Re: [MBZ] 2006 ML350 - 96k miles - $8,500

2024-01-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
And, although the improved parts are not terribly expensive, a proactive 
replacement would be expensive due to the amount of labor involved.


On Tue, Jan 23, 2024, at 12:27, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> Basically yes. The balance shaft gears wear down (bad metal) and timing 
> chain jumps and cams and valves get Very Unhappy 
>
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>> On Jan 23, 2024, at 12:20 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> What does "bad engine" mean?  Blows up at > 100k miles?
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Engine number is 272967 30 292250 per the VIN, which according to the
>>> Mercedes Medic site is a bad one. A shame, looks pretty nice otherwise
>>> though the price is very optimistic.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/park-ridge-2006-mercedes-benz-ml350/7710221930.html

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Re: [MBZ] 2006 ML350 - 96k miles - $8,500

2024-01-23 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Basically yes. The balance shaft gears wear down (bad metal) and timing chain 
jumps and cams and valves get Very Unhappy 

--FT
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> On Jan 23, 2024, at 12:20 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What does "bad engine" mean?  Blows up at > 100k miles?
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Engine number is 272967 30 292250 per the VIN, which according to the
>> Mercedes Medic site is a bad one. A shame, looks pretty nice otherwise
>> though the price is very optimistic.
>> 
>> 
>> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/park-ridge-2006-mercedes-benz-ml350/7710221930.html
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Re: [MBZ] 2006 ML350 - 96k miles - $8,500

2024-01-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What does "bad engine" mean?  Blows up at > 100k miles?

On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Engine number is 272967 30 292250 per the VIN, which according to the
> Mercedes Medic site is a bad one. A shame, looks pretty nice otherwise
> though the price is very optimistic.
>
>
> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/park-ridge-2006-mercedes-benz-ml350/7710221930.html
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[MBZ] 2006 ML350 - 96k miles - $8,500

2024-01-22 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Engine number is 272967 30 292250 per the VIN, which according to the Mercedes 
Medic site is a bad one. A shame, looks pretty nice otherwise though the price 
is very optimistic.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/park-ridge-2006-mercedes-benz-ml350/7710221930.html
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