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Old 01-20-2016, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sacramento area
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Great price

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Originally Posted by Hit Man X View Post
Agreed, I did a valve job around 270k on my 300SEL and the bores were still full of crosshatching. Dry compression test revealed between 160-170psi on all six after the valve job.

Total cost was about $650 only, including machine work with all 12 new valve springs and all 12 guides replaced.

Car just spent 70 miles going 75mph yesterday on the way to dinner... no issues.
Dang that's cheap for a head gasket replacement and valve job. That's at least $900-$1,200 from an indy MBZ shop in the Sacramento, CA area.
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