Very expensive failure - my V8 CNC machine

[Gridlock]

What happens when the rubber spacer behind the crank pulley (I think?) perishes, shrinks, and allows the hardened steel pulley wheel to wobble on its axis?

(Photo courtesy Olly @PCS..)

It's leaking oil and requires an engine-out repair, the cost of which approaches 50% the value of the car (on top of everything else it went to PCS for).

Painful business, owning a car that is cheapish to acquire and then expensive to run; I could break it and buy a new one with half the mileage and not come out much worse off (if at all) and yet.. and yet...

 

[AndyPCD]

Have you tried taking it to a main dealer as i have seen these replaced under warranty on older cars for some reason so would be worth a punt

 

[Gridlock]

The bad thing is (devil on the shoulder time) it doesn't appear to be a critical failure risk so I could just keep on topping up the oil and/or sell the damn thing, but.. but... Gnngh.

The car doesn't have a full MBSH (specialists since about 2007) so I doubt they'd give a 12-year-old W202 the time of day - they certainly weren't falling over themselves to help me out on the corrosion front.

AMG make cars that can be expected to be economically viable for 10 years max, is the lesson I guess...

 

[AndyPCD]

If you want i could ask some questions for you and see what the outcome would be

 

[Gridlock]

I'm certainly not going to discourage you

 

[AndyPCD]

Right have spoken to my contact if you get me the chassis number and current mileage reading he will put a request in and see what the answer comes back as

 

[BlackC55]

Worth a try!

BTW I have cleaned all of the old oil off.

 

[umedc]

The bad thing is (devil on the shoulder time) it doesn't appear to be a critical failure risk so I could just keep on topping up the oil and/or sell the damn thing, but.. but... Gnngh.

The car doesn't have a full MBSH (specialists since about 2007) so I doubt they'd give a 12-year-old W202 the time of day - they certainly weren't falling over themselves to help me out on the corrosion front.

AMG make cars that can be expected to be economically viable for 10 years max, is the lesson I guess...

mine amg s55 gone in to have back pipes done , and it not cheap job wait for it 800 pounds for it to done