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What sort of life is to be expected from these on a high use car/daily driver?
Reason being, the ones on my 300SEL are pretty flat and are around five years old only. Thanks
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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look. ![]() '85 300SD 245k '87 300SDL 251k '90 300SEL 326k Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford. Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG] |
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I'd say 5 years isn't bad with heavy use. Even replacement "OEM" parts can be of questionable quality over time, especially rubber pieces. The original motor mounts probably did 10 years easy before showing any signs of wear. I think most people don't notice their engine mounts once they are fully blown, let alone just "flat".
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http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-RESIZED-1.jpg 1991 300E - 212K and rising fast... |
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further qualify
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5 years of heavy driving out of a motor mount is not bad life at all. Considering they are cheap and easy to replace, not a bad deal.
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All I have is the invoice from the PO, the price was $31/ea so I would imagine the cheapest ones the shop could install.
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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look. ![]() '85 300SD 245k '87 300SDL 251k '90 300SEL 326k Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford. Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG] |
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depends on markup
Maybe not the cheapest, unless he doubled his parts prices. Looking back at some posts from 2005, there was this exchange:
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The w123 motor mounts seem to last about three years; would be the same is for the w126.
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The URO mounts that I put in my 300E were $40 each, and have been in there for 2 years so far.
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http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-RESIZED-1.jpg 1991 300E - 212K and rising fast... |
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I have replace motor mounts in my 89 300 se many times over the years and you can purchase uro mounts for around 14 bucks but cheap mounts never last long,i was replacing the right side mount every 6 months do to going flat,i finally stepped up to the plate and bought genuine mercedes mounts for a much higher price but they have been in for 2 years now and still good,old saying goes (you get what you pay for).
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I hope these last a little longer then that. They were a huge pain in the rear to change.
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I wonder if mine are still the originals....if not they are at least ten years old.
Any particular symptoms of a bad set?
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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out 1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out) 1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481) ![]() "The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care." |
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Motor sitting lower in the engine bay, shaking around more (which wears out the flex pipe in the exhaust).
-J
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As far as I know URO is Chinese manufacturer that makes inferior quality products. Try Loemforder engine mounts, or buy replacement engine mounts from a MB dealer. That's a job you want to avoid doing every few years.
The original engine mounts in our 1995 E320 lasted 15 years and 170,000 miles.
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