PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post

tinypanzer · #6 12-10-2010, 08:23 PM

I did leave that bit out. I guess that's because I had it done by my indie and didn't directly experience the issue.

At any rate, when those gaskets go, the oil likes to leak out onto the exhaust manifold and then smoke gets sucked into the car through the vents. It can get so nasty you don't even want to drive the car. It would suck to have that issue a few thousand miles after putting the motor back in the car, which was my only point.

My indie has a 560SEL that was abandoned at their shop because it had that problem. The owner didn't want to pony up for the head gasket job, and the smoke was too awful to tolerate. I've been salivating on that car, since other than the color of the seats, it matches mine perfectly and would make an excellent donor car. I'm waiting for that phone call that they've finally liened it...