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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: BOULDER Colorado
Posts: 39,412
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Most SC, 78-83 are US delivery 180hp, euro delivery 200+. The 3.0 is prone to head stud breaks. The so called Carrera has the 3.2 with the valve guide wear propensity. If the current owner has done a top end and did it right, the bottom end is normally bullet proof.
As with the 914 an engine swap is a common solution as the rebuilds can exceed the cost of a used engine. Mine has a 3.6.
As with the 914, a proper PPI is a good idea. Also, backdating is pretty easy to a longhood look. All it takes is $$.
Good luck.
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1983/3.6, backdate to long hood
2012 ML350 3.0 Turbo Diesel
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