Head Bolt Affected VIN - 2010 & older, & early 2011s
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You don't off the car. It requires a VIN search which I can do for you or you can go to various sites as well. The title of this thread spells it out, except in those cases where you're looking at a 2011.
I'm happy to help if you provide one or more VINs.
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Look on the driver's side door jam:
made before 6/2010 - old head bolts
made between 7/2010 and 8/2010 - switchover period, run VIN to confirm engine number
made after 9/2010 - new head bolts
This will save you from having to lookup a ton of VINs if you are looking at a lot of cars.
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Check vin please
If you are still able to tell me if my car is in or not of the issue run of engines WDDNG7HB2AA342079
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If you are still able to tell me if my car is in or not of the issue run of engines WDDNG7HB2AA342079
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I am honestly floored. ![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
If you have an early 2011 you "may" be affected. Anything older IS 100% affected.
How is that so hard to understand?![EEK!](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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If you have an early 2011 you "may" be affected. Anything older IS 100% affected.
How is that so hard to understand?
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http://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/check-...2120772A204860
M156 - V8 GASOLINE ENGINE M156 - AMG
The above decoder site says it has an M156 so it would have previous design head bolts. I didn't even know they made the M156 that far back.
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I wouldn't trust what the decoder decoded then.
http://pre-owned.mercedes-benz.co.nz...GC-AD-18524726
If it's a 2010 it's affected. The title of this very thread has that info
http://pre-owned.mercedes-benz.co.nz...GC-AD-18524726
If it's a 2010 it's affected. The title of this very thread has that info
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The engine number is 156985 60 057057, yes it's affected.
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17 pages on a issue that rarely happens and when it does it's a $3-4k fix.
0 pages on the intake manifold, Which cracks on pretty much 80%+ of AMGs from 2008-2011 thats a $7,000+ repair.
Gotta love MBworld for their quality content. Lets see if we can get the fake exhaust tips thread upto 17 pages aswell
0 pages on the intake manifold, Which cracks on pretty much 80%+ of AMGs from 2008-2011 thats a $7,000+ repair.
Gotta love MBworld for their quality content. Lets see if we can get the fake exhaust tips thread upto 17 pages aswell