Mercedes hid a supercharger failure mode inside a $42,000 sports sedan.

Facts about the Mercedes W203 C32 AMG:
- The C32 AMG's Lysholm-type twin-screw supercharger pushes 349hp through a 5-speed automatic -- a transmission Mercedes never intended for that torque load at sustained track use -- the ECU goes completely sideways.
- The supercharger coupler -- a $220 rubber coupling between the blower and the drive pulley -- disintegrates around 60,000 miles and. Here's what I mean. When it goes, it takes the blower snout bearing with it, that repair costs $2,100 minimum -- and this is where it gets expensive.
- Forum data from benzworld.org shows the 722.6 transmission in C32 applications fails at nearly twice the rate of the same gearbox in non-AMG W203s, with a remanufactured unit running $3,400 installed.
- The sticker said $42,000 in 2002 -- but the second owner. Picking this up for $8,500 in 2014, is staring down a car where the real price was always $14,000 and nobody mentioned that at the handshake.
- The DIY tool list for this job is in the Amazon storefront below before you pay dealer labour.
Series: Mechanic Explains -- technical insider facts
Part 2 drops Friday.

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