Thanks - the car I have now/referring to is actually a 1985 380SE, with 264,890 miles. My user name was from before. I do know that the cam on the passenger side (lobes I can see) look worn down and I have lifter noise on that side. Could it be the worn cams causing that knock? Will it ruin the engine if I do not replace them?
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Originally Posted by Nipperiley
I forget that there was a problem with some of the camshafts on the 1986 560SEL's. Mine was one of them. There were made from too soft an alloy or something. It DID start making a loud valve knock. The lobs had worn down (around 100K miles). Both needed to be replaced with newer model.
A good MBZ mechanic would know which of the 86's had the bad camshafts. I don't know about the dealer, I don't think there was ever a recall
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