Hmmm, might be the case. I never had that problem with the 220D or the
240D. I made sure the pipes were aligned without stress and that all the
hangers were as designed.

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I find that on the older 4 cyl dissels, if I don't use a bandaid, the new
> pipe breaks anyway.  So, when crockauto replaced the new middle pipe  for
> the 240D, THIS time, I cut it off and put a bandaid between it and the
> front pipe.  This will absorb a lot of the vibration and make the second
> new one last more than 1000 miles.
>
> If the 240D had a piece of flex in the front pipe like the OM603 300D, I
> would not need the bandaid.
>
> The 124 and 126 are the only ones I have had that DID NOT need a bandaid.
>
>> OK Don via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>> May 14, 2017 at 8:53 PM
>> I've never had those work very well or for long. The goop just makes it
>> harder to fix correctly (new metal, welding) later. Do it right the first
>> time and you'll have no regrets
>>
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