So my friend said my car sounds like **** when i turn it on... it doesn't have that engine roar sound that most sports cars do. It sounds like a weak engine with a belt turning, which i am assuming is the supercharger warming up ??

Does anyone else notice this too or is it only me ?

 

post a video and we can tell you if it is normal. Your car is no where near a sports car so obviously it won't sound like one.

 

c230 sports coupe duhh

 

Lol ur car will not sound like a sports car

 

Post a video w/ the sound. We've gotta hear it to make suggestions. Heck for all we know, you could just be low on power steering fluid and the pump is making a noise. lol

 

Post a sound clip. M111 engines all sound ****ty on start up before the catalyst is warm.

 

Remove the belt and check for 'play' on all pullies (idler pulley, belt tensioner pulley, power steering pulley, alternator, AC compressor, water pump). Idler pulley and the belt tensioner pullies tend to wear and start making noise. Very easy to identify and very easy to raplace.

 

I think this is just a friend that doesn't know what a Mercedes I4 sounds like on start. They sound like tractors with diesel engines. It's normal. And no, not a sports car by ANY stretch of the imagination.

 

+1

 

M111 sounds ****ty even when they are warm. sorry, but it's the truth for the M111 guys out there.

in fact...no MB engine ever sound good other than maybe the M156 in the 63 cars. I can't remember that last MB engine that sounds good at start up.

 

Ah! Frank - I'm pleased you said it before I get run off the board.

 

the M272 and the M273 sounds pretty good on start up tho. i always find the DOHC engine sounds better than SOHC ones.

 

In case you forgot it's a Mercedes-benz with a I4 not a 6.3 v8 rofl.

 

+1

 

if the sound is new then it might be a kompressor issue... Have a professional check it for you

 

Also make sure your oil is not too old, and that oil pump is working correctly...