Valve cover crack at 19,000 miles???
01-28-2015, 05:42 PM
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Valve cover crack at 19,000 miles???
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I had recently posted about a burning smell from the left front of my car- 2011 C63, run only 19000 miles.
Dealer inspection suggested valve cover gasket leak; they agreed to cover the costs considering the age of the car, even though just past warranty; great service I said. But, on removal, they report the valve cover itself broken on the left and needs replacement. they state that they can not find any other problem that may have led to this( I asked about PCV valve), and the SA thinks that this may have been a manufacturing defect.
Any thoughts, or advise? Should I ask them to look at anything in particular when they have the car. It is going to take a few days to fix the car, waiting for parts...
Thank you in advance.
I had recently posted about a burning smell from the left front of my car- 2011 C63, run only 19000 miles.
Dealer inspection suggested valve cover gasket leak; they agreed to cover the costs considering the age of the car, even though just past warranty; great service I said. But, on removal, they report the valve cover itself broken on the left and needs replacement. they state that they can not find any other problem that may have led to this( I asked about PCV valve), and the SA thinks that this may have been a manufacturing defect.
Any thoughts, or advise? Should I ask them to look at anything in particular when they have the car. It is going to take a few days to fix the car, waiting for parts...
Thank you in advance.
02-01-2015, 01:31 PM
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Magnesium, like titanium is very strong, but brittle, and is quite easy to crack, especially if bolts were over tightened at any point, or metal on metal impact.
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02-01-2015, 05:15 PM
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Likely some poor metallurgy during the production run... It happens. If the other cover is from the same batch then it's likely it will fail as well.
02-02-2015, 04:53 PM
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Unbelievable.. 4 weeks wait for replacement valve cover
Just heard from the service adviser, no valve covers available anywhere, ETA for replacement is 4 weeks, free loaner until then.
Dealer service great so far, but it is sad that Mercedes AMG do not have these in stock and it takes this long for a replacement???
Dealer service great so far, but it is sad that Mercedes AMG do not have these in stock and it takes this long for a replacement???
