Re: [MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000
I offered a guy $700 for a nice 07E350 with a munched engine, all kinds of cam sensor, misfire, and timing codes. I guess he sold it for $800, he said that was the least he would take. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Oct 22, 2021, at 4:37 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > I suppose it's *possible* that some actually didn't have inferior parts. If > the balance shaft gear is bad, it should have a code set, or a pending code. > If no code pending, I might take a chance, but I would use impending engine > failure as a bargaining chip. > > And of course, be prepared to scrap it, or pull the engine and repair it, > when the time comes. > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: October 22, 2021 3:09 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm > Subject: [MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000 > > According to VIN this one would have the weak balance shaft parts. > > Do ALL these M272s have the problem eventually, or were some of them good? If > it's at 174k miles and still OK, does that mean it most likely won't have > this problem? > > https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-2007-mercedes-350/7397643327.html > > Allan > ___ > http://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 > > 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 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
Re: [MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000
I suppose it's *possible* that some actually didn't have inferior parts. If the balance shaft gear is bad, it should have a code set, or a pending code. If no code pending, I might take a chance, but I would use impending engine failure as a bargaining chip. And of course, be prepared to scrap it, or pull the engine and repair it, when the time comes. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: October 22, 2021 3:09 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm Subject: [MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000 According to VIN this one would have the weak balance shaft parts. Do ALL these M272s have the problem eventually, or were some of them good? If it's at 174k miles and still OK, does that mean it most likely won't have this problem? https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-2007-mercedes-350/7397643327.html Allan ___ http://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 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
Re: [MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000
The M272s had a bad balance shaft and timing gears that failed prematurely from the inception of production until sometime between 2007/2008. The only way to be sure if the engine is one of the affected is to get the VIN or engine number and run it through one of the online tools that give the serial number cutoff. I pretty much ignore anything prior to 2008 with the M272. -D > On Oct 22, 2021, at 4:08 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > According to VIN this one would have the weak balance shaft parts. > > Do ALL these M272s have the problem eventually, or were some of them good? If > it's at 174k miles and still OK, does that mean it most likely won't have > this problem? > > https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-2007-mercedes-350/7397643327.html > > Allan > ___ > http://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 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
[MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000
According to VIN this one would have the weak balance shaft parts. Do ALL these M272s have the problem eventually, or were some of them good? If it's at 174k miles and still OK, does that mean it most likely won't have this problem? https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-2007-mercedes-350/7397643327.html Allan ___ http://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
