190D - how many mufflers does this thing have?!
 

Greetings, eh?

So I had a little <ahem> collision between my exhaust pipe and a car hoist. The mechanic band-aided the solution by clamping a piece of resonator pipe between the bend in the pipe and the mid-body muffler, but he recommends that I replace this pipe with something permanent. Excellent advice.

So I'm checking:
https://b2b.bosalnafta.com/products/
for details on mufflers (I got there from searching exhausts on ***************) and I find that there are three mufflers listed for my car - a 1989 190D 2.5 from Canada. Dig the attachment for a picture.

When I was last under my car, I only remembered seeing two mufflers - one mid-body, and another right on the tailpipe. Should there be three? Should there be two? Anyone know?

Thanks again for your help, everyone.

herez a pic from a 84 parts car I have,one looks like a muffler,the other a resinator
fwiw

mark

There is no turbo to muffle the exhaust so it needs more mufflers to do the work.

took a quick look under the 85 and it has 2 also
its a non turbo,are you saying there should be three?
a little confused
mark

I'm not *saying* there should be three. I'm just confused as well. ^)_(^

Bosal is an aftermarket dealer, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they have a solution that differs from the stock Mercedes setup. I haven't been under any other 190Ds, so I don't know if my setup is different than anyone else's.

When I bought my car, I was told that there was some work done on the exhaust that didn't use Mercedes parts. So when I saw a picture of an exhaust setup that had more mufflers than what I had, I figured that the person who did the work must've just slapped in some pipe, rather than replace a broken muffler or resonator.

Thanks for the pics and the help, guys. Much appreciated. My mechanic recommends getting a whole new exhaust pipe and having it welded in professionally. I think that's what I'll be doing.