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84 190E 2.3 Timing Chain & Other Problems Please REad
My timing chain on my 1984 Mercedes 190E 2.3 just broke. I took it to a friends house who works on these cars. He said while taking off the radiator, he found oil in the antifreeze??? Is this a major problem? What makes oil get into the antifreeze or radiator? What could be the problem here? Please leave a post if you can help answer these questions...Thanks
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Oil in the coolant is usually due to a leaking head gasket. That is pretty academic now that your timing chain has broken as there is a fair chance that one or more valves will have sustained damage. If this is the case the cylinder head will need to be removed, overhauled and reinstalled with a new head gasket fitted. Inspection will also be required to ensure damage has not occured to the pistons, cylinder walls, camshaft or other components due to the broken chain.
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Thanks for your reply! As far as damage to from the chain breaking, how much damage do you think could have been done? I had been driving it for about 2 months with the chain making noise. I wasn't driving at a very high speed at all when the chain broke. I was going about 15mph and the break occured between a shift from first to second gear. I shut the car down immediately once the chain broke. Do you think that would have done a lot of damage since the chain broke at such low speed? Please let me know...thanks a lot.
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