Sbk1972

Hi all.
I have the option to buy a mercedes w209 2005 clk280 101k miles for £600. The engine seems to have slipped a tooth and doesnt start. The assumption is that the chain has slipped, a number of valves have bent hence the owner wants to get rid.

Ive been reading about these engines, single chain, sprocket goes and destroys the engine. To repair could be head. Gaskets. Chain guides. Sprockets. Etc

So. My question. Has anyone ever had the same issue. Have they had it fixed. If so what sort of price in parts is it ? Is there a way in seeing if a tooth has slipped before buying ?

Is it worth 600 quid. Could i fix it if i had a budget of 1k ?

Not sure what to do. Seeking advice from owners who had the same issue with similar engine.

simon

Patton001

This thread might help you https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...09-2007-a.html

Yidney

I would not buy a car that already has suffered a timing chain disaster unless I thought the car was otherwise worth the price of buying and installing a used engine.

kev95

I actually would buy a car with that kind of disaster. After fixing it, you can be 100% sure that everything is in really nice condition.
It depends on the price ofcourse, in Estonia 600pounds(~700EUR) would be hell of a deal. 2005 CLK in nice condition goes around 6000-7500Eur here.

Sbk1972

Hi all.

The car doesnt start. Had been showing the EML for a while and suddenly didnt start. It makes a strange sound now when you try and turn the engine over. Reading about thids engine, as its a 2005 model then more than likely the balancer shaft / chain issue.

What Im trying to do is work out if its worth buying and fixing it myself. Looking at the various youtube videos some chains slipping have bent / snapped valves which have the scored the cylinder walls resulting in an engine.

If it was a simple case of remove head, some new valves then perhaps not so bad.

Im trying to reach out to the guys that have done this and get a realistic understanding on costs / parts etc, and the effort to get it working. sounds like once new valves are in it will need sprockets etc.

£600 seems cheap, but if I have to spend £2K then it isnt.

just wondering what you guys thinking.

simon

Yidney

I doubt you will get too much input that will help you very much on cost. I cannot recall anybody in the 6+ years I have been on here talking about a DIY rebuild after a chain failure, so it's not like you have tapped into a bunch of people on here who have done it. Second, there are just too many unknowns and variables until the engine is actually torn down. Even if somebody here said they did it for $1,000, it still might cost you $2,000.

Sbk1972

Then I will leave it. I have a ML55, rather sink the funds into that. It needs new shocks at the back. Or, I might just add the money to my ML63 fund :-)