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Originally Posted by Dixit  One of the largest flaws in this design was they took the 3.0L engine and just overbored it to 3.5L, therefore the cylinder walls between cylinders were much too thin. The other flaw was the design in the rods, these engines were notorious for bending rods. This one in particular blew the engine at 130k miles Benz dealer replaced it, then my sister in law was driving it and somewhat overheated it (big no no in these 3.5L) and blew the headgasket and also warped the head about 0.003". So I milled the deck on the head 0.004" and then put all new injectors, glowplugs, acid washed the entire head, new valve job, new valve seals, the list goes on and on... Most of the work was done by me except the machine work.
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Great pics! I have an issue with my 350 SDL as it shakes very rough at stop lights. Other than that it is a smooth, well maintained car. I have been advised to have a compression check and then a valve check. If the test turns out ok they say it's the fuel injection pump that needs to be calibrated. What do you think?
Thanks,
Jim