Anyone have trouble with air cleaner fasteners? About 2 years ago I replaced the broken cleaner mount and installed new rubber fasteners. This week when putting in a new filter, I noticed the whole unit was loose. All three fasteners were broken. You would think they would last longer.
Going on a trip next week and didn't have time to send for parts. Lucky for me, a nearby garage that works on Mercedes had replacements.



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1984 MB 300SD Turbo

You might need new motor mounts. Collapsed mounts mean more vibration energy is being transmitted to those air cleaner mounts causing them to fail prematurely. When was the last time your motor mounts were replaced? Typically they last about 5-10 years or about 100K miles.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

Mine are all busted too, but just as nhdoc pointed out I definitely need new motor mounts. My mounts are to the point where they do not even line up with the holes, and the threaded insert is sheared off of one...the other 2 are just rubber.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

They will last a lot longer if you solve the "engine shake" problem. In addition to checking motor mounts, check into adjusting the governor idle pin.

When I put on my last set, I added the brass heat shields. So far, they have lasted longer.

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/296386-fs-1-owner-83-mb-300d-turbo-rebuild-parts.html

Take three of your old rubber bumpers, remove the screw on each end, drill a hole through, and run a bolt, washer, and nut through them. You will see that this lasts a lot longer than the factory bumpers.