My mum drives an 08 Mercedes A170 with about 130 000kms on the clock. Yesterday the motor blew up spectacularly! There were bits of engine all over the road and a sea of oil to go with it.
I've not seen it yet but she said there were no warning lights or dashboard messages before it happened. She said the warning lights came on after a bang and smoke from the back of the car.
It's always been serviced at the agents bar one service (the last one) which was done at a local trusted indie. Can anyone offer any explanations as to why it just blew up? I drove it a few weeks ago and it ran fine. No noises and pulling strongly for its engine size.
The only thing I can think of was about a month and a half back she was caught in a flash flood and the car stalled in deep water. We had it towed home but the next morning it started and ran perfectly. It had been running 100% until now. Is it possible water got into the oil and caused this and if so why did it go for over a month before showing any symptoms. Like I said there was no warning before it happened.
Sadly it looks like we're in for a massive bill
I've not seen it yet but she said there were no warning lights or dashboard messages before it happened. She said the warning lights came on after a bang and smoke from the back of the car.
It's always been serviced at the agents bar one service (the last one) which was done at a local trusted indie. Can anyone offer any explanations as to why it just blew up? I drove it a few weeks ago and it ran fine. No noises and pulling strongly for its engine size.
The only thing I can think of was about a month and a half back she was caught in a flash flood and the car stalled in deep water. We had it towed home but the next morning it started and ran perfectly. It had been running 100% until now. Is it possible water got into the oil and caused this and if so why did it go for over a month before showing any symptoms. Like I said there was no warning before it happened.
Sadly it looks like we're in for a massive bill