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Old 05-12-2011, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
I guess I would have recommended running a compression test before pulling it out of the car. If it is good I would do nothing more than superficial stuff as mentioned above. It is very hard to tell without documentation how many miles a benz has on it.

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But seeing as you can't do that now - well it isn't impossible but it is a fuss - how about doing a leak down test?

That would give you more information about the health of the engine anyway.
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