yep. go figger.
re The Counterbalance issue. Both the Service Advisor and my "friend"
who works in the parts dept offered the same advice - drive it and don't
worry about the shaft. The Parts guy (who also used to be a technician)
has replaced a number of c'balance shafts over the years - some so bad
the gears were completely smooth. After the work was done (at over
$4000 if not part of the agreement) he said all owners told him they
didn't notice any difference in the way it drove! That's gotta be
frustrating!
So if anyone has a CEL telling him the counter balance shaft is going
bad, I would suggest you just drive it. Now, if you're like me and a
CEL drives you crazy, consider the current labor rate to disassemble a
V6 MB engine and put it back together! Spending over $4K on a car with
a NADA retail price of $5600 doesn't make sense.
But I love the thought of putting a CDI engine in this car. I guess if
you had a wrecked donor car all you would need is the labor. IMO that
would be a nice car when done. Looking at values of 09 CDI which was
around $10K but I don't know what the affect of it being a Frankenstein
MB would be.
Might not be a financial success but you'd end up with a nice MB. I'll
pick my E350 up Wed or Thur but I fear the battery is dying. That's be
another $200 if the prices I've seen are accurate. I really don't want
to put any more $$s into this car but it may be necessary.
LarryT
On 09/14/2018 10:22 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
So they'll fix your fuel system but not your engine?
I wonder if the best way around that is to buy a wrecked CDI and do an engine
swap after the engine quits.
Mitch.
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