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Old 11-18-2006, 01:42 PM
suginami suginami is offline
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Originally Posted by Phalcon51 View Post
Are there likely to be any problems with valve guide seals if they haven't been replaced, or was that just with the earlier cars?
Valve guide seals wear out regardless of manufacture date, but the actual problem was with valve guides that were too hard, but that affected only the earliest 300E's. I don't know when the problem was fixed, but surely before 1992.

BTW, I see you're in Monrovia. You're very lucky. Monrovia has a fantastic downtown there off of Myrtle.

I'm not too far from you. I'm in Phillips Ranch, between Diamond Bar and Chino Hills.
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