2009 Mercedes-Benz C300
Mileage
134,483
Service Date
2/10/2023
Services Performed
- 40 POINT AAA INSPECTION
- NOTE SRS LIGHT ALSO ON WHEN CAR GOT HERE
- FAULT TRACE SYSTEM: __XENTRY____ CODES RETRIEVED: 0522 CURRENT AND STORED, 1204,1200,0271,0064 STORED(ENGINE OFF) WITH ENGINE ON, ALL FAULTS CURRENT. PERFORMED CHECK OF VEHICLE, VERIFIED ENGINE NOISE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER SHORT TEST, PERFORMED GUIDED TEST OF FAULTS, FOUND O522-LINAKGE BROKEN ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. FOR OTHER FAULTS, FOUND RATTLE LOUD WHEN INCREASING ENGINE RPMS. AND WHEN ACTIVATING CAMSHAFT SOLENOIDS, FOUND NO ACTIVATION POSSIBLE. CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL, FOUND OK, AND CLEAN ENGINE OIL. INSPECT ENGINE OIL FILTER, FOUND OIL FILTER CAP BROKEN AND MISSING OIL GUIDE NECK. WILL NEED TO REPLACE OIL FILTER CAP, INSTALL NEW FILTER, PERFORMED OIL AND FILTER CHANGE AGAIN, RUN ENGINE AND CHECK FOR NOISE AFTER REPAIRS, ALSO WILL NEED TO RE-CHECK ENGINE OIL FILTER FOR ANY POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE FROM DRIVING VEHICLE WITH DAMAGE OIL FILTER CAP. FURTHER DIAGNOSIS/ ENGINE REPAIRS MAYBE NECESSARY.
- INSTALL NEW ENGINE OIL FILTER CAP AND FILTER, RAN ENGINE FOR 20 MINUTES THROUGH DIFFERENT RPM'S IDLE TO 3,000 RPMS. AFTER RUNNING ENGINE, DRAIN ENGINE OIL AND REMOVE NEWLY INSTALLED FILTER, CUT SECTION OF FILTER AND SQUEEZE OIL OFF FILTER TO INSPECT PAPER, FOUND VERY FINE GRANULATED METAL, NO LARGE SHAVINGS OR CHUNKS FOUND AT THIS TIME. SINCE SOME LIGHT FINE GRANULATED METAL WAS FOUND, RECOMMEND CUSTOMER TO HAVE ANOTHER OIL CHANGE DONE IN 1,000 MILES AND HAVE OIL FILTER RE-CHECKED AGAIN FOR ANY ABNORMAL METAL CONTENT, SO ENGINE INTERNAL CAN BE EVALUATED AS BEST POSSIBLE FOR ANY ENGINE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO NO OIL PRESSURE UP TO CAMSHAFT ADJUSTERS/ ENGINE TOP END. ERASED ALL CODES AFTER REPAIRS, FOUND NOW CAMSHAFT ADJUSTERS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME. RETURN VEHICLE TO CLIENT.
- Change oil and oil filter. Check air filter and breather filter. Top off all fluid levels and set tire pressures. Preform basic Vehicle inspection OIL LEVEL WHEN CAR CAME IN ___________________
SHARLENE M. gave our service a 5 star review on 2/10/2023
