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What problems does the timing chain of the SLK 200 r172 have?
Years 2011-2016

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On some specimens of this model there were indeed problems on the timing chain, more than anything else the responsible was the hydraulic chain tensioner which in cold weather did not do its best job.
Posted on: 5 July 2022 by ScegliAuto

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