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Old Jan 7, 2025 | 05:23 PM
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2011 C63 headbolt issue (Vancouver, Canada)

Hello everyone,

I am likely dealing with the headbolt issue on my 2011 C63. I bought the car brand new and now it has 180,000km. The issue started 2 year ago and I ended up parking the car and buying something else at the time.
Lately, I have been missing the power of the beast and have decided to get it back on road... I am located in Vancouver, Canada and wanted to see if anyone has any euro repair shops they would recommend to fix the issue and what I should budget for repairs. I have never ran into major issues on any other vehicle of mine.

This is my first time posting and using the forum, sorry in advance if this info is posted elsewhere.

Cheers!
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Old Jan 7, 2025 | 05:28 PM
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A 2011 should have the updated headbolts and shouldn't have an issue. You sure that's the issue?
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Old Jan 7, 2025 | 06:24 PM
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A 2011 should have the updated headbolts and shouldn't have an issue. You sure that's the issue?
I think the early '11 M156s still had the old bolts. Gotta use the engine build code.
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Old Jan 7, 2025 | 07:32 PM
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I think the early '11 M156s still had the old bolts. Gotta use the engine build code.
The switch over is mid/late 2010 none of the 2011s should have the old bolts
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My in service date is sept 2010, so I was apart of the effected vehicles.

Anyone here in Vancouver, who has gone through this lately? I have called a few shops waiting for a response.
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Originally Posted by 6.3BENZO
Hello everyone,

I am likely dealing with the headbolt issue on my 2011 C63. I bought the car brand new and now it has 180,000km. The issue started 2 year ago and I ended up parking the car and buying something else at the time.
Lately, I have been missing the power of the beast and have decided to get it back on road... I am located in Vancouver, Canada and wanted to see if anyone has any euro repair shops they would recommend to fix the issue and what I should budget for repairs. I have never ran into major issues on any other vehicle of mine.

This is my first time posting and using the forum, sorry in advance if this info is posted elsewhere.

Cheers!
Provide your VIN and I'll verify old or new.

Regards,
Joe
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Originally Posted by 6.3BENZO
My in service date is sept 2010, so I was apart of the effected vehicles.

Anyone here in Vancouver, who has gone through this lately? I have called a few shops waiting for a response.
Needs to be correctly identified to be 100% sure by posting your VIN code as Valvestud has mentioned.
You can do it here: C63 VIN Decode - MBWorld.org Forums
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