I am going to have three repairs done soon.

1. The fan bearing

2.I think my driver's side ball joint is on its way out. ~$800

3. I hear a hole in my exhaust or muffler.

The question is what can I expect from the muffler as far as cost? The hole sounds like it is aft of the center muffler. Are they sectional or is it a tremendously expensive single unit from the cat to the end?

The older models have 3 sections. Yours is probably similar:

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1986 300E 5-Speed 240k mi.

I got hit for $667 plus labor to replace the exhaust from the cat back on my 89 300TE.

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Lloyd

[89 300TE]
[97 E420]
91 300 CE
95 E320 T

I got a good price on my exhaust from an Indie. Middle and back. Can't recall the cost, but it was almost 1/3 the dealer price. It is OEM, not OE stuff. Works and runs fine almost two years now. One thing to look out for: MB OE has a blackened finish to it. My OEM stuff did not. On my car, it’s not an issue as the car is smoked silver. But it would stand out on a darker car.

There is a place here in Redmond WA, where I get my tires and wheels done, that has a twin pipe TE exhaust, Brabus I think. Customer ordered and then didn’t want it so he’s stuck with it. I don’t know price. He offered it to me about 6 months too late. I did not buy from him, but twin pipes certainly were tempting. The place is Car Nutz.

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David
1986 300E Anthracite + ECodes + MB Mileage Award