No, I don’t believe there is. Even Honda and Toyota are mediocre at best. The new technology that they have piled on just ruins reliability in favor of supposed emissions gains.

Sounds to me like it jumped time or broke the timing belt. There is catastrophic damage in the engine. You just need to find out what is bad and whether it is even fixable. The cylinder head at least will need to come off most likely.

Drain and fill only with the correct fluid. No such thing as lifetime fluid if you want the lifetime to be a while.

My guess is it got revved really high for no reason, probably had low dirty oil, was misfiring and backfired when the engine blew. Needs an engine and exhaust.

Using the wrong fuel does engine damage. If it is made for premium, and it is, then that is what you should be using.

The popular saying usually applies. “ The cheapest thing about a Mercedes is its owner”. Everyone is always running regular, getting $20 oil changes and almost always on the cheapest Chinese tires you can find. Just shows that they chose the wrong vehicle to own.

If the wheels aren’t loose and the tire pressure is good, it should be fine. What is most likely going on is that the rear wheels had uneven wear on the tires and now with them up front you hear it more. Vehicle most likely needs an alignment.

I wouldn’t do it without an alignment.

This is what neglect looks like.

This is what neglect looks like.

Fill it with gas and inflate tires to their maximum pressure listed on the sidewall.

Fill it with gas and inflate tires to their maximum pressure listed on the sidewall.

Running a full oil change interval and then going 5,000 miles more did engine damage. Because I can guarantee this isn’t the first time the oil wasn’t changed on time. It also wasn’t checked and topped off during the over extended interval. Afraid to even ask what oil was used.

You just did 5,000 miles of engine damage. What’s another 400 miles? Do you think the engine is new again when you change the oil? The engine damage remains, it isn’t reversible. Just don’t be surprised when it needs the engine replaced and you wonder why anything could have happened to it.

Sounds to me like they want to flip your car. Did they tell you why it needs an engine? A blinking check engine light means it has a misfire. That could be many things and doesn’t mean it needs an engine. There are many things that need to be checked to determine if the engine is bad. They are trying to grab your car so they can sell it for at least twice that.

Unless the engine is doing something wrong, the recommended 5w30 is what it needs.

Never EVER flush the engine or transmission if you want them to go any further.

It is a part of the vehicle that is rotted through.

That is a mechanic to stay away from. If anything, they should encourage customers to replace the thermostat based on time and miles. They can slowly go bad and you really don’t want one to fail. A good time to do it is when getting some sort of service that requires the draining of the coolant. You want the engine to be at the correct operating temperature as much as possible to keep things in check. The last thing you want is to drive around with a cool engine. Not to mention what happens if it gets stuck closed because some people refuse to EVER change coolant.

Your thermostat needs to be replaced.