Thank you for the link, this is very informative.

 

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is this vin afflicted by bad bolts?

 

Any pre-2010 is potentially affected.

 

Your engine number is 156985 60 052223. It is in the affected group.

Regards,

Joe

 

Do we know what the general cost would be to preemptively install the Weistec/ARP head studs, and if it is pretty much guaranteed to resolve any likelihood of having any of these issues in the future?

 

I believe it does.

Total cost of parts + labor should be around $4-5k, from what folks have been saying on the board.

 

I hooked myself up with the Weistec head bolts. End of worries for me.

 

Gorgeous image of the closed architecture M156 head.

What about the other problem of premature wear to the M156 engine parts as in that current NJ lawsuit? Are you taking care of that at the same time?

 

 

Weistec hooked me up with SLS valve buckets so I guess the only wear I will get will be caused by the 1000 odd hp I will be pushing.

 

Excellent! Everything has been accounted for!

 

I don't know if this was posted before. Anyway, here it goes...

Does anybody made an statistical analysis of the ratio of the engines that had these issues vs zero issues?? Just asking

 

I'd like to know this info as well.

 

Looks like my 08' E63 is now on the list as another headbolt failure. It was just flat bedded to the local MB dealer this morning, with all the exact same signs. I believe my engine may also be hydro locked up. I have 54k, and no warranty on it, so I have my fingers crossed that the MB dealer will "do the right thing" and help me out with this. I think I would be ECSTATIC if I got off paying $5k with a 12mo warranty, like morganb did...

 

Oh man! Hope all turns out well. Keep us updated.

 

Yikes! Good luck...I think this is the first E-class we've heard of with the issue.

 

second one.

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ne-09-e63.html

 

Thanks guys, still waiting to hear from the dealer.. (fingers crossed...)

 

Damn. Sounds like that guy was luckier.

 

There's gotta be a lawyer who owns one of these M156 equipped cars that can get the ball rolling.

 

One more...

 

Mate, I have seen you commenting on this "issue" many times.
I have also asked the question about the so called "class action"...ie, what is going on, what is the up to date situation, is there indeed ANY class action happening at all, or is it just a big "beat Up"?
I only ask the question, because I asked a month or so ago whether anyone had any info on the "class action"........NO-ONE relplied!!!!....So, maybe it's all "myth & hearsay"?
So, as you've made several comments on the issue, I thought you may know some FACTS?
Cheers, Pickles.

 

There is no class action.

 

Pickles - This question has been answered a number of times before so perhaps that's why yours was never answered. In any case I don't remember seeing your question - my apologies - but here is the existing class action suit that applies to the M156. There is not an action regarding the head bolt issue...yet.

Mercedes-Benz Faces Class Action Lawsuits for AMG V8 Engines
BY ADMIN – OCTOBER 25, 2011
POSTED IN: AMG MARKET NEWS
For those of you that have not heard by now, Mercedes-Benz is facing a class action lawsuit for alleged defects in the M156 V8 engine installed in numerous AMG Mercedes vehicles. You can read the class action complaint filed in New Jersey here.

According to the lawsuit, the class action may affect all current and former owners and lessees of 2006-2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, E63 AMG, S63 AMG, CL63 AMG, CLS63 AMG, ML63 AMG, CLK63 AMG, R63 AMG, and SL63 AMG models equipped with AMG M156 6.2 liter V8 engines.

The class action lawsuit alleges the V8 engines in several AMG vehicles have underlying problems that make them prone to premature wear, causing major engine damage and sometimes total engine failure.

Los Angeles resident Cedric Chan alleges in the Mercedes-Benz AMG class action lawsuit that after obtaining his AMG he experienced problems with loud ticking noises under the hood and a drop in oil pressure. The lawsuit suggests the ticking and drop in oil pressure was the beginning of the AMG engine’s destruction. The apparent problem according to the lawsuit is that the defective AMG engines are manufactured using soft camshaft metal that is improperly heat treated and/or improperly offset, making the camshaft prone to premature wear. It appears Mercedes-Benz was somewhat aware of the defect since at least 2007 when a service bulletin was released. Service bulletin S-B 05.20/20b involved parts relating to the camshafts, including the camshaft adjusters and authorized replacement for at least some adjusters; subsequent revisions to the service bulletins include P-B 05.20/20a and T-B 05.20/21a.

Due to the premature wear of the camshafts, the camshafts, valve lifters, camshaft adjusters, valve tappets, gaskets and bushings all have to be replaced."The cost of replacement is thousands of dollars, which was passed on to Plaintiff, because Defendants did not issue a recall for the defect, even though they knew it to exist."

 

Yes, I've seen that...but that was almost 18 months ago!!!
I was looking for the CURRENT situation.....I mean, what is the CURRENT situation?......if there's no news at all, in all this time, then maybe this "case" went nowhere?
That's why I was asking, does anyone know what's happening NOW?
Thanks for your reply, Pickles.