Hi. It's great to be here. I confess the 2007 CLK belongs to my eldest...but guess who is looking after it...?
I've had the pleasure of owning a 2ltr W series and a 2ltr C200 which was a fabulous, reliable workhorse. I've given up with Jags having just scrapped a year 2000 S Type V8 and sold off a 2003 4.2 XKR. If these Jags had been built by Mercedes or Lexus...they would be truly great motors. My current motor is a Lexus 400 - last of the line - the legend around these cars is true: 0-60 in about 6.5 seconds, good handling believe it or not...I bought it from a neighbour for £700 as a temporary transport measure and very soon felt I could not part with it. I changed the cambelt, waterpump and pulleys; front brakes and got a friendly local garage to do front lower strut bushes, and ball joints. Whilst trying to select Lexus OEM parts I will use quality non OE and will buy from the US where there's a better range, availability and price...inclusive of tax and delivery.
I love the CLK, its an AMG extras 2007 and luckily this engine does not have the cam sprocket issues.
Like all second hand cars though, it needs some servicing.
First off was an engine light coming on. Diagnostics came up with a P0025 code: Camshaft Position Actuator B - Bank 2 Timing Over-Retard.
For a UK car that's passenger side: outer magnetic solenoid. Part number 2720510177
I cleared the code but it later returned...then cleared itself!
I paid about £28 for an OEM part and decided to only replace the faulty unit at this stage and the O-rings and seals from the sensor units and other magnetic solenoids.
It's a straightforward job and I used an E8 socket and E8 spanner. You don't need to remove or detach the steering pump reservoir but I did remove the cap and put clingfilm over the top to give me more room. The old seals were very tired and had lost their elasticity. I cleaned the solenoids and magnets and re-oiled the magnets on assembly. I stuffed cloths in to the unit holes while cleaning surrounding areas. All runs fine.
Next jobs: top up coolant: it's got amber colour fluid at the moment and ideally I'd drain and replace the lot, except as per I've recommended to my son: that he lets the car prove itself first...make sure he wants to keep it -or sell it to me
- that there's nothing major amiss and shake it down over the first year of ownership.
Also needs an oil change. As that shakedown principle I'll use good quality parts but look at keeping the price down: Mann filter, Triple Q oil.
Top Up coolant will be Prestons any colour to any vehicle fluid - it doesn't need much and at the next service I'll replace the lot.
Look forward to being part of the forum, learning from and contributing to help as much as I can.
I've had the pleasure of owning a 2ltr W series and a 2ltr C200 which was a fabulous, reliable workhorse. I've given up with Jags having just scrapped a year 2000 S Type V8 and sold off a 2003 4.2 XKR. If these Jags had been built by Mercedes or Lexus...they would be truly great motors. My current motor is a Lexus 400 - last of the line - the legend around these cars is true: 0-60 in about 6.5 seconds, good handling believe it or not...I bought it from a neighbour for £700 as a temporary transport measure and very soon felt I could not part with it. I changed the cambelt, waterpump and pulleys; front brakes and got a friendly local garage to do front lower strut bushes, and ball joints. Whilst trying to select Lexus OEM parts I will use quality non OE and will buy from the US where there's a better range, availability and price...inclusive of tax and delivery.
I love the CLK, its an AMG extras 2007 and luckily this engine does not have the cam sprocket issues.
Like all second hand cars though, it needs some servicing.
First off was an engine light coming on. Diagnostics came up with a P0025 code: Camshaft Position Actuator B - Bank 2 Timing Over-Retard.
For a UK car that's passenger side: outer magnetic solenoid. Part number 2720510177
I cleared the code but it later returned...then cleared itself!
I paid about £28 for an OEM part and decided to only replace the faulty unit at this stage and the O-rings and seals from the sensor units and other magnetic solenoids.
It's a straightforward job and I used an E8 socket and E8 spanner. You don't need to remove or detach the steering pump reservoir but I did remove the cap and put clingfilm over the top to give me more room. The old seals were very tired and had lost their elasticity. I cleaned the solenoids and magnets and re-oiled the magnets on assembly. I stuffed cloths in to the unit holes while cleaning surrounding areas. All runs fine.
Next jobs: top up coolant: it's got amber colour fluid at the moment and ideally I'd drain and replace the lot, except as per I've recommended to my son: that he lets the car prove itself first...make sure he wants to keep it -or sell it to me
- that there's nothing major amiss and shake it down over the first year of ownership.Also needs an oil change. As that shakedown principle I'll use good quality parts but look at keeping the price down: Mann filter, Triple Q oil.
Top Up coolant will be Prestons any colour to any vehicle fluid - it doesn't need much and at the next service I'll replace the lot.
Look forward to being part of the forum, learning from and contributing to help as much as I can.
Job done and now the temp looks far more respectable.
