Thanks Dan. My brother's w140 m129 has had no engine problems but some tranny wonkiness.
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 25, 2018 8:34 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > M119 engines are pretty bulletproof. I’ve had two that had over 275k on > them without ever being opened or with major work and they ran great. > > If the M119 oiler tubes fail, which typically involves the end caps coming > off, the lifters don’t pump up and the valve train “ticks”. Replacement is > a simple job that takes a couple of hours to do the whole engine and no > special tools. > > -D > > > On Jan 25, 2018, at 6:40 PM, Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Oh Ok. My brother has a w140 with m119 engine approaching 175k miles > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > On Jan 25, 2018 6:33 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > M117, I believe. > > > > And no, they never used metal oiler tubes like the M119 did, only > plastic. > > > > -D > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
