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Originally Posted by oldE View Post
As for Mercedes, there was a problem with the sproket on the balance shafts on the 3 liter V6 . Supposedly they fixed that by 2008, but my C 280 had the issue. Fixing it would have been an engine out job.

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We had that engine issue with our R350 and Mercedes wanted $10,000 to fix the issue. We traded the car in as is on a VW Tiguan.

Later on we got a letter there was a lawsuit and or Mercedes said they would fix the issue.

We’ve never bought a Mercedes since.

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