Could it be that rusty looking lump that I have attached to my exhaust manifold? The one I'm afraid to undo because I may break a stud/bolt?

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1991 300 SEL
218,000 Km

"Xsbank's rules of mechanical intervention: Always go for the easiest solution first; 90% of what ails a gasoline engine is ignition; After that its all a WAG."