R171 SLK What to look for when buying?

[RhodieBill]

Sorry you lost me on that one.

That's alright - quite understandable.....

 

[Wighty]

Probably not. My Eclass has done 165k on original chain. Should I be concerned??? lol.

Only that the M271 engine “can” suffer chain failure from 80k miles .

 

[John77]

That's alright - quite understandable.....

and the answer is?

 

[davidsl500]

and the answer is?

Bill had a R171 a little while back and sold it to buy a CLK...

 

[Blobcat]

Bill had a R171 a little while back and sold it to buy a CLK...

Which he sold to buy another CLK... He still misses his SLK though... he’s just trying to justify his madness

 

[John77]

Only that the M271 engine “can” suffer chain failure from 80k miles .

My Eclass has this engine and has done 165k on the original chain.

 

[John77]

Which he sold to buy another CLK... He still misses his SLK though... he’s just trying to justify his madness

Thank you.