My fan is making a racket fromtime to time, it that indicative that my fan clutch is going

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Are you sure its the fan and not the alternator bearing?

Hmmm, I have to listen more closely.

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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold
83 300D Manganese Brown 109K
97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold
98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold
95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold
93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold
95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold
94 E320 White 127K, sold
85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold
84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold
99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease)
00 Honda S2000 Red (lease)
86 Mercedes 300E (sold)
84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold)

Your engine has probably shifted and the fan is hitting the shroud or someone has leaned on it . There is a small amount of adjustment if you loosen the two bolts on the side of the shroud

Or failed engine mounts

My fan has now connected with the shroud and wedged itself into the radiator - yes the radiator was gouged and needed to be replaced. After searching on other boards a suggestion was made to replace motor mounts (they were shot). However replacement of the mounts didn't resolve my problem. When the mechanic took the car out for a test drive the same thing happened, fan slashed the radiator (passenger side at 3 o'clock). I have not bottomed out on a driveway shifting the radiator forward. I'm wondering if there is play in the fan clutch allowing it to move forward enough to catch the shroud/radiator?

Anyone else have this problem?
1996 E300 (W210) with 223K miles.

This is the 3rd radiator, about to be the 4th! My 190E had 1 radiator for 312K miles.
thanks in advance

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Want to put a tank in the trunk for WVO/SVO in the E300 Need to find a place to store my OIL!
Still procrastinating about the biodiesel/WVO
Made some biodiesel but so afraid to pour it all in - I've added some and think I'll supplement my fuel to see how I make out

Made some biodiesel but the process scares me - methanol fumes are not your friend! Need to do this outside.

Please see the other thread.