I forgot to mention..
His mechanic tested these two cylinders and said they had very low compression. Now does that indicate worn rings? Can you get low compression from worn valve seal thingy's? I know nuttin about gasser MB's. When I look under the hood it looks like I am on board an alien space craft.. It takes some alien fuel called premium unleaded too.
We are not looking to "junk" the whole car for normal maintenance issues. Just for poops and giggles we asked a local shop how much to rebuild the engine and they said $4500. For that amount of money you can get another 420sel in very good shape.
So are we looking at piston ring issues or bad valve guide seals? Any ideas??
I told my brother that I would buy his car and put the om617 out of my SD in it. The 420 has beautiful brown leather
