekend!!!
Went for a drive with a group of mates up to Oxfordshire. Was driving along the motorway put my foot down and loads of smoke was pouring out the back of my car.
After the initial panic attack- Pulled over and noticed quite a bit of smoke coming out of one of the cats. Nothing from engine, no warning lights and temperature was fine. Waited for it to cool down, put the foot down a few times again and it seem to be fine. About 30 mins later it happened again, this time it was really bad, pulled over, smoke everywhere- this time both cats were smoking pretty badly!!!
Rang up Mercedes road side assistance they came out- initial diagnosis (apologies if this doesnt sound techincally correct!!) is that the gasket under the gear box oil sump is cracked and has holes in it. So the hot oil is leaking heavily and going through the exhaust, burning up and causing the smoke. Technician said its minor- if thats the problem and also mentioned that not all the oil supply was lost.
Car had to be towed away, its been in storage since Sat and is now being sent to the dealer today to get properly diagnosed and fixed up. Luckily i am still under warranty- 6 weeks left!!
Interesting also to note is that i had my last service just 4 weeks ago- where they changed the gear box oil etc
Hoping its not serious- should find out later today and will keep you posted
I have been dealing with Chelsea Mercedes and have found them to be rude and unhelpful at ALL TIMES so I am gonna try Croydon- they seem to be nice to deal with so far!!!