What is the puller on a Mercedes M156?
The cylinder head gear rides on a bearing that is also threaded internally and size M24. The puller is a threaded rod used in concert with a slide hammer. This is useful for both removal and installation of the rail pins as well as the bearing for the gear in the cylinder head.
Why did the head bolts break on the M156?
“Of course, we’re talking about the cylinder head bolts. Every engine has head bolts, but in the case of the M156, they would break.” The bolts were flawed in two ways. First, coolant would corrode the metal on the bolts, weakening them to the point where the heads would pop right off.
When did Mercedes Benz stop using the M156 engine?
(Of note, M156 engines were used in the production of model year 2012 and newer C63 AMG’s, but M156 engines produced for those years are not believed to contain the allegedly defective engine parts. Further, none of the vehicle models owned by plaintiffs were built with M156’s after 2011.)
Do you need to remove cylinder head on Mercedes M156?
There are a number of issues on the Mercedes-Benz M156 engine found in various AMG models that would require you to remove the cylinder head. Whether you need to tackle just one of the issues or all of them, you should know how to remove the cylinder head, and what to look out for once you have it removed.
The cylinder head gear rides on a bearing that is also threaded internally and size M24. The puller is a threaded rod used in concert with a slide hammer. This is useful for both removal and installation of the rail pins as well as the bearing for the gear in the cylinder head.
Is the C63 / M156 a bad car?
Looked a 3 engines all had wear on the cams towards the rear of the engine mainly. One engine we bought actually turned up with no cams in it at all, Believe it or not. Ended up putting an E63 engine in it. a bit had to be change sump, oil pump and timing chain to suit the ML63.
There are a number of issues on the Mercedes-Benz M156 engine found in various AMG models that would require you to remove the cylinder head. Whether you need to tackle just one of the issues or all of them, you should know how to remove the cylinder head, and what to look out for once you have it removed.
Are there any issues with the Mercedes M156?
Ok After doing a lot of research I have found a lot of issues with the M156 motor. Some say some of the issues are in very low numbers. I was hoping some can help clear some of this up.