Thread: mid-late 1980s S-Class V8- good price for chain replacements? (87 420SEL)
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Old 01-19-2005, 11:30 PM
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Actually beleive it or not the newer Jag V8's used since 1998 have a problem with plastic chain tensoners going bad. It is a 4 overhead cam V8 with a small chain connecting the two cams, those tensoners go bad. Poor design and need to be changed every 80k-100k. MB are not the only cars that have chain issues.

I would just assume you need to do the chain, better safe then sorry.
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