Ive had my C230K for a couple of years now. Good ones do occasionally appear for sale, but what I've noticed with this model is, most people tend to hang onto them. No different to an alternator or waterpump that is belt driven packing up. The supercharger is maintenance free, but like any car that is either supercharged or turbocharged, they spin quite fast so can go wrong. The rest of the car is the same as a normal W202. I have had mine for 7 years now, and have done well over 100,000 miles in it, the only things i have replaced on the engine are a water pump at 120,000miles, fan belts, supercharger belt, water level sensor in the coolant header tank, plug leads, and a MAF at approx. There are reports of the engine breathers blocking up, and oil contamination of the MAF but this seems to be relatively rare and quite easily resolved, there posts on here that talk about the issue. The only thing would be to check the condition of the kompressor drive belt, but this is,nt anything special and very easily and cheaply replaced. The oil in the kompressor MB say will last the life of the Kompressor. ![]() The Supercharger needs no specific servicing though it has been talked about replacing the oil which is a special sort of oil, but most decide against this as its very, very difficult to drain and refill, and if too much oil is added can cause oil foaming. Thanks for the help.Hi, BigAsotonuk here (borrowing MissyD's PC), haha I'm kickin myself for not holding out for the C320 or even the C280. I think that will make me feel a little better about my low end mercedes. So far i'm thinking the order of mods is going to be, the Booster, an ECU tune, then maybe smaller brakes. ![]() How much could be gained with smaller brakes? One thing I wonder, is how do the 15" rims handle? Just like stock rims? better/worse?ĭo you think I'd notice lower braking speeds with the smaller C240 brake replacement? Also, it just sounds like a big job. It makes the car seem so much slower off the line then my previous SER SPEC-V which it probably is, due to the pedal delay. I've only been driving the car for a little over a week and I've noticed the ~1 sec acceleration delay when you hit the pedal every time. I checked out the Sprint Booster and that was exactly what i was wanting to achieve. I'm not sure if the weight difference will be counter effective to the other upgrades. I'd like to get some black 18's if they make 'em. The other thing i haven't been able to find are black rims. I'll prob get some perforance air filters also to aid in breathing. Has anyone done the ASP pulley upgrade to an '06 C230 sport? Also where did they find the product and what were the details on it? Then i read in a couple places that a new ASP pulley would give another 5 - 10 hp, but i haven't been able to find the ASP pulley for the 2.5L engine model. I was thinking of doing a new exhaust system but it seems the '06 C230 sport has a pretty decent stock exhaust and dumping a grand into a new one for a 1 or 2 hp just isn't worth it to me. Short of buying a $10k supercharger, i think tuning is the best option.īefore i get the ecu re-tuned though i wanted to see what else i could squeeze a couple hp and ft-lbs out of. I've been looking around to see what people have to say are the most effective mods for the car.
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