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Originally Posted by whunter
This is a personal decision.
If this where my vehicle........................................
#1. Replace the valve guides, regardless.
#2. Replace the cam shaft and towers.
#3. Install a new head gasket.
#4. Install a new timing chain.
Enjoy the car.
IMO: Going further may well run $3k - $7k, depending on parts / labor.
Unless you are prepared to do 100% of the work, and live without the vehicle a month or more.
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That was the plan, to go through the top end. New valves, valve guides, timing chain, timing chain tensioner, timing chain guides, full engine reseal kit, and do work on the cooling system while I am in there. All the work will be done by me on days off and evenings. The vehicle has already bee sitting for around three months and I expect it to sit another three at the pace I am going.
I thought about just fixing the head and then putting the engine back together but I just wanted to get some opinions from the mercedes gurus on the forum.