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DIY Maintenance: Step-by-Step

Wrench with confidence. Clear procedures, tool lists, torque notes, and safety tips so you can service your Mercedes at home—and keep it ready for calibration.

We focus on practical tasks that protect reliability: plugs, coils, fluids, filters, cooling checks, and sensor health. Each guide links the “why” to real tuning results.

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C 205 Front Anti Roll Bar Link Replacement

In this video and write up we will talk about the process of replacing the front anti sway bar links on a C 205 Mercedes.  In this case a C63 AMG. The process seems very straightforward, in true Mercedes fashion it isn’t but it is sort of ok to work […]

C63 M177 Purge Valves
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M177 Purge Valve Replacement

The M177 Purge Valves can be very noisy this can lead to the need to replace them, or remove them temporarily to troubleshoot other in car noises. Here is a quick video re purge valve replacement on a 2017 c63 4.0t.  Part numbers listed on the valve are a 001 […]

Ender 5 Plus
3D Printing, Air Intake, DIY

Good 3D Printing Requires Good Basics

There are some basic things one must get to start to print reliably well.  This isn’t exactly intuitive either, but they are Leveling Layer Adhesion Build Plate Adhesion Environment If any of these are off a failure or weak point in a print can occur. However if some of these […]

DIY, Maintenance

M177 Spark Plug Replacement

Tuner’s note — make your M177 tune-ready Fresh and cold plugs prevent misfires and spark blowout under load Change every 35,000 miles tuned or 50,000 miles stock  Replicate factory wire run and torque to 17 pound feet  View M177 colder plug kit → Book a custom M177 tune →   […]

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How to 3D Print Air Intakes

I have been 3d printing air intakes for our m157 and m278 air intakes and I wanted to share some of the tips I’ve learned and really that others shared with me. Bed Adhesion is absolutely critical to good prints. There are two parts to bed adhesion — the first […]

c63 on mid rise scissor lift
DIY, Maintenance

How to Change M177 Engine Oil in C63

Why Proper Maintenance = Longer Tune Life Factory-fill oil often shears faster under tuned boost levels. 6,500 stock and 5,000 tuned mile oil change interval (OCI) is recommended.  High-demand you may want to change even sooner. A clean lubrication system keeps hydraulic lifters and timing gears quiet. The M177 TunedMercedes […]

DIY, Maintenance

How to Change Mercedes Key Battery

This is a really quick video on replacing your Mercedes-Benz Key Fob battery. These tend to go in pairs, so if you are prompted to change one, it is a good time to change both. These take CR 2032 Batteries and can be found on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3tLu44I (affiliate link).

DIY, Maintenance

Don’t check your oil when cold

While driving in the middle of NC between DC and FL, I made the mistake of checking my oil. It read low, really low.  I panicked and added some oil.  Later I was racking my brain over why the oil level seemed to vary so much depending on the reading. […]

CLS550
DIY, Maintenance

Change Cabin Air Filter in Mercedes

If you’re running high flow cats, or no cats on a race application, it is recommended to change your cabin air filter more often than the every b service. Changing the air filters, like the spark plugs, is a little harder than on a toyota.  Instead of just going behind […]

DIY, Stereo

Upgrade Mercedes Tweeters in CLS

Previously, I purchased a set of speakers to fit into the front.  I was only able to ft the woofers at the time but it made a huge difference.  The dynaudio tweeters and mid did not fit.  The screen I previously upgraded but haven’t yet done a video on. Later […]