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03-13-2014, 12:04 PM
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Urgent -- M103 broken valve spring
Doing my head gasket and just spotted this luckily.
On a time and money constraint here -- Needs to be fixed by tomorrow. Can I just replace the single broken spring and have the car drive-able? Obviously if one has gone, the others might do in the future, but for both time-sake and fund limitations  What are my options here?
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03-13-2014, 12:17 PM
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Best to investigate them all - to check their heights as specified in FSM.
However if you need to gamble then you need to gamble. Just replace the spring - though make sure there isn't additional damage you haven't detected yet. Ideally the springs should all be the same.
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03-13-2014, 01:02 PM
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Just checked thoroughly the rest and they look ok.
Cannot get a spring anywhere including the dealers. Not a single spring anywhere in the west coast. Unbelievable. I'll have to junkyard it to get me by...no other option.
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03-13-2014, 01:29 PM
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Try a local machine shop that rebuilds the heads. They might have some. Ask your local Mercedes Benz independents and see if they have any in stock or old heads / engines laying around.
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03-13-2014, 08:20 PM
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Haven't you torn down this engine before? Why does it seem like this engine is always under construction?
 How hard do you drive it? 
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03-13-2014, 08:36 PM
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I've got a 2.6L m103 sitting in my garage. The block/head are still intact. Let me know if you need anything
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03-13-2014, 09:57 PM
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Going to the junkyard tomorrow and grabbing the best spring I can find. Should be ok. Thanks guys.
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03-15-2014, 02:03 PM
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Fixed and running smooth!
     
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