Blown e55 engine ? What the heck
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Blown e55 engine ? What the heck
Hey guys I have a 2006 e55 with now 245k miles , 190k miles when I brought it . The car was fast but something just didn’t feel right . The shops yes I said SHOPS multiple did all types of head gasket test and still couldn’t find anything I spend almost 1k trying to find my problem ; I had a white solution on my oil cap also SMH. Now my car won’t start every time I put coolant in the tank it disappears when I turn the key it disappears extremely fast literally just gone when I turn the key (it’s not falling under the car) also when I turn the key it makes a noise almost as if the drive shaft is spinning or something is spinning . I’m confused on what I should do . Should I just drop a new engine and start fresh and save a few thousand or should I rebuild it and possibly spend over 15-17k . I don’t have time to do anything myself what do you guys recommend I do? I love my car it has the panoramic roof and also a passport police radar detector/ hidden , which is about 1.5k installed . I could just buy another e55 and drive it but the car has so much extras already done.
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245k and almost 17 years old, may be time to move on. Maintenance and repair are certainly not going to decrease, especially with an AMG or any car for that matter.
If you could do the work yourself and get a used engine, maybe take the chance, but dropping $15,000 to $17,000 for a rebuilt engine for a car that has 245,000 miles worth of other used parts seems not wise to me.
I don’t think a new engine would be realistic, as I believe they are astronomical in price, like the price of 2 used running E55s
If you could do the work yourself and get a used engine, maybe take the chance, but dropping $15,000 to $17,000 for a rebuilt engine for a car that has 245,000 miles worth of other used parts seems not wise to me.
I don’t think a new engine would be realistic, as I believe they are astronomical in price, like the price of 2 used running E55s
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Leak down test (not compression test) should tell you where the issue is and you can decide a course of action then. Consider a salvage yard M113K engine even if you have to pull parts from your engine and move them to the replacement engine. Check with the speed shops such as Eurocharged and see if they have a customer who recently totaled their car.
Heck, there is one back road I drive on occasionally and a used car dealer has had an E55 sitting in his front yard unused for over 3 years! He also has seriously big mean dogs in his yard also.
Heck, there is one back road I drive on occasionally and a used car dealer has had an E55 sitting in his front yard unused for over 3 years! He also has seriously big mean dogs in his yard also.
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https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...p-coolant.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...wn-engine.html
So you have had this problem since November of 2020?
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...wn-engine.html
So you have had this problem since November of 2020?
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A rebuild costs 15-17k?? I was thinking 5-7k with me doing 9.8-10:1 pistons, bearings, arp bolts and gaskets! How far off was I really?
A little rough math puts even my plan around 10-12k with parts and labor
… I’d like to do a mild street build. with the above parts, roughly. What does this kind of build usually cost? Work done by someone else
A little rough math puts even my plan around 10-12k with parts and labor
… I’d like to do a mild street build. with the above parts, roughly. What does this kind of build usually cost? Work done by someone else
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Remanufactured LS 6.0 are starting at $4000 so rebuilding an m113k would easily be 3 times that amount. You can bore an iron block 6.0 but not in the 113k since they are plated. Maybe refreshing a working engine for that amount, but not a rebuild of an engine with mileage or issues.
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My current engine has 123,xxx mi with no known issues. If adding higher comp pistons, upgrading bolts, and gaskets will run 12k, I might need to be saving for another car rather than rebuild/refresh. If I sold my car for even 15k + that 12k intended for the engine, puts me into w212 e63 territory… I’ve already done coil overs and replaced most of the front suspension. Looks like I’ll be stopping at headers, a little more cooling for these Alabama summers, and maaaaaaaaaybe a throttle body…
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My current engine has 123,xxx mi with no known issues. If adding higher comp pistons, upgrading bolts, and gaskets will run 12k, I might need to be saving for another car rather than rebuild/refresh. If I sold my car for even 15k + that 12k intended for the engine, puts me into w212 e63 territory… I’ve already done coil overs and replaced most of the front suspension. Looks like I’ll be stopping at headers, a little more cooling for these Alabama summers, and maaaaaaaaaybe a throttle body…
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I just went through the 'do I upgrade to a w212 e63' phase, looking at repairs coming down the road for my 163k mile E55. Then I drove one, really clean, but the seats weren't as comfortable and it's just not as fun from 0-30 without the m113k low end torque. It was awesome at higher speeds and the transmission was better, but I'm keeping the 55 alive until a 13-14 biturbo 4matic e63s is in my range, SO much fun around town with a few mods.
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Remanufactured LS 6.0 are starting at $4000 so rebuilding an m113k would easily be 3 times that amount. You can bore an iron block 6.0 but not in the 113k since they are plated. Maybe refreshing a working engine for that amount, but not a rebuild of an engine with mileage or issues.
