CHRIS STARKEY
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- Oct 2, 2003
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- E250CDI '12, 300SL '90, E320CDi '01 estate, C250 '96 estate. c180 estate, 300CE24 coupe, 200E estate
HAS ANYONE HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THE VALVE TIMING ON A 3OO 24 VALVE?
I HAVE JUST HAD THE HEAD GASKET CHANGED TO STOP AN OIL LEAK, AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ERRATICALY - IN FACT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVED AND THE CAM ADJUSTER MOVED THE CAM TO CHANGE THE TIMING - THERE WAS A TERRIBLE RATTLING, WHICH I THIUGHT WAS THE VALVES CATCHING ON THE PISTONS!!
THE GARAGE STOPPED THIS BY UNPLUGING THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ON THE END OF THE CAM - WHICH I SAID WAS UNACCEPTABLE - AND THE HAVE SUPPOSIDLY NOW CHANGED THE TIMING , BUT IT STILL RUNS VERY NOISILY AND RATTLES WHEN THE STEERING IS MOVED (IE THE STEERING PUMP KICKS IN)
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS ???
CHRIS STARKEY
I HAVE JUST HAD THE HEAD GASKET CHANGED TO STOP AN OIL LEAK, AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ERRATICALY - IN FACT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVED AND THE CAM ADJUSTER MOVED THE CAM TO CHANGE THE TIMING - THERE WAS A TERRIBLE RATTLING, WHICH I THIUGHT WAS THE VALVES CATCHING ON THE PISTONS!!
THE GARAGE STOPPED THIS BY UNPLUGING THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ON THE END OF THE CAM - WHICH I SAID WAS UNACCEPTABLE - AND THE HAVE SUPPOSIDLY NOW CHANGED THE TIMING , BUT IT STILL RUNS VERY NOISILY AND RATTLES WHEN THE STEERING IS MOVED (IE THE STEERING PUMP KICKS IN)
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS ???
CHRIS STARKEY