A/C Fan Wiring, Rattling Noise, etc.

[Silver99ML320]

Wow, after all these years I found this forum and it answered many of my questions. Took the car in to the dealer for the power steering hose and harmonic balancer recall but they added a whole bunch of stuff that they said needs to be fixed.

I had this annoying metallic rattle or rattling noise that is coming from the passenger side. The dealer said it was the catalytic converter. $1400! I took it to an independent muffler shop hoping that they could weld them but they said the cats were fine. I even looked at both cats in detail but couldn't find any cracks. He knocked and tapped the entire exhaust but couldn't find any rattles. He also suggested I check the exhaust manifold. I'll also check the heat shields and the entire exhaust system again.

The dealer also said I need to update the auxiliary fan wire harness wit 163-540-00-35.. Is there a recall on this item for a 7/98 build 99 model. In searching this site, I found a thread that discussed this and it suggested that my early build would have been affected by the recall since my VIN is 058xxx. However, when I called Mercedes customer service and they pulled the recalls based on my VIN, they were not able to find any recall related to fuse #44 and wiring harness. Has anyone had this recall?

BTW, I find this forum very helpful. Much better than those that discusses 22" wheels!