Hello, everybody!
:newbie:
Im glad to have found this forum about one of the few small cars I really can consider for myself (or my wife)!
Being a Mercedes man for decades, Im a bit confused about what I have read here and otherwhere, the car might be stable, and of high quality, but what about the engines...??
I have no problem rebuilding an engine from bottom, have done it on several Mercedes and are used to find out if a part needs replacement or not, and to find parts to a reasonable price when I need them.
But I wonder if there are any particular years or engine models I should to avoid when it comes to the oil ring problems Ive understood exists on the Smart?
Im considering to buy a cheap Smart for2 and have seen that some of them are sold with new or rebuilt engines and dont want to have to do it immediately just because I didnt have some basic information that I could have before the purchase...
As some might have suspected from my nickname, Im interested in the petrol engines, since I have some plans for changing fuel to something more drinkable than petrol..
So, please enlighten me of all the interiors of the petrol smart engines!
I have read about some piston oil-rings, is this what its all about, and will the original spare rings sold now not break like the first rings do in those engines of "bad luck"?
Other problems, as M102 owner, Im tired of camshaft and hydraulic lash adjuster problems...
Thanks in advance for all help!:silvertri
:newbie:
Im glad to have found this forum about one of the few small cars I really can consider for myself (or my wife)!
Being a Mercedes man for decades, Im a bit confused about what I have read here and otherwhere, the car might be stable, and of high quality, but what about the engines...??
I have no problem rebuilding an engine from bottom, have done it on several Mercedes and are used to find out if a part needs replacement or not, and to find parts to a reasonable price when I need them.
But I wonder if there are any particular years or engine models I should to avoid when it comes to the oil ring problems Ive understood exists on the Smart?
Im considering to buy a cheap Smart for2 and have seen that some of them are sold with new or rebuilt engines and dont want to have to do it immediately just because I didnt have some basic information that I could have before the purchase...
As some might have suspected from my nickname, Im interested in the petrol engines, since I have some plans for changing fuel to something more drinkable than petrol..
So, please enlighten me of all the interiors of the petrol smart engines!
I have read about some piston oil-rings, is this what its all about, and will the original spare rings sold now not break like the first rings do in those engines of "bad luck"?
Other problems, as M102 owner, Im tired of camshaft and hydraulic lash adjuster problems...
Thanks in advance for all help!:silvertri
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