Originally Posted by Rokjhn

Picked up this 560SL with 138,000 miles for $500 and it has a "broken" engine. Timing appears to have skipped a bit and broke Cam carriages on both sides. Needless to say, I'm going to pull the engine and see if it's salvageable. Never wrenched on a MB before and from the looks of this forum it should help me learn some new tricks. I'll post more as the project goes ahead and am certain to ask questions of the experts.