Andy W
Active Member
Well at long last I have traced the annoying rumbling and high pitched squeal when drive or reverse is engaged, I removed the auxillary drive belt this afternoon and span the pulleys, the water pump bearing is really rough and rumbley and you can lift the pulley up and down a couple of mm. I at first before removing the belt suspected that the auxillary tensioner pulley was at fault but that seems ok revolving it by hand so I need to change the water pump before diagnosing anything else. A few months ago I imagined that it was the gearbox on its way out as it made the squealing noise when engaging D or R but stopped as soon as you applied revs. Does anyone know how much a water pump, auxillary belt for air cond engine and belt tensioner are for a W202 C180. I dont want to take it in for a service just yet as my paintwork rust claim is still on going from August last year and since complaining to MB UK at Milton Keynes my dealer has submitted a claim finally, so I dont want to jeopardise a claim by having an independant service performed if you see what I mean.
Any prices for parts and part numbers will be appreciated.
Any prices for parts and part numbers will be appreciated.