Thread: 96 E300 D nailing noise at front of Engine
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Old 02-18-2007, 01:21 PM
TMAllison TMAllison is offline
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Originally Posted by Noblekitty View Post
I am having problem trying to find the place that sells the dampener/tensioner ( not local MB dealer yet, of course). Where do you guys find them at? I have looked through Mercedesshop.com, couldn't find it.
http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/wizard.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&cookieid=1ZT1FAGUU20Q0QEQ3S&year=1996&make=MB&model=E-300D-002&category=G&part=Acc.+Belt+Tension+Damper

Its on the cooling system page.

Before getting a damper, remove teh spring and drop the belt and test the other bearings first. Then start it and see if the noise is gone or not. If the sound is still there, its not related to the belt.
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