I am a little discouraged at the moment... I think the water pump in my New to me 1997 E320 may have just died. My troubles start like this:
This past Saturday I noticed a few drips of mystery liquid underneath the vehicle on the plastic engine cover. Could tell it wasn't water but wasn't quite sure at that time that it was coolant. Noticed that the coolant level was just a hair low though.

Today: leaving from work I start the car up. Immediately the coolant low warning come on a few seconds later the car shutters and fealt like it started ideling rough all the sudden. Simultaneously the engine light comes on and the warning: " check engine electronics comes on". I waited a few seconds turned the car off and then started it again. The rough idle was gone but the check engine light still on and the warning "check engine electronics". I drove straight to the gas station by my house. Fueled up, and checked under the hood to make sure nothing obvious was going on. I see what appears to be approx. 1/2 a cup of coolant sitting on engine cover below as if the water pump weep hole is leaking. I then start the car with no "check engine light" or "check engine electronics" lights on. I am praying the water pump didn't die on me, I changed the wp in my 300E which wasn't exactly fun. This car doesn't look quite as bad to change !? Am I deceived? Does this sound like the wp is toast?
I just check the coolant to make sure that it was an adequate mixture for NC since the car is from south Florida. It checked out A-ok 4 balls floating = -25. MB cooant in there too!

All this is a bit discouraging since I've only had the car two weeks and I'm already dealing with a strange vibration coming from who knows where and wasn't present at the time of purchase. I had the car PPI'ed and they found absolutely nothing !! The car now has 147,000 miles. Someone please lighten my mood....

BTW the car has already been scheduled to go to the stealership for an oil change tomorrow. I would like to go in as knowledgable as possible.

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Brandon



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