I think that maybe the alternator bearings went bad. I inspected the car just now in the day light. The alternator belt jumped off, and was sitting in the engine compartment. The belt is near new, but now it is hurt. One side of the belt looks deformed.

When I started the car to drive home the other day there was a weird sound, then all the lights came on. I just drove it home. I think the alternator is the problem, the whole alternator.

What do you guys think?

Thanks

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.