Well, the E55 finally let me down after two years

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech) 02/20/2018 at 15:21 • Filed to: Loaner car time!

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Wiper motor. Failed halfway through a sweep. To be fair, it was covered in snow and ice and I accidentally hit the switch after starting the car before getting back out to scrape windows. So maybe it’s more my fault.

Milky > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 15:32

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Tracks need more oppo.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 15:38

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Replied to myself 

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Milky 02/20/2018 at 15:39

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They’re not my tracks, this was before I got in the car. Don’t fret, when snow happens, oppo happens 

Milky > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 15:40

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OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 15:52

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That entrance seems scary easy to end up sliding right into the street.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/20/2018 at 16:00

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Going down is surprisingly fine. ABS kicks in sometimes. But there’s a big bike lane at the bottom and the road itself goes upward, so it’s really easy to stop once you get to the bottom.

Alfalfa > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 16:05

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I do this more often than I care to admit, luckily I haven’t killed a motor yet. I typically turn them on, say “oh shit”, and hurry out to unstick the wipers.

Alfalfa > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 16:06

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Also, was that really 2 years ago!? Damn.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Alfalfa 02/20/2018 at 16:12

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IKR!? Only realized because I got registration renewal papers in the mail recently.

Steve in Manhattan > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 16:54

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Is this the single-wiper setup where it dips in the middle? My ‘87 300D had that ...

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 16:58

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I dunno, I’ve done that about a thousand times in my truck, and no failures.

The vinyl steering wheel is getting kinda grody though.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Steve in Manhattan 02/20/2018 at 17:41

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Yup

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > shop-teacher 02/20/2018 at 17:44

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But this has some crazy mechanism because it’s only a single wiper. It failed right where the wiper arm moves outwards. Usually the linkage mechanism wears out, stressed the motor for a while, then the straw meets the camel’s back. They don’t actually fail that often on 210's. 202's on the other hand...

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/20/2018 at 18:41

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Gotcha. Crazy Germans.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Alfalfa 02/21/2018 at 09:06

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Used to work at a wiper manufacturer, we actually test for this. The motors have a thermal trip in them and will turn off if they get stuck. Let them cool off a bit and they’ll start working again. Also used to do snow pack testing. Glue big old rubber strips to the windshield up pretty high, like when snow gets packed up there, and run at high speed until something breaks or passes. The systems can actually take quite a bit of punishment.

Alfalfa > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 02/21/2018 at 09:53

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Well that’s neat