I gotta do the best I can with this engine. You know about the lifetime warranty that goes with a car when you sell it to one of your kids.

Better than the lifetime warranty that goes with a car when you give it to one of your kids!

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1996 C280 289K Traded
1997 E420 167K Traded
2001 S430 240K Traded
2010 E550 4matic 80K
2000 GMC Jimmy 198K Gone to Boneyard
2003 Camry LE 196K
2011 Mazda3 i Sport 31K

Is this the 380SE you referred to in another thread? Is that a 3.8 V8 with single-row timing chain? If you haven't yet, and you want to do the best you can with the car, investigate a double-row conversion. The single-row chains were said to be prone to breakage on the 3.8s.

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

MB changed to 'double rows' sometime before 85. I changed the chain and all the guides six or seven years ago. It has been dormant for a couple/three years so I thought I'd freshen it up before the kid gets it. I got the metal guides and some other stuff to try and make it safe.

No one bought and used the metal guides?

I've got metal backed guides in my 420SEL. I didnt put them in my mech did.

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(4/11/2020: Hi Everyone! I am still taking orders and replying to emails/PMs/etc, I appreciate your patience in these crazy times. Stay safe and healthy!)


82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

How many miles on them now?

I guess its academic at this point. The metal guides should be delivered tomorrow. I'll let you know about them when they break or wear out.