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Originally Posted by LarryBible
With this mileage, the car surely has never had the valve seal recall performed if it is doing this.
I would give it about a 99 in 100 chance that replacing the valve seals with the updated versions will cure the problem.
Good luck,
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Exactly, and then at about the 250,000 mile mark, the engine may need valve guides.
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Paul S.
2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.
1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".
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