SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Just got the old girl out of the shop - 2009 SL63
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Just got the old girl out of the shop - 2009 SL63
two of the head bolts broke in the head. I was lucky to have fidelity insurance (owned by Jim Moran the guy that brought lexus to the united states)
I didn't know how this was going to go fo you know how these things are but they were very nice about the whole experience and gave immediate authorization after the heads were taken off
I have the powertrain plus insurance so it covered most everything.
Both motor mounts replaced
Transmission mount replaced
Hydraulic pump replaced for the ABC suspension (it just started with a light wine)
& of course the head gaskets, head bolts, and lifters
since everything was open I put on a new water pump for the car has 60k something miles & a set of plugs
9k dollars worth of work
plus another thousand for parts for preventive maintenance
doesn't really matter for she's home and she's faster than when she had two bolts broken and no one could figure what was wrong
People thought I was crazy for I kept on saying "head bolts" and everyone kept on telling me that's very very rare and most likely not likely.....
well it was the case
not only one bolt but two broken bolts broken into the block
[img]blob:https://mbworld.org/c236162e-548d-4c83-bc2c-e6987fe3c374[/img]
I didn't know how this was going to go fo you know how these things are but they were very nice about the whole experience and gave immediate authorization after the heads were taken off
I have the powertrain plus insurance so it covered most everything.
Both motor mounts replaced
Transmission mount replaced
Hydraulic pump replaced for the ABC suspension (it just started with a light wine)
& of course the head gaskets, head bolts, and lifters
since everything was open I put on a new water pump for the car has 60k something miles & a set of plugs
9k dollars worth of work
plus another thousand for parts for preventive maintenance
doesn't really matter for she's home and she's faster than when she had two bolts broken and no one could figure what was wrong
People thought I was crazy for I kept on saying "head bolts" and everyone kept on telling me that's very very rare and most likely not likely.....
well it was the case
not only one bolt but two broken bolts broken into the block
[img]blob:https://mbworld.org/c236162e-548d-4c83-bc2c-e6987fe3c374[/img]
Last edited by richiemiami; Feb 27, 2020 at 09:38 PM.
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Originally Posted by richiemiami;7994820
People thought I was crazy for I kept on saying "head bolts" and everyone kept on telling me that's very very rare and most likely not likely.....
well it was the case
not only one bolt but two broken bolts broken into the block
[img
People thought I was crazy for I kept on saying "head bolts" and everyone kept on telling me that's very very rare and most likely not likely.....
well it was the case
not only one bolt but two broken bolts broken into the block
[img
blob:https://mbworld.org/c236162e-548d-4c83-bc2c-e6987fe3c374[/img]
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2009 SL63 AMG
I questioned my sanity maybe once or twice by taking an engine with zero symptoms and having this done as a preventive measure with upgrades where they count. Then I read a thread like this and feel relieved.
Glad to hear everything was sorted out with your car.
Glad to hear everything was sorted out with your car.
