Ag02m5

I bought an 07 e63 with 35k miles back in December. The motor had some ticking so I took it by the dealer. He said that it was no big deal and heard much louder.

About 300 miles later the motor went. Maybe related to the ticking, maybe not. One of the valves broke of and impaled itself into the piston which then proceeded to smash against the spark plug.

After waiting for a couple weeks, I got word that MB is going to replace the motor. The car has a Mercedes Benz extended warranty.

Like I said...today is a great day!

.trunzx

This isn't the first time I hear of a 63 dropping a valve. Last time I saw it they also chose to replace the engine (which is $75k without labor). Good thing you have warranty

Ag02m5

75k when the car was 95k? That doesn't quite add up. I'm thinking closer to 25k for a motor but regardless, I am glad it is not hitting my pocket book!!

AMGPilot

The 6.3 motor is the same cost as a M113 and it's $26K

novae500

Agree today was a good day for you

aghakauve

Glad to hear that man.. Still sucks but still good news! Hows that angry bull of yours?

.trunzx

It's pretty insane but I saw the invoice. The worst part is the car was in the shop for almost 2 months waiting and then the engine swap only took a day or two.

CharlyE500

That sucks ! it will take few weeks to replace the engine. I wonder if W211 chassis fit the new TT engine.

xpl0sive

if the MB warranty really is paying $75k to replace the engine, wouldn't it be cheaper for them to just buy the E63 from the OP? It's an 07, so it's worth $40k-$45k at the most... I know the wordings of my warranty say that if the repair is more than the actual cash value of the vehicle, the warranty company will buy the vehicle instead of repairing it

c32AMG-DTM

I've heard roughly the same for a brand-new M156 crate motor from the dealer (sourced from Germany, obviously). $60-70kish - insanely expensive.

Do you have a source or link? That sounds really odd to me, and is contrary to what I've heard/read elsewhere - the M156 is significantly more advanced than the old M113.

Don't get me wrong, even $26k is a lot for an engine IMHO, but I'd expect the M113 to be a cheaper replacement than an M156.

stevieg

Wow, that is scary that you would have major trouble like this with such low miles. Great News though that the warranty covered the cost of a new motor. This could be a lucky week for you. Play the lottery !!!

Firechaser

My friend bottomed out his 997 Carrera on a major pothole and cracked the block, it was considered an "accident" and his insurance company totaled the car because a new engine from Porsche was $60K...true story.

.trunzx

26k for a new m113 doesn't sound right to me either. Otherwise why would people buy used ones off ebay with 60k miles between $10-15k when a new one is only 26?

c32AMG-DTM

"Only" 26k?

You can buy an entire w211 E55 for $26k, with the M113 Kompressor already in it.

Pushing_Tin

FWIW the number I have seen tossed about during the class action lawsuit for our engines is $50k plus. Love my car, but when the warranty is up she's getting replaced.

bamaster

Fo sho. I got a 4yr warranty on mine... after three years of ownership, I'm selling her.

So does replacing the motor impact the car's valuation? Does it hit CarFax or something like that?

BenzoBoi

Can't go wrong with a new motor!

Toadster

and they build the new ones like this!

http://www.youtube.com/v/rqAZRwFIyJg

Firechaser

It only took 5 minutes to build the engine, why so much
The bottom end looks nice & strong, love them 4 bolt mains!

GT-ER

I can't believe you just said that. Rarely have I seen an M113K motor go for more than $10K as of lately and that is less than half of a new one, which happens to cost what an ENTIRE E55 costs nowadays.

.trunzx

http://www.ebay.de/itm/M113-990-M113...item19cf04804a
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-orig...item45fe7e0730
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-Benz...item3cbfa3df62

None on ebay.com at the moment but 10-15k is pretty standard on what they go for.
Plus I was speaking relatively, paying 26k new relative to 60-70k at the dealer is a bargain, regardless what a used e55 costs. Not to mention that the cars depreciation has little impact on the price of parts. A 10 year old benz can still carry 90k parts prices.

Ibis 2.0T

I've heard of ML63's cratering and I was told the cost was $55K for the motor.

GT-ER

You just need to learn how to search on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMG-ENGINE-5...ht_4261wt_1181
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8843-MERCEDE...#ht_1516wt_948

How's $5,500-$6,500 sound?

Again, anyone who pays $26K for a stock engine in a car that is valued at $26K is simply retarded, why even mention it? It's still 5 times more than a used engine and it's still in a $26K car.

.trunzx

94k miles Find a clean one with under 50k miles. After shipping and tax or duties a decent low mileage engine is going to be around 10k. A couple years ago the cheapest you'd find was 10k easy.

Why are you still talking about used e55's? I'll repeat myself and say I was referring to the price of a new engine that's roughly 60-70k new. If you can find a new engine for 26k that IS a bargain compared to the new price AND a better value than 10-15k for a used engine. The only reason I brought up the 10-15k vs 26k is because I was questioning the 26k price to begin with (as a new engine is probably closer to 60k anyway).

GT-ER

LOL...If you say so.