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Old Oct 18, 2022 | 07:47 AM
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Failed M278 Tear down.
Been a big fan of Eric and his "I do Engines" YouTube channel for awhile. Seeing how an M278 failed and comes apart can help us keep ours TOGETHER! Enjoy

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Old Oct 18, 2022 | 12:55 PM
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About 1/2 of his channel is engines destroyed by lack of regular oil changes.......
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Old Oct 18, 2022 | 01:03 PM
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This place is a joke.
What caused the failure? Not interested in watching the whole video.
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Old Oct 18, 2022 | 09:44 PM
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About 1/2 of his channel is engines destroyed by lack of regular oil changes.......
Yep, those 10kmi factory oil changes are ridiculous too.
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Caked oil on the intake valves as usual.
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Thanks for sharing, I like informative videos yet seeing a failed W278 is not a good experience. Those failed engines might be suffering from lack of MB specified oil as well
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Old Oct 19, 2022 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigg Willi
Yep, those 10kmi factory oil changes are ridiculous too.
If you are doing 10K oil mileage changes--you deserve what you get--no mater what the manufacture says.
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It was fun vicariously taking apart an engine ... but never caught the root cause of the failure. It sounded like someone had tried repairs (as evidenced by the missing oil pan fasteners) but the engine was too far gone
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