Yes, that is a consideration. I've put a lot of time and $ into this car and I certainly would be happy to keep driving it for another five or ten years.
I'd really like to find a used head with #17 or later casting and keep the ~$1500 difference in my pocket. -Max ________________________________ From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 9:26:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OM603 Valve Tick Diagnoses and Fix On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I just received the lab results from the latest engine oil sample: Sodium >jumped > from 5 ppm to 115 ppm, which the lab tech interpreted as "Coolant additives are > present". The car does require infrequent topping off of the coolant, so it > looks as if pulling the head to replace the head gasket is now the plan... > Ouch. If budget permits, and you intend to keep the car indefinitely, I strongly recommend that, rather than a used one, you buy a nice new #21 head, or whatever is the latest iteration with all the bugs fixed, and have the peace of mind that you'll never have to do it again. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
