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Originally Posted by N41EF
Just bought 2000 C230, in park it idles smooth, in reverse, no noise, but as soon as you put it in drive it feels like metal to metal contact, and as you drive off it keeps it up.
Another potential buyer took it to a indie shop who said the noise was caused by a flex disk and it would be a $700 repair because the transmission had to be removed.
I checked the rear flex disk, it looks in better shape than my 240's.
Are engine mounts a common failure item on a W202? I do my own work, and tricks? Is the engine suppossed to sit straight upright? mine seems to lean slightly to the passenger side.
TIA. Chuck
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Engine mount or trans mount. Probably engine mount - at 7 years it's probably about due. If the vibration is only when the car is moving or slowing down, then possibly driveshaft center bearing support or the flex discs.
I don't know what the measure is for the newer engines, on the 80s/90s vintage ones I think the wear tolerance was about 13mm from crossmember to the lip on the mount, although you may have drivability problems earlier than that.