SLK/R170: Head Gasket SLK230......
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From: Wollongong, sydney Australia
R170 99SLK230 + SLK32
Is it an ez inexpensive job for an average DIYer with 40years practice....?
I C ebay has some for a couple of hundred including what appears is some gaskets etc.
The reason I asked is that my V6 M112 motor may have been contaminated via the oil/water oil cooler on the filter housing.
So there may have been another way that I'm missing
I C ebay has some for a couple of hundred including what appears is some gaskets etc.
The reason I asked is that my V6 M112 motor may have been contaminated via the oil/water oil cooler on the filter housing.
So there may have been another way that I'm missing
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From: So. Oregon Coast
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort RIP
Don't know about M112. I've been driving my M111 with leaking head gasket for 100K miles.
I just keep topping up the coolant, and replacing the oil more frequently and now at 254K miles and
running very good.
Likely not worth fixing if I could find an engine with low(er) miles in good shape.
I've done a lot fo research on doing the job, but car work seems to get harder as I get older.
So, I am nervous about doing the job. Too many things to go wrong and no one near me that works on Mecedes.
I would not buy a gasket kit off ebay.
Get it from the dealer and you will need new head bolts as well.
I just keep topping up the coolant, and replacing the oil more frequently and now at 254K miles and
running very good.
Likely not worth fixing if I could find an engine with low(er) miles in good shape.
I've done a lot fo research on doing the job, but car work seems to get harder as I get older.
So, I am nervous about doing the job. Too many things to go wrong and no one near me that works on Mecedes.
I would not buy a gasket kit off ebay.
Get it from the dealer and you will need new head bolts as well.
