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Originally Posted by chassis
M278 V8 engine in the SL is a time bomb for many reasons, the most serious of which is bore scoring. Stay away. Read mbworld.
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I think you have scared me away from the 550 based on this.....
Just curious, what does something like this cost to fix when it happens? Is it a whole new engine or ?
Also, I've read they fixed this issue on the 278 after 2015?
I assume the SL400 did not have this issue?
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