Mercedes E220 replacement chain or reconditioned engine?
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2011 e220 estate 220k miles. Timing chain needs replacing. Advised the job could be anything from a few hundred ( to replace the chain itself if pullies are okay) or thousand if they are not and injectors are damaged when repairing.
Question is has anybody just replaced the whole engine? What are the benefits and down sides of this? What sort costs? Any advice greatly received.
Ps any tips on running it with a noisy/loose chain
Question is has anybody just replaced the whole engine? What are the benefits and down sides of this? What sort costs? Any advice greatly received.
Ps any tips on running it with a noisy/loose chain
paulfahyuk said:
2011 e220 estate 220k miles. Timing chain needs replacing. Advised the job could be anything from a few hundred ( to replace the chain itself if pullies are okay) or thousand if they are not and injectors are damaged when repairing.
Question is has anybody just replaced the whole engine? What are the benefits and down sides of this? What sort costs? Any advice greatly received.
Ps any tips on running it with a noisy/loose chain
Massively more work, more spent on parts, and you take on whatever risks are asociated with the replacement engine.Question is has anybody just replaced the whole engine? What are the benefits and down sides of this? What sort costs? Any advice greatly received.
Ps any tips on running it with a noisy/loose chain
paulfahyuk said:
2011 e220 estate 220k miles. Timing chain needs replacing. Advised the job could be anything from a few hundred ( to replace the chain itself if pullies are okay) or thousand if they are not and injectors are damaged when repairing.
Question is has anybody just replaced the whole engine? What are the benefits and down sides of this? What sort costs? Any advice greatly received.
Ps any tips on running it with a noisy/loose chain
How would the injectors be damaged just changing the chain ?Question is has anybody just replaced the whole engine? What are the benefits and down sides of this? What sort costs? Any advice greatly received.
Ps any tips on running it with a noisy/loose chain
Monkeylegend said:
Can this be done with the engine in situ?
I am probably wrong but I thought the timing chains were at the back of the engine o the W212 requiring engine removal.
What a ballache !I am probably wrong but I thought the timing chains were at the back of the engine o the W212 requiring engine removal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_XKCbhi_w
Monkeylegend said:
I would love to know the cost of all that 
Same sort of crap with my Audi....it has a rear timing chain. Hopefully I never have it long enough to need to do it !! lolVideo on YT of some guys in Romania doing it. To be fair they just get on with it, but still a lot of work. But well done video.
Run it until it breaks then scrap it, we had a customer who’s 220 through a rod through the block, he supplied us with a used engine, by the time he was all done it stood him at near enough 4K, it was never a good starting point to begin with and really should have cut his losses.
Injectors have never been an issue that I’m aware of in these
Injectors have never been an issue that I’m aware of in these
stevieturbo said:
Monkeylegend said:
I would love to know the cost of all that
Same sort of crap with my Audi....it has a rear timing chain. Hopefully I never have it long enough to need to do it !! lolVideo on YT of some guys in Romania doing it. To be fair they just get on with it, but still a lot of work. But well done video.
Having watched that video I feel quite lucky.
rambo19 said:
Bloody modern engines needing replacement timing chains are a farce!
Years ago, timing chains lasted pretty much forever, the worst that would happen is that they would rattle a bit, which meant it was time to change the chain.
years ago, cars fell apart before the engineYears ago, timing chains lasted pretty much forever, the worst that would happen is that they would rattle a bit, which meant it was time to change the chain.
rambo19 said:
Bloody modern engines needing replacement timing chains are a farce!
Years ago, timing chains lasted pretty much forever, the worst that would happen is that they would rattle a bit, which meant it was time to change the chain.
This ^ Mazda Nissan Mercedes BMW all trouble free back then, far more robust and often dual chain systems , dont get me started on the likes of the Fiat 1.3ctdi (GM Combo,Fiat 500 etc) for example with chain and sprockets dimensions I wouldn't use on a kids bicycle Years ago, timing chains lasted pretty much forever, the worst that would happen is that they would rattle a bit, which meant it was time to change the chain.
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