Awesome record of miles. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI
On Jul 27, 2016 8:56 PM, "Robert Massmann via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well it finally happened, I had to have my 95 Mercedes E300D towed home. > The serpentine belt tensioner pulley seized. I have attached a photo of > what was left. The bearing assembly got very hot as you can see. I > initially notice my ABS light turning on and of then all the lower warning > lights came on dimly. The next thing I noticed was the engine temp starting > to climb. Luckily I was close to an exit and got off the interstate. Toward > the end I lost all power for steering, but could still steer, but with > difficulty. Parked in an open lot and called (AAA). Engine got hot but was > not in the red. I had replaced the alternator last fall, but didn’t notice > anything out of the ordinary when I was reinstalling the belt. > > Granted, I have just turned over 445,000 miles on this car, it is serving > me very well for the last ( 7 –8 ) years that I have been driving it. Would > like to see the 1/2 million mile mark, which might take another ( 2 ) years. > > Regards, > > Robert Massmann > 1995 E300D 445,000 miles > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
