Replacing C55 Motor with 04 CLK55 Motor - Issues?
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2006 C55 AMG, 2005 E55 AMG
Replacing C55 Motor with 04 CLK55 Motor - Issues?
Hi Friends,
So the AMG tech at my dealer did a boroscope on my motor and found that it's very likely I have blown head gasket due to coolant washing clean a portion of a cylinder where the head meets the block. In lieu of just replacing the head gaskets, I opted to get a new motor all together. I found a 2004 CLK55 AMG motor locally. I assume that this will fit plug and play within a C55 given it's the same motor? The C55 Motor I believe is a M113.988 and the CLK55 is a M113.987, although a parts breakdown shows they're identical. Just wanted to ask the group and see if you guys think i'd be running into any issues with this?
So the AMG tech at my dealer did a boroscope on my motor and found that it's very likely I have blown head gasket due to coolant washing clean a portion of a cylinder where the head meets the block. In lieu of just replacing the head gaskets, I opted to get a new motor all together. I found a 2004 CLK55 AMG motor locally. I assume that this will fit plug and play within a C55 given it's the same motor? The C55 Motor I believe is a M113.988 and the CLK55 is a M113.987, although a parts breakdown shows they're identical. Just wanted to ask the group and see if you guys think i'd be running into any issues with this?
