ourse, 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
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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
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Subject: [MBZ] 2007 Black/Tan E350 - 174k miles - $7,000
According to VIN this one would
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
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?
