Thread: Changing Spark Plugs (1997 Mb C280)
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Old 10-22-2005, 05:07 PM
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Careful, careful putting those bolts back in. The holes in the valve cover (aluminum) strip very very easily. Sometimes when you take the bolts out, all the aluminum thread will come out with the bolt. I have reactive and proactive Helicoils all over that area of both my W202 I6 engines.
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