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I try to use Wurth wheel weights since they’re very good quality & coated so they won’t corrode in place to eventually damage your expensive alloy wheels

I will be hosting MBCV attendance at Hanging Rock this year which will be rather special if I’m able to get a car ready in time. I’m also planning a cruise to the Geelong/Colac area around May plus a S Class run in early December. It’ll be a busy year.... Pix to follow after the show.

This is another thread that I created a long time ago re flushing coolant

FYI only 9 of these McLarens were ever built. Looks like the wheels and pedal box is the same on both cars too

Great work so much more satisfying using genuine parts & not generic rubbish

Basically remove clamps at the radiator for top & bottom hoses plus the bleeder hose and the heater hose at the tap. Drain old coolant then reconnect hoses without clamps & refill with fresh water. Pull off lower hose at radiator to allow coolant to rapidly drain. Do this several times...

Yes I’ve just flushed mine & I use various techniques. It’s actually quite easy but messy & you don’t want to rush it

Have a look at the coolant expansion tank! I'd say that's definitely the lost McLaren M8F #4!!

Near the engine mounts on both sides I believe. Easy access? Highly doubtful....

Stills from the rest of the video. Note the Porsches in the background. Obviously they weren’t worried about driving 1/2 a car on the open road with many onlookers around!

Some stills from the video revealing the manifold. Not vastly different from a standard 6.3, but fitted in reverse with perhaps a larger diameter & shorter snout. The airfilter was rather compact & likely restrictive.

Looks cool but I know nothing about it!! Pix don’t do it justice (I need a new phone)...

Here’s some pix from the MBCV event held on 27th Nov 2022. 25 cars & 65 people attended for a display, cruise & lunch.

What the coolant passage & broken bolts looked like previously....

Current pix before any work today...

Here’s the video link:

I find it surprising the CW311 wasn’t a 6.8L. Despite that, the power is much higher than a regular 6.3 with a intake manifold which isn’t vastly different. Something doesn’t make sense. Oh and I was just viewing a video showing the car being assembled & transported in the AMG Mampe truck...

I find it highly unlikely they added turbos to the car & later removed them in favour of the aftermarket stacks. More likely something that was planned but never undertaken. I’d say their focus moved the the M117 & DOHC versions.

Straight from the manual... Despite the heater connections being rather irrelevant to coolant flow & engine cooling, I still believe the back cylinders would benefit from passages directly back to the water pump inlet.

Probably discontinued the same time they stopped supplying dipsticks.... You can’t treat a trans like a diff & almost never change the fluid. Far more moving parts with very tight tolerances so having a fresh oil supply is critical. The mere fact they have a filter indicates they require regular...