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Originally Posted by rchase
I tend to keep my cars for a while and plan ahead for a top end overhaul. V8's have two heads doubling the cost of head gaskets and top end engine work. So I guess it really depends on your point of view and how long you plan on keeping your car around. For me a scant 45 horsepower and the bragging rights of a a V8 engine don't justify the costs over the lifetime of the car. Regardless of the year and regardless of the engine the top end gets overhauled eventually.
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119 top ends are not being overhauled in any significant numbers and it's unlikely they ever will be - 1) they're not failing, even with many in the 200k to 300k range, and 2) it's too expensive, 32 of everything, etc. Fortunately or unfortunately they've become throw away motors. If you blow one you replace it with a used motor, which are quite plentiful. Pretty much the same thing can be said about the 104 - very stout top ends. The days of MB engines overhauls are on the decline, in part because the market value of the cars is not there.