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Old 05-01-2010, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jguedel View Post
The dealer says they checked the tubes as one of the first things. This dealership has treated me very well, and they have very experienced mechanics. But, we'll see if they made a mistake. I did change the oil, first thing, made no difference.
M119's should be cheap in the salvage yards - I'd look around for another engine before I would put much time and effort into an engine that could have piston/bore damage. Real Mercedes parts to rebuild these engines properly are not cheap, nor the labor to do it competently.
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