In light of the recently discovered blown head on my '95 E300D (see thread here), I was currious if anyone else has had the same thing happen on their 606-equipped vehicle. If you have had this problem occur, it might be interesting to note which cylinder(s) were effected.

Thanks for the feedback.

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J.B. Hebert

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Current Vehicles:
'76 Ford Bronco
'78 Volvo 262C Bertone V8
'80 Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe (For Sale)
'94 Ford Explorer
'95 Mercedes E300D Sportline+

Vehicle: 1995 E300D
Mileage: ~175,000
Leak location: Below exhaust port, #6 cylinder.

My particular car has been noticable leaking for about 5000 miles, but I don't know if it was leaking prior to that but at a reduced rate.

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J.B. Hebert

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Current Vehicles:
'76 Ford Bronco
'78 Volvo 262C Bertone V8
'80 Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe (For Sale)
'94 Ford Explorer
'95 Mercedes E300D Sportline+

Yep, I had the head gasket start to leak in the same area. Of course, the engine had almost 330,000 miles on it when it went…

I guess that some people are right - MBZ quality really isn’t what it used to be; aren’t these cars supposed to go one million miles without even changing the oil?

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.