My 97 E420 has been ticking for a while but since yesterday, it's ticking so loud that you could hear the car from a block away. It's quite embarrasing, and scary!! Sounds like a ticking bomb.

I'm going to follow the DIY guide in the "DIY Articles" section, but if you own a M119 and have done this previously, could you please post a complete list of all the parts I need to order? Both for absolutely necessarry parts and stuff that you'd recommend replacing. Thanks!!

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Current cars:
2001 MB E55 AMG
2003 Honda S2000
2000 Honda CRV

Gone but not forgotten:
2004 BMW 325i 5sp sport
1999 BMW 540i sport
1997 MB E420
1995 BMW M3 coupe