[W126 Coupe] 560SEC cracked engine block - how??

[Ruud Schuijt]

To be completely honest; never heard this before!


> Well, it's happened -

> 

> Without any particular overheating, or other problems, my regularly-

> maintained

> 1990 560SEC Euro has developed a crack in the engine block (my

> mechanic just showed

> it to me today) and thus needs to be replaced (at immense cost,

> obviously). He will

> present the options to me tomorrow. Basically, my car did start to

> overheat, and steamed

> out of the exhaust, but I immediately stopped driving the car, and

> towed it to my local

> specialist. I can't believe it overheated for long enough to cause

> this sort of damage,

> I barely expected a ruptured head gasket.

> 

> This all comes as a bit of a shock to me, I know this is going to be

> incredibly expensive

> to sort out. I would like some opinion from the experts around here -

> has this happened to

> you? Why would this happen?

> 

> I am looking at other options, such as simply finding a good other

> engine (which I might

> have a good lead on) - but honestly speaking, I am still in a bit of

> shock.

> 

> kind regards to you all (I've been a lurker on this wonderful list for

> a *long* time - too long,

> in fact)

> 

> Dawid

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