$3,000 oil leak?
02-18-2004, 02:16 PM
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Mercedes Benz E320
$3,000 oil leak?
The harmonic balance piece on my E320 came apart and ground metal on meatal. There is now a gap in my upper oil pan and timing front cover. The parts are only $380, but the repair center is estimating 30 hours of labor to replace the two parts, bring total close to $3,000. Has anyone ever had these parts replaced, and if so did it cost that much in labor?
02-18-2004, 02:38 PM
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Re: $3,000 oil leak?
Originally posted by mlicata
The harmonic balance piece on my E320 came apart and ground metal on meatal. There is now a gap in my upper oil pan and timing front cover. The parts are only $380, but the repair center is estimating 30 hours of labor to replace the two parts, bring total close to $3,000. Has anyone ever had these parts replaced, and if so did it cost that much in labor?
The harmonic balance piece on my E320 came apart and ground metal on meatal. There is now a gap in my upper oil pan and timing front cover. The parts are only $380, but the repair center is estimating 30 hours of labor to replace the two parts, bring total close to $3,000. Has anyone ever had these parts replaced, and if so did it cost that much in labor?
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02-18-2004, 07:56 PM
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Same thing happed on my ML. Now it has a slow leak. $3000 will buy a lot of oil. They may cover parts as part of a "goodwill" gesture. That's the easy part.
02-18-2004, 08:45 PM
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Have fun trying to get them to GoodWill that. I had a SL with 14,000 miles on it and they wouldn't help that much.
If it didn't get it that bad, then some times they don't leak, if you got it early.
Brian
If it didn't get it that bad, then some times they don't leak, if you got it early.
Brian
