Well, all of the sudden today my E320 sounded like an '88 Civic with the mufflers sawzalled off!

Looked under the car and there's a big hole in one of the pipes that leads to the resonator. The rear muffler is looking a bit rusty as well.

What's the best strategy for this? Are people going with OEM replacements or ia there a better aftermarket system available?

There's nearly always a better after market system but it might end up sounding just like that '88 Honda!

If you like that kind of thing Remus is probably the name to go for though when you see the costs of just a back box perhaps you'll go for a stock solution...

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1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I had a Borla race muffler,but replaced it with a turbo muffler,much better.

Give our Mercedes parts specialists a call at 888-280-7799 and they'll be happy to go over what systems are available for your E320 and recommend a setup. Best of luck!


-Dmitry

Why don't you go to a muffler shop and have them cut the hole out and re-weld it. Probably be cheaper and you still have your stock setup.

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1990 190E 3.0L

JP-8, I would try Ismalley's approach before spending money on new parts. I had a muffler shop repair a hole in the exhaust pipe on our 1991 300CE.

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Fred Hoelzle

I think I will, but it seems like if one part is rusted through, the entire assembly is on its way out. Looks like the part is going for ~$130 on eBay. Might be worth it to just remove and replace.

If you're lying on your back in the driveway then replacing the whole system is usually much easier than cutting bits off under a car.

Exhausts are vindictive: soot + open wounds = pain + misery (!)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

indeed!
i have had success with getting an indy exhaust shop to fix sone rust issues for really cheap. i also had a monro muffler decline to do those repairs for some reason. needless to say i don't go to there much anymore

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