I have a 1993 400sel with 149000 miles.She had a good service record and spent most of her life as a limo.
two days ago the car without warning lost power going up a hill to my house.When i stopped to open the gate she idled for a while and then cut out.The car would not crank again.I initially thought of the starter motor but a friend of mine came over and turned the car over manually.he then hooked up a strong battery and it turned over but would not fire.there was also a slight knock from the engine on the drivers side when it was turning over.
He told me that the chain may have hopped off the cog and dropped a piston??
I got no warning prior to this that the tensioners were failing and with a good service history a)how did this happen and b)where should I go from here?
The cost could run into thousands.
Can anyone give me any advice?
Thanks