What are symptoms of belt slippage?
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From: san jose, ca
2002 C32 1987 190E 2.3 334K miles and going
What are symptoms of belt slippage?
On my way to work in the morning, taking off from a metered on ramp exit,
I make a smooth brisk take off, after it shifted to 3rd, there's this jerk as if the rpm dropped for a second almost like shifting to 5th gear. And then, everything's back to normal.
This has happened three times now, usually as I drive out in the morning.
I normally run the motor for a minute before I drive out of the garage. The exit is a mile away, so, by then the motor has warmed up completely.
Although, the same thing happened one time at a much later time of the day at a much higher speed (accelerating from 60 to 70 quickly)
Is this a result of having the C3 pulley?
I make a smooth brisk take off, after it shifted to 3rd, there's this jerk as if the rpm dropped for a second almost like shifting to 5th gear. And then, everything's back to normal.
This has happened three times now, usually as I drive out in the morning.
I normally run the motor for a minute before I drive out of the garage. The exit is a mile away, so, by then the motor has warmed up completely.
Although, the same thing happened one time at a much later time of the day at a much higher speed (accelerating from 60 to 70 quickly)
Is this a result of having the C3 pulley?
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05 CLK55
I have experienced something like this before, but at a constant and higher speed (120km). Mine felt like the car jumps forward for a split second and then back to normal. Turned out it was the NGK plugs, (got them new and only used for less than 2000km at the time), switched back to OEM, problem solved.
