2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
Mileage
21,880
Service Date
8/20/2018
Services Performed
- Provide estimate to remove cylinder heads and send out for inspection and refinish. When engine is started coolant oil leaks from passenger side cyl. head
- Removed cylinder heads and found cylinder bores 1,4 and 8 have pitting/wear and discoloration on cylinder walls. Corrosion on cylinder walls look to be from standing water/moisture that has been sitting in engine cylinders for several months during storage, rather than from coolant leaking into cylinders from when vehicle/engine was operational. Cylinder walls cannot be repaired due to factory coating on surface of cylinder bores, Also pitting on bores cannot be repaired. RECOMMEND TO REPLACE ENGINE LONG BLOCK, BUT CLIENT DECLINED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED WITH REPAIRS ONLY TO THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT AND CYLINDER HEAD RECONDITIONING AT THE MACHINE SHOP. NOTE* THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES ON REPAIRS RELATING TO PRE-EXISTING CONDITION WITH ENGINE BLOCK/CYLINDER WALLS AND WITH PROBLEMS ARISING FROM CONDITION WITH CYLINDER WALLS. THE WARRANTIES THAT ARE ON THE REPAIRS ARE FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, AND ARE FOR THE PARTS INSTALLED AND THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE REPAIRS FOR THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, UNLESS THE PARTS AND/OR WORKMANSHIP HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER WALLS.
- MACHINE SHOP SERVICES – RECONDITION CYLINDER HEADS: ESTIMATED COST $500
OFER B. gave our service a 5 star review on 8/23/2018
