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So dumb old me forgot to change my oil. Turns out I fried my entire engine. Now I have to get a new engine. For some reason when I search c250 engine a bunch of decently priced preowned engines come up for around 2000$ it says fits c250 and c300. But then it says it can’t fit a c250. Why is the c250 engine a thousand dollars more than the 300 and does anyone know if it fits? This is the price of the original listing for a c300 engine Then it says it can’t fit this car
So dumb old me forgot to change my oil. Turns out I fried my entire engine. Now I have to get a new engine. For some reason when I search c250 engine a bunch of decently priced preowned engines come up for around 2000$ it says fits c250 and c300. But then it says it can’t fit a c250. Why is the c250 engine a thousand dollars more than the 300 and does anyone know if it fits? This is the price of the original listing for a c300 engine Then it says it can’t fit this car
@Robertmi Welcome! Please post your VIN. This helps answer your question.
Specifically regarding 204 chassis, 250 is 1.8L turbo I4 and 300 is either 3.0L M272 V6 or 3.5L M276 V6. These would not be cross compatible.
Exactly how long did you forget to change the oil? Did the car not warn you at every start? This is the second W204 C250 on the forum where I've seen an owner say they forgot to change the oil to the point of destruction.. seems like the other one went some 50,000 miles.
It's tough for most of us to imagine this scenario.
09-05-2020, 10:30 PM
