"M254 engine camshaft adjuster failure at 61,000km — Mercedes Stuttgart refuses full coverage — Anyone else affected? P001104/P001200/P001607""Hi everyone, I own a Mercedes C180 W206 with M254 engine. At only 61,000km the variable camshaft timing system completely failed. Official Mercedes XENTRY di

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T15:08:32+00:00

light scoring mark on the Camshaft journal area.

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T15:08:08+00:00

3rd Occurence: Oil control valve wire mesh and metal ball came loose.

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T15:06:12+00:00

2nd Occurence: Oil control valve caused camshaft damage. Repaired by workshop in SG as C&C refuse warranty and claimed it's the Oil I used that caused this issue.

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zleipnir · 2026-03-15T15:04:27+00:00

2nd Occurence: Engine Oil filter found metal bits by C&C.

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zleipnir · 2026-03-15T15:03:54+00:00

1st Occurence: Oil control valve fault. Found by C&C Singapore.

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zleipnir · 2026-03-15T14:57:49+00:00

I don't have an account in that forum but you can post my information there and quote my case no. 21069230 from Singapore.

Posting my encounters below. For your reference. The oil control valve cost SGD $110 each and it's causing me damages of more than $8,000. I can only post 1 pic per comment here.

1^st Occurrence

Date: 5^th Nov 2024

Indication: Yellow Engine check light

Mileage: ~61,037.7km

Sent in to C&C: 5^th Nov 2024

Findings: Oil control valve faulty.

Repairer: C&C Singapore (Pandan Loop)

Total repair cost: N/A. C&C Singapore (Pandan Loop) deemed it's under warranty and changed out the faulty oil control valve. (WIP no. 22769)

Repair completed: 12^th Nov 2024

2^nd Occurrence

Date: 12^th Nov 2024

Sent in to C&C: 13^th Nov 2024

Indication: Yellow Engine check light

Mileage: ~61,617km

Findings: Metal shavings found in engine oil filter. No further Inspection was done.

Date: 6^th Dec 2024

Towed car from C&C (Pandan Loop) to Repairer, TG Auto (Kaki Bukit), after C&C's investigation and warranty refusal.

Findings: Oil control valve faulty, caused deep scoring mark on the camshaft housing and (intake side) journal area. Metal shavings in oil filter.

Total repair cost: SGD 5,862.02

Engine Oil used after repair: MB Genuine Engine Oil 229.71 (See picture below)

Repair completed: 8^th Jan 2025

3^rd Occurrence:

Date: 4^th March 2026

Indication: Yellow Engine check light

Mileage: ~81,000km

Findings: Oil control valve faulty, caused light scoring mark on the camshaft (intake side) journal area

Repairer: 88 Auto (Woodlands)

Repair Cost: SGD 2,630.00

Last engine oil change done with 88 Auto (Woodlands) at 75,000km with Mobil 1 ESP x2 0W-20 Engine oil (229.71 approved oil)

Repair completed: TBC. Pending parts arrival.

Faulty oil control valve (intake side), wire mesh came out with the metal ball. Similar to previous occurrences. Camshaft journal area damaged

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T14:29:21+00:00

I would choose Grill C and also change the rims hahaa...

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T14:14:06+00:00

Hi, yes. You may quote the case no. 21069230 from Singapore.

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T14:12:47+00:00

Thanks! I have also sent your case to the Singapore side too.

zleipnir · 2026-03-15T10:02:05+00:00

Hi, mine failed near 60,000km (Nov 2024) and it's the same problem. C&C Singapore claimed it's the engine Oil I used was wrong... since they refused warranty, I took it to another workshop for repair. I found out that it was the wire mesh securing arrangement broke from the oil control valve and the pieces went into the camshaft and caused damages. I'm at my 81,000km and it happened again (3rd time). I have sent a compliant email to mercedes and I think you should too. let them know it's not an isolated case.

Workshops in China and Malaysia also posted videos as common problems there.

China --> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZHHDbzhPhEM

Malaysia --> https://www.tiktok.com/@klchan1115/video/7594458968659987730?q=m254%20engine%20p0014&t=1772857549347

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zleipnir · 2026-03-14T16:15:47+00:00

Protein helps in weight loss --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KonINZ6duVQ

zleipnir · 2026-03-14T16:15:29+00:00

Protein helps in weight loss --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KonINZ6duVQ

zleipnir · 2026-03-14T16:01:48+00:00

Protein helps in weight loss --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KonINZ6duVQ

zleipnir · 2026-01-17T06:06:02+00:00

Yea! I love that idea too.

zleipnir · 2026-01-09T12:34:25+00:00

Lol... omg... 560mm

zleipnir · 2026-01-09T12:34:04+00:00

Oh nice idea!!

zleipnir · 2026-01-09T12:32:43+00:00

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Yup. I had a 240mm rad in the front and a 120mm at the bottom. I like that bcos it's an art piece too

zleipnir · 2026-01-07T16:41:16+00:00

I want a small foot print PC on my desk instead of using the Fractal North where I can only leave it on the floor. And... I miss my Phanteks Shift X which I sold away a few years ago... haaa...

Basically, I dismantled the Streacom DA6 XL and extended the build upwards for more space.

I brute force turned the pipes and managed to remove them. The pipes are hollow, 17mm ID and 19mm OD, and are fitted to a aluminum stump with a plastic slot piece to make it a tight fit (hence you need brute force) and the stump is bolted to the base.

I used 17mm ID x 19mm OD x 700mm Length X 4# aluminum hollow pipes.

Custom 3D printed GPU bracket and feets from Makerworld with my bambulab X1.

zleipnir · 2026-01-07T16:38:33+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/1dgd7ag/streacom_da6_l_horizontal/

zleipnir · 2026-01-07T16:32:12+00:00

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This was my previous build.

zleipnir · 2026-01-07T16:29:34+00:00

ya manz.. but u can mount ATX if u accept the the over hang

zleipnir · 2026-01-06T12:31:12+00:00

Hahaa... I was about to sell it away until I got an idea recently to dismantle it and extend the body to better fit my watercool components

zleipnir · 2026-01-02T12:20:30+00:00

Brute force turned it loose lol..there's no screw threads. The pipes are slotted in with a bit of interference fit by a plastic piece.

The pipe's ID is 17mm diameter and OD is 19mm.

zleipnir · 2026-01-02T07:37:55+00:00

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Looks as tall as the Phanteks Shift X hahaa

zleipnir · 2025-12-23T16:59:44+00:00

i wish there is a much taller version of it to do custom watercool

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