Mine has been doing this since I stored the car for the winter. I took it out of storage in March. It has about 1/4 inch of play.
The 2.5 is a SWEET motor. John Peterson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:02 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt Lower Pivot - Need Help! John wrote:<<How can we tell when the tensioner pully or spring etc. are > failing? Watch for wobble >>>' Hi John! Hope you're doing well. Do you know how long your tensioner has had the play you mention in it? Since I just bought my 300 in Feb I'm not sure if mine has been like this for 12 weeks or 12 months. Sincerely, Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo) A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Peterson / ImmersionStudio LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt Lower Pivot - Need Help! > That is a good question- I've been wondering about mine too. I have at > least 1/4 inch play on mine with slight noise at startup for about 10 > minutes. How can we tell when the tensioner pully or spring etc. are > failing? Watch for wobble in the pully? > > Thanks > > John Peterson > 1991 300D 2.5 79k > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt Lower Pivot - Need Help! > > > Help! > I rec'd my Bentley manual and noticed the warning about the tensioner > becoming worn and out of alugnment - checked my '91 300D 2.5 this am and > discovered 1/4" play. I'm ordering all new stuff from Rusty - but I need > to > know if it's safe to drive like this as I expect the parts won't arrive > until next tuesday. - > > 2 questions - > 1st - Should I park it 'til I fix it? (my wife would drive it today, Sat > & > Sun to work - 100 mi RT each day - unless ya'll say it's too dangerous.) > > 2nd -- where the H do I find the engine #? I've looked all over but > evidently not the right place. As I mentioned - it;s a '91, W124 5 cyl > 2.5 > Turbo. > > Thanks guys - I know I can count on ya'll! > > Sincerely, > Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo) > A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net > For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil > Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs > http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
