It's way easier and cheaper for them in the long run to offer a warranty on a used Mercedes diesel engine.
Used transmissions are another story. On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can understand why a junk yard would not want to bother with a > compression check. There are no guarantees with junkyard engines. It > could have had tons of blow by or a rod knock at the time it was wrecked. > If possible, parts cars are excellent. But not everyone can store a parts > car or has someone that is willing to remove and install an engine from one. > > > On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 7:15 PM, andrew strasfogel > <astrasfo...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> And to be honest, Mercedes diesel engines that come out of a wreck are >> likely to be just fine. >> >> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> >> wrote: >> > "G. M. Brown" <g_010...@hotmail.com> writes: >> > >> >> there were no responses once I asked about documentation >> >> regarding a 77K mi. & a 84K mi. engine and compression checks . . . I >> >> even indicated that I'd be willing to pay for a compression check and >> >> still got no response. Like I said, my opinion is that most of those >> >> out there indicating that they have used engines are scammers. WATCH >> >> OUT! >> > >> > They might be scammers, or they might be lazy. When I consider the >> > yards around here, I can tell you that none of them are going to go out >> > and do a compression check on an engine. They will tell you it "ran >> > when the car was wrecked" and if that's not good enough they will wait >> > for the next customer. >> > >> > -- >> > 1983 300D >> > 1979 300SD >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
