i have a 89 300 i am trying to purchase i fan bearing bracket. but who wants to pay $250? but anyway i saw some on ebay for a fraction of that price. but i don't want to get the wrong one. when i called the local dealer they were asking me for the vin number and all this crap. i did'n think you needed all of that just for fan bearing bracket. just the year make and model. so my problem is i want to get the one on ebay but how the hell do i know i have the right one (wdbea30d8ka930697) that is my vin. give me a part number or something
killahroc

it looks to me like the bearing bracket that will fit is
103-200-17-28

Two things you should always have ready when going to any dealer are the Vin # and production date.

John Roncallo

You can get a fan bearing bracket on this site: http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/wizard.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&cookieid=1FX0MB1RS1IO0LFXSQ&year=1989&make=MB&model=300-E-002&category=G&part=Fan+Clutch+Bearing+Brkt
For about half that price... but you will need your engine #... If you call your dealer with your vin# they can give you your engine #.

I replaced mine recently and yes there are differences. It seems the engines were built before the cars so some earlier cars may have a later engine # in the series after the design was altered. If you buy a used part you need to get the engine # of the car it came from... or get the vin # and call the dealer again to get it's engine #.

Good luck.

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14

I got one on eBay for $85. There really seems to be only two types: one for the M103 and one for the M104. Either that, or I totally lucked out and randomly got the right one. The picture on eBay looked like mine, so I went for it. It was a Lemforder brand, an MB OEM.

Pulling the radiator takes maybe ten minutes and saves an hour plus skinned knuckles on radiator fins.

HTH,

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Norm in NJ
Next oil change at 230,000miles

Here are pictures of the two types that I know of...

The first one is 90' 300E and the second one from an 88 is currently living on my car.

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14