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Jun22202222 June 202222 June 2022No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, Andreas Kawula Built My Engine!

With help of a forum member on Seat-Online.nl, I was able to find out that Andreas Kawula hand built the magnificent supercharged V8 in my CLS55 AMG. His signature is very hard to decipher, but the internet delivers again and verified that his name is indeed Andreas Kawula.

Fun fact: only the 55 & 63 engines were hand built. So a big thank you from the Netherlands, Andreas 🙂 !

See all CLS55 AMG pictures here in my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SP5PFAUXCqanoSX9

Tags:affalterbach amg andreas andreas kawula built cls55 engine engineer germany hand handcrafted kawula mercedes w219

Jun22202222 June 202222 June 2022No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, New Intake Pipes (Gold Tape Heatwrap)

Posted in Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219

Noticed that one of the plastic intake tubes was broken, so I replaced them both. Fortunately, the intake pipes only costs 11 euro per piece, which is a steal!

I added gold plated tape, to fend of radiating heat and keep the incoming air as cool as possible. Took quite some time and effort, but I am happy with the end result and how it looks in the engine bay.

Work in progress on the gold plated tape

See all CLS55 AMG pictures here in my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SP5PFAUXCqanoSX9

Tags:amg bay cai cls cls55 cold compartiment diy engine gold heatwrap intake m113k mercedes pipe pipes ram air tape tube tubes tuning v8 w219

Jun22202222 June 202222 June 2022No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, Special Tool For Replacing Engine Mounts

Posted in Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219

Bought a special tool, which is particularly handy when replacing the engine mounts on a CLS55 W219 or E55 W211. The exhaust manifold takes a fair bit of space on each side of the engine and there is where this tool comes in handy with removing the bolt which sits directly under the exhaust manifold (on each side).

Bought it from eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/125234922812

See all CLS55 AMG pictures here in my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SP5PFAUXCqanoSX9

Tags:amg c211 c219 cls55 e55 ebay engine gereedschap mercedes motorsteun mount mounts speciaal special tool w211 w219

Jan16202116 January 202116 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T Thermatec Teflon Intake Spacer (PTFE)

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

Bought a Teflon (PTFE) intake spacer for the intake manifold from Thermatec. It will isolate the intake manifold from the warm engine, which will result in lower intake temperatures. The phenolic spacers are identical in function, only the material used is different.

Lowering the Intake Air Temperature (IAT), will result in higher power figures. A simple supporting mod, which is quite inexpensive.

Pro tip: make a small indentation in the top left corner of the spacer where the bolt would go through the spacer/gasket (where the thermostat housing is), this will make the installation a lot easier due to the restricted space in that area.

URL: www.ebay.nl/itm/302474396288

Volvo S80 2.4T Thermatec Phenolic Intake Spacer

Tags:2.3t 2.4t 2.5t air engine gasket heat iat intake manifold phenolic ptfe s60 s80 spacer t5 t6 teflon temperature thermatec thermostat tuning upgrade v70 v70n volvo white

Jun11202011 June 202016 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T New Engine Mounts

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

When you have an older car, always think about replacing the engine mounts. They are almost always made of rubber, which becomes brittle over time due to aging/drying out.

I replaced all the engine mounts, which tightens up handling and improves performance and reduces strain on components like the exhaust, as the engine swivels way less. Highly recommended!

Tags:2.4t 2.5t diy edition engine limited maintenance motor motorsteun mount mounts p2 s60 s80 t6 v70 v70n volvo wasa wasa limited edition

May25201925 May 201916 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T Old vs New Coolant Expansion Tank

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

Bought a new Febi coolant expansion tank as the old one was tatty, old and brown.

Looks better in the engine where no one else looks, but me 🙂

Partnr: 30 741 973 / 30741973

Volvo S80 2.4T Old vs New Coolant Expansion Tank

Tags:2.4t 2.5t bay brown engine oem repair s60 s80 v70

Nov15201815 November 201816 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T Changing Spark Plugs (NGK K20TT 4604)

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

Fitted some fresh new plugs and decided to try NGK copper plug instead of Volvo OEM Iridium plugs. They work great and cost next to nothing. Decided to try NGK K20TT 4606. Double checked the gap to be sure, they are correctly preset for the Volvo S80 2.4 / 2.5T.

Still have to get used to swapping out 5 spark plugs instead of the “usual” 4.

Tags:2.4t 2.5t 4606 5 cilinder bay copper diy engine genuine iridium k20tt k20tt 4606 maintenance ngk oem p2 s60 s80 t6 v70 v70n v8 volvo

Jun19201819 June 201816 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T IPD Polybush Upper Engine Stabilizer

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

Cheap and easy mod for a little bit more stability, polybush inserts for the upper engine stabilizer.

Tags:1998-2006 2.4t 2.5t 2001 blauw blue edition engine european european tuning ipd ipdusa limited mod modding p2 poly polybush polyurethane s80 stabilizer superpro suspension tuning upper volvo wasa

May0620186 May 201816 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T Replacing the Upper Engine Mount with SuperPro Polybush

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

I noticed that when lifting off (like shifting), there was a lot of movement / play in the engine / gearbox. So when I inspected the upper engine mount, I found the root cause rather quickly. The rubber deteriorated and there wasn’t much left of the original rubber bushing.

Having read the other options, like fitting a polybush, I went with the SuperPro version which looked like a good bit of kit. Mounting the new polyurethane kit was quite a breeze. Fortunately, the original bushing has a plastic ring 🙂 The SuperPro kit consists of 2 pieces, which makes the mount very easy to replace.

Result: a much better shifting car, putting the power down goes a lot better now. I will also replace the bottom gearbox mount with a polyurethane version soon.

Very easy job to do at home. This also applies to the S60 and V70, as these are quite identical.

Broken upper engine mount…

Tearing it down

Comparing old to new

Et voila!

Apr14201814 April 201816 January 2021No Commentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T, time for a change…

Posted in Blog Entries, Volvo S80 2.4T

The Golf MK3 GTI showed some big signs of rust, which jeopardized my APK (MOT) status for this year. Simply put, I had 2 choices,

Invest quite some money in the Golf MK3 GTI for solving the rust issues and keep driving
Swap/sell it straightaway and drive something else

Wishlist

I have chosen for the latter as the title already suggests. But what is a proper replacement for the Golf MK3 GTI which also falls into budget? Needles to say, I needed a wishlist to get to some conclusion…I ended up with this:

More than 4 cilinders
More power than the GTI
No VAG car
More luxury than the GTI
Bigger than the GTI
Optional: automatic gearbox

Result

I ended up with a Volvo S80 from 2001 with a 5 cilinder (2.4 liters) turbocharged engine. It ticks all the boxes, except for my optional item (#6), as it has stick shift. It isn’t bad, but a automatic gearbox would complement the car even more. Let the pictures speak for itself!