Originally Posted by barry12345

I am not certain but think the new liners for Mercedes are designed to be bored. I suspect too much material and possible distortion from application to decently hone down to specs.

Honeing at home is basically to give a final finish to help lubricate and seal the rings. Those Mercedes liners need sized in place first.

One is also poorly equipped usually to machine the tops of the liners off at home.

Honing down to size properly may be doable with fixed hones and the right equipment. A hone in a boring machine with a crankshaft refferance is what I mean.

Large diesel trucks have liners that are pretty much fit for immediate usage.