I'm bad at my job so I have to work on shit boxes like this

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech) 04/13/2018 at 15:45 • Filed to: None

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Minor oil leak from turbos, getting fixed under warranty. 27k miles. Driven hard and put away wet it’s whole life. At least someone’s been using it the way it’s meant to be used.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:49

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>SL roadster

>shitbox

Okay I get they’re a mechanical nightmare but...

His Stigness > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:49

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I can have old turbos???

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:50

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I’m scaroused.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:50

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Certainly does look like u are being punished.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 04/13/2018 at 15:51

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Tongue in cheek. Not an SL. This is one of my favorites. Exhaust is in the middle 

Spanfeller is a twat > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:51

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Put away wet?

I have a car with two turbos now... Do you have any recommendations so that I’m never an annoyance?

I’ll never get an SL if that helps, not that I can afford one anyway.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/13/2018 at 15:52

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Lol I have no idea how to pronounce that but I know what you mean

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > His Stigness 04/13/2018 at 15:52

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They’re going back in, oil return line seals were leaking, not the snails themselves

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:53

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AMG GT?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:53

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AMG GT?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/13/2018 at 15:54

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Kind of feels that way too. Not going to lie, this is tricky even for me.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:55

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We have the internet for that!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:55

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hot V yum

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Spanfeller is a twat 04/13/2018 at 15:56

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Figure of speech meaning it was abused.

Stay on top of your maintenance schedule. This is my job and I love it, no annoyance here! Well maybe a bit, because this is tricky to work on, but it’s all good!

Not an SL. Exhaust is in the middle  but you should buy whatever makes you happy! I’ll only judge if it’s a 129 or 140.

Future next gen S2000 owner > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:57

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“bad at my job” “shit boxes”

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/13/2018 at 15:57

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Winner!

WilliamsSW > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:58

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Yeah those engines signed by the builder are strictly for the remedial group of techs right?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 15:59

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There’s actually not a lot of MB that have center exit exhaust. Also is it just a GT as i expect since it has that many miles on it? I don’t think the other variants have been around long enough to get that many.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > WilliamsSW 04/13/2018 at 16:00

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Exactly. The builder plaque tells us who to call when we can’t figure out how to fix it.

Spanfeller is a twat > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 16:01

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oh, hot vee!

I just wondered if twin turbo cars need some special precautions... i’ve heard you need to let the turbos chill for a moment before turning the car off?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/13/2018 at 16:02

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Edition 1 GT-S. And I didn’t mean center exit, the tailpipes are not center exit, I meant the exhaust is where the intake should be and vice versa. I just did some work on 205 C63 with the same number of miles. Some people drive the crap out of these things.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Spanfeller is a twat 04/13/2018 at 16:04

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It doesn’t hurt, but with modern synthetic oil and modern cooling system technology it isn’t so important as it was years ago.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 16:05

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Ahh gotcha. 2 nearly new cars with a ton of miles is surprising for AMG. That’s really cool.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/13/2018 at 16:10

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It’s more common than you might think

xc90v8/I4 :( > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 16:25

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I guess when driven hard shortly before driving it’s helpful?

But when just driven casually it’s no issue. Right?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 16:29

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how hot was that vee to the touch?

His Stigness > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 16:30

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Damn it!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Spanfeller is a twat 04/13/2018 at 16:40

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If you’ve been driving hard, say towing or hauling a heavy load, or track time it is good to let the vehicle run for a few minutes to circulate coolant and oil. These days they design turbo vehicles so that the coolant siphons through the turbos to cool them even after the engine turns off and the water pump isn’t circulating coolant. Also oils are much better than even a few years ago and are much less prone to coking up bearings like they used to if you turn off the engine when the turbos are hot. If you’ve been driving around town or even on the highway I wouldn’t worry about letting the car run. If you just did an autocross or 20 minute top speed run down the autobahn it would be a good idea to let the car idle for a couple minutes so things (oil, coolant, turbos) can cool off.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > xc90v8/I4 :( 04/13/2018 at 16:41

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See my reply to TAE if no one has responded to this yet. http://oppositelock.kinja.com/1825250854

xc90v8/I4 :( > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/13/2018 at 16:54

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“ These days they design turbo vehicles so that the coolant siphons through the turbos to cool”

Can you define these days? Asking for a 2014 Ford Focus 1.0

Spanfeller is a twat > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/13/2018 at 17:04

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I do live in a very hill area and while I don’t tow I do have the car loaded most times.

I did notice it takes a lot longer to cool than my jeep

Steve in Manhattan > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:06

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An E Class? Trying to guess without dipping into the comments.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:18

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Awwww, those turbos are adorable

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > xc90v8/I4 :( 04/13/2018 at 17:24

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Pretty much yeah

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 04/13/2018 at 17:25

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Cooked my lunch on it!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Steve in Manhattan 04/13/2018 at 17:26

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GT-S

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 04/13/2018 at 17:27

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It’ll be sitting for a few days, do you want to take one home to cuddle for a few nights?

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:31

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You don’t want to do that, I might lose it under the hood of a miata.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 04/13/2018 at 17:34

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“I don’t know what happened boss, a hobo must have walked into the shop and taken it!”

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:35

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Actually, that’s a really interesting manifold design. Am I seeing correctly that there are only 8 screws per bank? And all of them are co-linear? How does the bottom part of each manifold seal?

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:36

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“From the security camera footage, it looks like the hobo was riding a tiny motorcycle”

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 04/13/2018 at 17:39

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“But wearing an expensive riding suit? That hobo is quite the enigma!”

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:41

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I got the weirdest looks over the weekend, riding the ruckus around in the wind storm wearing the Aerostitch :p

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 04/13/2018 at 17:42

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Look down in the valley. The remaining 16 nuts are still there. They hold in brackets that the manifolds slide into. The bracket and the manifolds are tapered so when you tighten the top row it applies pressure into the taper.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 17:44

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Oh hey! That’s really clever, bet it makes getting those manifolds out a little easier (or rather, possible)

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 04/13/2018 at 17:47

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Super easy!

PS9 > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 18:04

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Selling drugs isn’t that hard or dangerous right? I just need to do it for a little while...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > PS9 04/13/2018 at 18:06

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I can’t answer that. I tried selling. But all of my product just... disappeared.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 18:10

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My F-150 has a secondary electric water pump that circulates coolant through the turbos for a period of time after shutdown. With the mass adoption of turbos these days, OEMs seem to have gotten pretty good at keeping them alive long term without much in the way of special treatment from the operator.

Steve in Manhattan > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/13/2018 at 18:15

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Well that’s a bit more car than I’d expected ...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/13/2018 at 18:18

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Exactly the sort of thing I was referring to. Many of those are even on a colder temp cooling system from the normal engine cooling system.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > xc90v8/I4 :( 04/14/2018 at 00:09

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They plumb the coolant lines so that the cold feed comes in to the bottom of the turbo and the hit return goes out the top. After you turn the car off the heat from the turbo will keep the coolant circulating since the hot coolant will rise out the top return line and cold coolant will get pulled in to the bottom feed line. Siphon probably isn’t technically correct, it would probably be more accurate to say that the coolant keeps flowing due to convection, but IIRC Ford refers to it as siphoning in their manuals. I’ve got a 2011 F-150 with the 3.5 ecoboost and Ford specifies that the coolant system is designed to allow coolant to continue flowing through the turbos after shutting down the engine.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Spanfeller is a twat 04/14/2018 at 00:13

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There are a lot of factors that determine how long it takes for a car to cool off. Turbo vehicles generally have higher oil and coolant capacities in addition to the turbos themselves. That is a lot of extra fluid and metal that needs to cool off after you shut the engine down.