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tell me what's wrong with my car?
I've got a 1989 mb 420 sel. It is burning oil. Oil gets on the spark plugs and the engine shakes. How can I tell what's wrong with it and how can it be fixed? Thanks, Jane
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Jane,
Your problem is most likley valve guides that are worn and leaking oil. Correct replacement cost would be about $2600.00 That would get your cylander heads rebuilt and a new timing chain. However I have had valve guide seals replaced on a 420SEL with successful results before. Either way i would have a qualified MB technician look at your engine first. Good Luck! Adam
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Current Stable: 01 ML55 AMG 92 500E (a few mods) 87 300E (lots of mods) 00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck 68 18' Donzi Marine 06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!) PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320 |
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what was wrong with my car
I posted my question on this site and then I looked at what other people had said. I decided that it needed new n\valve stem seals becuase the car was burning oil. I then found a post which said that it took $50 of parts and 2 1/2 hours labor insted of a $400-2000 job, it cost me $280. I feel like a genius and that these repair shops are trying to rip consumers off. I lost all confidence in the alldata website. My 420sel is no longer burning oil!
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Jane,
I'm glad my info was of some help! Adam |
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