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Originally Posted by PreferVintage
I think Kent was speculating too much here, and he was just very lucky the piston and valve(s) weren't damaged by the debris.
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Yes.
I wonder if MB has anything to say about this failure.
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Originally Posted by PreferVintage
I once had to replace a soft cam on a 300SE I had because the surface wasn't properly hardened, so vendors for MB do screw up.
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1989 and older M103 engine can suffer from cam wear and I think in this case it was MB trying to save money not a vendor.