The one I had I paid 9K for and it had the gasket replaced just before I
got it, Todd Knutson had 2(one was the one I had) and the other one also
had head gasket problems. I know of 3 or 4 other people who have had
head gasket problems as well. Its the blowing out at the timing chain
problem I believe. Blows oil out the tail pipe.
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
They ALL have head problems. The 2.5 dont crack heads, but the gaskets
usually go bad at some point over their lives. Its usually blowing oil
out, not coolant though. I wont say the ALL have the problem, but I
know all the ones I know of personally have.
NOT true. Fewer than 4% (less than 1 in 20) of OM60x engines have
experienced blown head gaskets (when I count up the reports). It's rare,
but still, the gaskets were redesigned in the late '80s so that the
newer OM60x engines blow head gaskets even less often.
Now a LOT more of the OM60x engines that Kaleb looks at (ones that sell
for less than $500) WILL have blown head gaskets!
Marshall
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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