Darrell
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OP,
Why didn’t you get a warranty with the car??
Why didn’t you get a warranty with the car??
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No, mine is blue.
Yes, it is.
A private sale it was. However, see my first post as well; I wish I had arranged one now...
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Amen to that. Mind you, the problem recurred after the repair, so suspicion (in the light of what I know now) is also falling on the intercooler pump. That, too, will be replaced.
Just as soon as I get the car up and running properly, I'll be off to see about a Tier 1 warranty with MB. First, though, I'll get my local dealer to check that the ECU has not been remapped; just in case...
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Some guys get all the luck.
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Ouch, this makes for painful reading. My condolences, and hope it's not as bad as it may seem, with a sliver cloud somewhere.
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Helpful and perceptive as ever, eh?
One word.
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Do fill in the gaps; the rest of us will...
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What’s the plan then Dennis?
Are you having it repaired or selling it as is?
In your shoes I’d probably sell it and use the money “saved” on repairs to buy something else (if that makes sense)
Are you having it repaired or selling it as is?
In your shoes I’d probably sell it and use the money “saved” on repairs to buy something else (if that makes sense)
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It's supposedly to increase the contact area
Parallel and tapered connecting rods
Ever-increasing combustion pressures are increasing the stresses on piston pin mountings on connecting rods. To better absorb higher forces, the usable area of the connecting rod bearings has been increased by using tapered connecting rods. Its evidently quite common on forced induction engines but I expect its effectiveness lies on how the principle is executed in practice?
see
Connecting rods · Motorservice
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How dramatic. You do have form for turning car buying and ownership into a soap opera.
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And you have form for snidey comments, and sometimes you go too far even for my taste. Schadenfreude is not an attractive attribute or quality.
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I haven't really made my mind up yet, but I think I'm edging towards selling it as is. The cost is not a major factor, fortunately, but I'm satisfied that the M157 has a problem with conrods that are not as strong as they could, and possibly should, be at full throttle.
If I have it repaired, how confident can I be that my problem will not recur at full chat? If I buy a second-hand engine (even if I can find a good one), how confident can I be both on that point, and that the engine I buy does not have the problem already? It took at least five thousand miles for the failure to become apparent on my car, and the engine ran perfectly well for nearly all that time...
Basically, do I want to be driving a high-performance car that I cannot confidently use full power in?
And then Will posted that very-low-mileage E63 estate today...
It sounds like the garage have already stripped the engine so if they are going to put it back together again then they may as well use new parts. Alternatively get the car back and part it out, there's a good chance you will get more for the spares than the whole car.
Do you have the space to break up the car and sell the spares? My son did that with a Seat Cupra and got more money in spares than the car was worth.
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Yes, the engine is stripped right down. Sadly, I have nowhere to keep it,so would have to sell it as one lot.
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how much would you take for it?
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As said, labour to strip and put back is already going to cost you Dennis. I's sure someone mentioned using Forged parts? Or will it always play on your mind when wanting to give it full beans?
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Hang on; I haven't made my mind up what to do yet...I havn't given any thought to what it might be worth; PM me with an offer if you like.
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I don't know how much forged parts would cost, but I wouldn't want to tune it. If the conrods were no different to the OE ones originally fitted, yes it would play on my mind.
I''m sleeping on it tonight, and tomorrow night; I'll have to make my mind up by Tuesday morning so I know what I want Terry Gates to do.
