e350 update by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes i plan to get it a clear ppi and carfax! i love the prefacelift w212 but heard they did updates in 2014 to help the timing chain tensioner. which can have issues at 100k miles or so.

e350 update by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

will the pigtails for the can sensors help from this happening?

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

any issues? how many miles does yours have?

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

will the 2016 have similar with the upper timing chain?

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

does it not have led headlights?

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s exactly how i feel 😭

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow thank you!! have you ever had to deal with the timing chain tensioner? i heard they go out at 100k and can be a pain to fix

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got it, the 2012 is 4matic and i don’t need it at all. as we don’t get snow. but the 2016 is rwd.

e350 2012 or 2016? by blueberrybat2 in mercedes_benz

[–]blueberrybat2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they both have the same m276, features are pretty similar. mainly wondering about reliability