Change the bloody thing on schedule, it's fine, wait and it'll break! My neighbors ran at least 200,000 miles on one, as they never changed it when the head gasket started to fail and leak oil. The shop refused to work on it unless they agreed to a new belt, too (as I suggested, the cracks were all the way through, you could see the kevlar!).
Stuff dropped into the cog is bad too, but like a said, change the belt and tensioner if there is any question, and they work very nicely. By the way, the "belt" is Kevlar fiber embedded in long life rubber, they are stronger than tires. Peter _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
