Yes. On my 300d the po had the water pump changed at the Mercedes dealer 25,000 miles before I got the car. It literally was wobbling and dropping bearings when I first got it home. I couldn’t believe it when I looked at his receipt for $600 to replace it just a couple years prior to it blowing up.

I thought the car was ready to throw a rod when I got it into my garage. I was really happy it was just a pump. That was an MB pump form the dealership. Unbelievable!

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles
97 C280 147k miles