Can blow by be fixed by honing and new rings on 245K mile motor? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

d.delano · #1 09-13-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by truckinik

You can, but if you're taking the head off, you may as well put in new seals, seats, grind the valves, put in new retainers, and throw pistons and bearings at the thing...It won't be very expensive and it will be like new afterwards...

Nick

Pistons alone will be $1200.
That's expensive.

Then, there's the rest of the rebuild. That more expensive. I don't think you quite understand the rebuild process on these engines.

truckinik · #2 09-20-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by d.delano

Pistons alone will be $1200.
That's expensive.

Then, there's the rest of the rebuild. That more expensive. I don't think you quite understand the rebuild process on these engines.

Retail for the pistons might be $1200.00 wherever you are, but check around a little, I've found them for as little as $400.00 for a complete set, (Mercedes, O.E.!!) in the very recent past for one of my 79 300CD's. I fully understand what goes into building/rebuilding one of these engines.

Stevo · #3 09-20-2007, 05:34 PM

Last one I did, pistons were $100 ea for OEM. The rebuild cost me about 3K but that includes new radiator, starter, alternator, belts, clutch parts. Really nice too be driving a car with an engine you've seen the inside of