The M276 V6s are good, reliable engines with not so many issues. Can anyone tell me if the cam position in the pictures is correct? When I bought my car (2011 December model), I knew that at some point in my ownership that this job may need doing and that’s how it turned out. Chain when stretched becomes noisy as it runs over sprockets due to the fact its "pitch" has been extended , and it starts to eat the teeth!
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. It’s an engine dropped out job for proper access and ease of turn around. MBClub UK is in no way affiliated with Mercedes-Benz, DaimlerChrysler or any of their respective trademarks. Thoughts or advice chaps please. Timing chain symptoms are pretty obvious, ranging from rattling sounds and engine misfires to engine failure and the use of improper oil. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. The most problematic place is a two-stage chain drive system of the engine. I'm getting no joy on this via dealer or MB UK, they are saying that my car is not affected. (Perhaps as stated above on V6 too). I hope it gets diagnosed and sorted for you asap.Here's a tensioner replacement on an M276- engine out of the car for clarity but its possible with the engine in the car.The final update off my E400 after a long meeting with MB from 10am to 3:15 pm is with all the repair work + service tyres & mot needed + the £720.00 for the engine diagnostics I could be looking at around 8-9000 pounds, so MB valued my car at the price it would be with nothing wrong, so i decided to buy the new E300 convertible as the deal they offered me was very good, I pick it up on the 29th of this month & will just draw a line under the old one, thanks for everyone’s adviceWow, they really have pulled a fast one on you. Any engine with a full dealer service history and at just 36K miles should be 'rattle free' , if its something you have noticed that just popped up one day and is still there err on the side of caution. Like The M276 engine features an aluminum engine block with Nanoslide cylinder coating and dual overhead camshafts with independent variable valve timing on 12 intake and 12 exhaust valves and a new 2–stage timing chain arrangement. Six years later and I still haven’t had it done, but it’s not so noticeable now. M276 W166 Cam Timing. If the timing chain is worn, it's usually replaced as a kit with a new tensioner, guides, and other parts of the chain drive mechanism. There are a number of used M113 V8 engines available on-line, but of dubious history and a new one from MB is £35K and by all accounts they only have one in stock The latest is MB have the car & confirmed it’s the timing chain, their completely shocked, So now we’re waiting for a response back from MB Germany as to what to do next, bottom line I don’t want the car now so hopefully we can come to some compromise!!?

It wasn't instantly noticeable from within the cabin, but was obvious if stood outside the vehicle.Thanks Phil. The BIGGEST and best independent MB forum in the UK MB Club UK is A Mercedes Enthusiast club run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts Thank you for all the advice, I’ve have just sent the sound off to a Mercedes technician & his exact words were “do not drive that car it’s the timing chain” he said he’s never seen this on a car this young, so my next call into Mercedes tomorrow morning will be interesting!!! If there is the likelihood of the chain tensioners needing replacing, I'd give that particular car a miss given the possible cost to you.Mine was with Mercedes back in 2017 to have the chain tensioners and non-return valves sorted. I'll take the Xentry doc to my dealer and see what they say. You will have the newer 60 degree M276 V6 which has less timing gear problems than its predecessor.At just 4 years and 36k , assuming you have followed MB servicing requirements , I would most definitely not be expecting to pay for engine repairs. The M276 engine features an aluminum engine block and dual overhead camshafts with independent variable valve timing on intake and exhaust valves and a new timing chain arrangement. It’s one of the things that put me off buying a 4.7 tt E500 a few years ago. I’m hearing a lot about timing chains & timing chain tensioners, should I be worried?The dereaded timing chain failure relates to the 1.6L/1.8L 4-Cyl M271 engine, which was fitted to various MB cars up to 2012/2013, so your 2014 E400 car with the V6 engine won't have the M271.Thank you for your reply, it does have a full MB service history, it is due for a service at the end of this month, I’ll book it in tomorrow & mention the noise, in the meantime I’ll try & post a vid of the noise, If it was your car would you carry on driving it? Same symptoms - noisey engine. Last week it was an 11 plate C250, before that an 11 plate SLK 250. The dereaded timing chain failure relates to the 1.6L/1.8L 4-Cyl M271 engine, which was fitted to various MB cars up to 2012/2013, so your 2014 E400 car with the V6 engine won't have the M271.
(honest question - I don't know). Whether it’s “eased off” or I’ve got used to it, I don’t know.Am sure I have read on here somewhere it is an engine out job on the M157 and is circa £3-4k! Shouldn't such an obvious problem have been picked up during the engines' design and development process involving vast amounts of time, money and engineering expertise ?In defence of your dealer, I doubt that it was a recognised fault when your car was just a few weeks old, but it is now. For info, I have my eye on a pre-facelift bi-turbo, registered in March 2012, that has an engine number ending 92??. However, like all these things, I don’t think it necessarily means every such engine has the problem as there will be thousands of these models across the range.

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