My personal opinion is not *if* an original 3.5 will bend the rods, but *when*. Also remember that most owners think adding a quart of oil every 1kmi is perfectly normal. For a high-mileage M103, it is... but NOT on an OM603. But hey, if you get an S350 cheap enough, just drive it until the engine is shot and then fork over the $$$ for a crate motor. Or, consider swapping in a cheap/used 3.0L long block. (Intercooled, of course. Heh-heh.)
=) +dm™ (intercoolers on the brain today) > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:29:57 -0600 > From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] anybody with a 603 3.5? > > > got plenty of 126's, had a 140 before, thinking about one again. I have > seen several on ebay lately with 200-250K miles. Surely those are OK by > now. >
