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Originally Posted by Peter4
Glad to hear it!
" ...a factory rod, head gasket campaign." Is that what the fix was called, informally? Was there a service code for this fix, so I can ask MB?
Is this sometimes referred to as remanufacturing the engine in some MB 350 circles?
I recall from my SD drive that the interior was nicer than the 300SDL. Did yours come with an Alpine Stereo? The 91 apparently was Bose. (Ridiculous, I know, compared to the engine issue.)
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Apparently the head gaskets were redesigned at some point.
The late Marshall Booth stated the factory campaign made these engines "bullet proof". He felt Indy overhauls accounted for most 2nd failures. The 350 White Paper coauthered by Marshall to Mercedes is the definitive discussion on this matter
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1990 350 SDL
Currently: 180,000 miles
Factory rebuilt bottom end rods, bearings and head gasket @ 75,000 in 1997
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