| Close call... and thanks for the info guys...
Having recently acquired a Euro spec 560 SEC... I've spent a not inconsiderable amount of time researching potential problems in this forum...
And what do you know... on Sunday I started her up, only to hear a 'clacking' sound coming from the passenger side of the engine...
Memory told me it could be the timing chain slapping against the guide-rails...
Erring on the side of caution, I called a truck to come and pick her up and take her to my local independant Mercedes specialist...
And what do you know... it was indeed the timing chain...
Thanks everyone for the fantastic advice... many a long night spent trawling through this from forum has just saved me a potential engine rebuild...
Phew... |