I have an 89 300E with about 110K miles. It developed a noise that sounds to me like a bad bearing somewhere in the front of the engine. My guess is either the water pump bearing or fan bearing or some other bearing. Can someone tell what is a common failure and or is there someway to diagnose what's bad before I take it all apart. the plastic fan spins freely when the engine is off.
Thanks
Jerry

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