Yes. Oil fills cylinder and exhaust smokes terribly. No external leak. I thought it was bad turbo and bent rod #1 before I figured it out. It's worth a preventive head gasket change in my opinion. At least then you can do it when you want to instead of when you have to. Newer revisions have reinforced the known weak spot.
On Sunday, December 9, 2012, Mitch Haley wrote: > WILTON wrote: > >> Timing chain broke at 89 kmi, Jun '96; replaced 3 or 4 valves and >> lifters, shaved head, new head gasket, of course, bunch of other stuff I >> don't remember. Nothing done to lower part of eng. Changed T chain again >> at ~195 kmi. >> > > I'm 90% sure the replacement engines were supposed to be good by 1996. > I wonder about an original engine with a 1996 head gasket. Having the head > milled flat again after 89000 miles and thousands of heat cycles would also > tend to improve the reliability of the head gasket. > > I also wonder if the problem is moot as long as the owner keeps watch for > oil leaks near the front of the head and changes the head gasket promptly > when seepage starts. Is it possible to fill the #1 cylinder with oil and > not leak any to the outside of the engine? > > Mitch. > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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
