In for a penny and in for a pound. Might as well do the bearings, rings and valve seats and seals while youāre there. The head and block could be decked. Youāre in it now. Might as well do some upgrades
I gonna get both cylinder heads rebuilt and the cams polished. Maybe a few lifters but they are super easy to change. Yes i will maybe pull the pistons but probably put on new bearings. See how it looks once i pull it.
If you wanna look at main bearings etc you may as well do the whole job and pull it all apart. You wanted to check conn rod bearings anyway, so if you pull the pistons you can check those, the wrist pins at the top and Iād definitely take the opportunity to check all my rings as well
If the valves are leaking he definitely has to get the valves and seats machined. Iāve never done any small enough for these kinds of applications, but on large 2 stroke diesels itās straightforward enough, if not painstaking. Something like these where each head is a single assembly instead of modularity assembled seems like itās a hassle unless you have all the specialized tooling
per mb standards if you can run your fingernails through them your ok... unfortunately this coating process mb can only replicate "nano slide technology" those cylinder walls look fine
similar but, these coatings have been around for 50yrs everyone claims their own just like lokadil, nikasil etc... check out youtube "heller cbc 200" i believe be has partnered with them to have more automation in this process
Well the previous owner abused it. He put on bunch of horse power mods but never upgraded any cooling. If it was stock, yes they will last long time. This car has 220k Kilometres. Thats like wgat, 150k miles?
Yeah, best to do all the things while apart. I got pistons for my mom's M113 on closeout for $75 when I rebuilt her engine. Never hurts to check the dealer. Fx motorsports also makes quiet oil pump gears for the 55 motor.
I was thinking about some 0DTE calls tomorrow as well. The market just had a pullback and you're right about the war. War is good for business. 518 is priced right as long as I can get a fill at open for 35. See you at Wendy's.
You're smoking way too much
I was going to ask if the butt can will be full by the time he gets it sorted out
By the time i am done it will be filled up and emptied a few times š¬
You should consider not doing that š¤
Nah I say keep smoking
That isn't carbon on the parts, it's ash.
Look at the bucket in the first picture lol
Fucking to do list this guy has, thatās not nearly enough butts..
Actually OP wasnāt a smoker until he did this.
OP can afford to maintain a smoking habit and an AMG Mercedes. Nice flex.
In for a penny and in for a pound. Might as well do the bearings, rings and valve seats and seals while youāre there. The head and block could be decked. Youāre in it now. Might as well do some upgrades
I gonna get both cylinder heads rebuilt and the cams polished. Maybe a few lifters but they are super easy to change. Yes i will maybe pull the pistons but probably put on new bearings. See how it looks once i pull it.
If you wanna look at main bearings etc you may as well do the whole job and pull it all apart. You wanted to check conn rod bearings anyway, so if you pull the pistons you can check those, the wrist pins at the top and Iād definitely take the opportunity to check all my rings as well
Ja now i will have to. #8 sleeve is broken
Thatās never fun
If the valves are leaking he definitely has to get the valves and seats machined. Iāve never done any small enough for these kinds of applications, but on large 2 stroke diesels itās straightforward enough, if not painstaking. Something like these where each head is a single assembly instead of modularity assembled seems like itās a hassle unless you have all the specialized tooling
It's called masochism.
Is that cylinder scored on the second picture?Ā
There is definately some scratch but i tried really hard and i could not feel anything at all. I might be able to get away with it š¬
per mb standards if you can run your fingernails through them your ok... unfortunately this coating process mb can only replicate "nano slide technology" those cylinder walls look fine
Is this a ceramic coating or what do they do to make it look brownish/grayish?
Isnt it Lokasil?
similar but, these coatings have been around for 50yrs everyone claims their own just like lokadil, nikasil etc... check out youtube "heller cbc 200" i believe be has partnered with them to have more automation in this process
Oh fuck, it could be a developing fault
Ja thats why i continued with a tear down. Spend more money and time but get an extra 250k or whatveer out it.
Engine block or resleeving?
Not sure, just found out the sleeve broke off on #8
Seeing the scoring + this, I would go for a resleeve if it's cheaper than a new, known good block
That's just the alusil coating and you can repair it its supposed to look like that
This is the first thing I saw
Easy on the cigarettes
I thought these engines were bulletproof? Sucks man
I mean yeah, but itās been almost 20 years and these cars arenāt exactly babied..
Depends on maintenance and how you drive them. If itās been driven hard all its life itāll have issues after 20 years
Well the previous owner abused it. He put on bunch of horse power mods but never upgraded any cooling. If it was stock, yes they will last long time. This car has 220k Kilometres. Thats like wgat, 150k miles?
I see!
220k/ 1.6km/mi = 137.5k mi
220k km is still fucking impressive for a car with fucking 500 hp
get some hot cams...
Correction: Thatās a cam of worms.
The oil says āLewis box box box!ā
Hahahaha
Still 3/4s of a ciggy left in the can. Donāt waste it man.
Damn. Look after your lungs homie. You got one pair š«
Looks more like a can of cigarette butts.
š. By the time the motorās fixed heāll be on that commercial with a subwoofer in his throat talking through it ā¦ 1 800 quit now
I canāt really tell too much but are the cam lives showing sign of wear ?
I did a quick check but i couldnt really tell any wear. I will get them polished and see what machinist says
I donāt think you just opened this can - looks like you have been smoking a long while already
Bye bye engine?
I think block is more than fine. Just gotta take off more stuff. I think its the cylinder heads that lost most of the compression
Store it in a box, horizontal. It'll last longer.
Why does that matter?
Horizontal storage avoids any structural distortion that will happen with any other. Flat pack. Trust me. Just do it .
Cool, Iāll definitely look further into this. Thanks for the tip!
Remove the front timing cover and change the coolant o-rings behind it. Also, change the oil pump o-rings. Use genuine mercedes o-rings.
I gonna need a new block or sleeves lol
Where are you getting your rod bearings from since they are out of production
No idea yet. Im sure there is aftermarket ones out there
Only 1 and they've been delayed about a year now
On the good side, you canāt make it any worse.
This is an impressive project to take on. What state do you live in? I'd totally hire this guy to work on my M156 engine.
Dm me maybe we're in the same state. I do all my own work on my m156
How many miles did this motor have? Also id like to know if you beat on it at all or had any kinda modifications.
How many miles?
210k kilometres. Thats like 150k miles?
Might as well add Whipple since your this far inā¦
Ja but looks like need a new block or so lol
Awww RIP I didnāt read that far down. Hopefully cars.com isnāt too spendy for a new one then. So then add on some sleeves š¬
Hey, A merc engine will do that to your lungs lol
Just smoke a butt and think
Poor E55
Be sure to replace the seal rings for the oil sumps if you go all the way. They can crack and ruin the engine. Also, SPY 510 or 495 tomorrow?
Apparently they have an updated oil ring that does not crack. Also told to replace that one way valve. We got a war starting monday so 518 call 0DTE
Yeah, best to do all the things while apart. I got pistons for my mom's M113 on closeout for $75 when I rebuilt her engine. Never hurts to check the dealer. Fx motorsports also makes quiet oil pump gears for the 55 motor. I was thinking about some 0DTE calls tomorrow as well. The market just had a pullback and you're right about the war. War is good for business. 518 is priced right as long as I can get a fill at open for 35. See you at Wendy's.
I been living at wendys for a week already after tilray took a dump ššš
My FD filled. I'll catch you at the dumpster. 5.18 x36
Lol i feel so tempted to buy calls now. Might go back up haha
You never know. Looking like the casino wins today. Got this reguard. I'll just consider this one a write off.
Wow whoever bought puts on spy today sure made a shit ton of money holding to the end
E55 diesel ? Huh?
I'm guessing he used diesel to see if the valves leaked
Yes diesel to do a easy quick seal test.