M156 Headbolts Replacement in NYC
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M156 Headbolts Replacement in NYC
I'm pushing 60k miles now and starting to get some time to track the car more often. Was contemplating changing the headbolts to the newer version as preventative maintenance. Anyone know of a reputable shop in the NYC area that is not the stealership?
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Giovanni Imports in LIC. good work but small team so its always busy. only gripe, left my classic car unlocked, someone stole everything inside including parts - almost stole custom Nakimichi sound system as well
AMS Autowerks in Linden. solid work, expensive
AMS Autowerks in Linden. solid work, expensive
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Update: I partnered up with Orhan from AMGWERKZ (@amgwerkz on ig) to get the job done. We decided to remove the heads fully and replace all the gaskets since we were in there. Had parts come through FCPEuro for the headbolts, buckets, and head gaskets. Also rebuilt the cam phasers with stage II lockplates from 63Everything.
Orhan did an amazing job, car runs strong, and definitely recommend him for work on AMGs if you are in the tri-state area.
Orhan did an amazing job, car runs strong, and definitely recommend him for work on AMGs if you are in the tri-state area.
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Headbolts were intact and everything came out easily with none breaking. Tow however on the driver side were starting to rust a tab up top. It was also on the cylinder which one of the valve buckets was worn and the cam lobe had significant scoring. Ended up also replacing one of the cams.
