jsmorourke

i have a sl550 iam thinking of have metricMetric Motors out of California rebuild it the car was driven in to a flash flood in Texas and sat for a while so engine did not start so we took it apart we found two bent connecting rods and one pitied cylinder chamber mertricMetric Motors say they coat the chamber with silcone my mechanic says mb uses Teflon who is right ? allso anybody any opinion on metricMetric Motors thanks

Wolfman

I read that flooded cars get their engines coated in silicone as a corrosion prevention, but that's the outside of the engine. (Correction, I guess they coat the chambers)

Is this a salvage vehicle? If so and the car was flooded there could be a myriad of problems coming up with the electronics.. Make sure this is worth it.

Daytona-flyer

This happened to a new SL550?

jsmorourke

mb can rebuild my the engine for$22,500 with a warranty 4 years 50,000 miles
metric can rebuild my engine for$12,900 with a warranty 4 years 50,000 miles
the rest of the car is good all other electronics is good and tested so my question was if mercesdes benz coat the cylinders with teflon inside the chambers and metric uses silicone
the warranty is still the same i dont think mb coats cylinders with teflon i think my mechanic trying to jazz up repair costs

jsmorourke

no its a 2008 sl550 it had 24 800 miles on it the rest the car is all good and tested

BigHat

You posted it in the wrong section as this is for 2013 SLs. I'd also respectfully suggest you post it in the "Tech Talk" section as the traffic on this maintenance related issue will be much higher there and it's also moderated by an MB tech that may know. Much better chance someone there will know what they do during an engine rebuild.

You hear crickets in this forum most the time. The focus is so narrow not many post at all let alone know the answer to your very legitimate question as you seek to fix up your car. Good luck.

jsmorourke

thanks