--- Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally I think 230K is a lot of miles for a
> gasoline engine. I
> don't know specifically how they compare to the
> diesels for
> longevity. of course a lot depends on the
> maintenance history.
>
> Remember it will take premium ga$oline.
The M117 engine in this car has a history of eating
cams well before the indicated mileage of this car.
Worse than that, the likelihood of head bolt holes
stripping out while removing and replacing heads in
the process is far more common. I have it on good
authority that about 1 in 4 of these require Helicoils
due to head bolt holes stripping. And it's not an
easy job, as the bolt holes are not perpendicular to
the block, meaning you have to get the special MB jig
to drill them out.
Be very, very careful.
RM
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