Head Gasket failure on 54reg C180K with only 28k miles!!

Micman

Micman

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Your Mercedes
C180K Avantgarde SE
Yes you read that right - the head gasket failed on my C180K!
Less than 3 years old and only 28k miles on the clock!

Fortunately all was covered under warranty and I got the car back yesterday.

For full report of what happened please see my original thread titled...

'C180k Faulty oil sensor and a coolant leak!'
 
jberks

jberks

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M1, Outside lane, somewhere between Leeds and Lond
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Jaguar XF 3.0 S, LR Freelander 2, Fiat 500 & Fiat Panda
it certainly is. Head gasket failures on mercs seem to be pretty rare irrespective.
We had one on a W123 250 in 1982 but nothing since!

That said, I had a con rod failure on an Audi A3 T Sport - 2 days and 60 miles old! These things happen.
 
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