Dev's Thoughts on Experiences, Projects and Lessons

In one of the visits to the mechanic, when Rhino was in for its rear axle inspection, a leak was detected on the exhaust. We are in a lock-down and exhaust shops were mostly closed as they were not permitted to operate, hence this leak took some time to be fixed. I got a contact of an exhaust shop that has been around for decades and was managed by two senior guys. The reviews were good and they operate on a repair what is needed basis, which I like. I Made an appointment and took Rhino in for an assessment, to determine what was wrong besides the leak that I am aware of and how much the repair would cost. I had planned to replace the entire pipe from the downpipe after the manifold, all the way to the back initially, to resolve the issue once and for all but was saved from doing that since the exhaust system was fine with just a leak to be fixed. Rhino was hoisted and a full exhaust check was done. The way these guys did was different from what I have seen, once the car was hoisted, o...

I have just picked up Rhino after getting the AC system refreshed with almost all new components and after getting the starter blocker switch and flushed the cooling system with the Mercedes Citric Acid, I was on my way home. Hardly 30 mins later, the temperature spiked to almost redline and I was forced to stop by the roadside to stop any damage to the engine if there has not been any damage yet. It took the high-speed aux fan over 15 minutes to cool the temperature to below 85c. Paying close attention to the temperature I braved, braced, and prayed while I make my way to a mechanic 5km away. It was possibly the worse 5KM after the first time that this car overheated on the old engine right after picking it, back in Sep 2020. Upon checking the engine bay, I noticed that the serpentine belt was damaged. Upon reaching the garage, while we let the car cool down, we noticed a small pool of engine oil on the floor, the spare tank was also empty. I feared the worse if I cracked this engine ...