First off, thanks so much for everyone's assistance over the years. I hardly ever post, but I've learned a ton from you all. Someday I'll have something worth contributing Anyway...'03 C32, 39K miles, losing coolant, so I cracked the aluminum intake covers. Sure enough, its looking pretty nasty down there, just like everyone else's pics. I need a replacement intercooler. I have a line on a Code3 intercooler, but would probably rather just get a new stock one. Where is the best place to locate a new intercooler? And what's the going rate for one?
Thanks in advance.

try parts.com
or try Mr. Brenton:

https://mbworld.org/forums/exterior-parts/241844-mbworld-oem-new-parts-connection.html

is this a factory recall? maybe a slim chance at some warrenty work?

you sure its the intercooler? it also might be the radiator. the 02-03 c32 tend to have leaky radiators. I would double check if i were you. its a lot cheaper to replace the radiator then the intercooler.

Thanks for the links! parts.com is already cheaper than the one I had found.

I'm pretty sure its the intercooler - the covered-in-slime intake runners would seem to be a pretty good indication. That, and I havent noticed coolant leaking on the ground anywhere.

When I've ordered from Parts.com, it's always come from some MB dealer in Illinois.

$936 is the cheapest I have found at an MB dealer.

How does a leaky rad make your valve covers get gunked up



If all else fails, PM Mister Brenton. He gets MB parts at VERY good prices.

my c32 is losing coolent badly with no visable sighns...is this a intercoolent problem???

you are getting pretty annoying and cluttering up the forum now. you were told 3 times in your thread that it's the intercooler leaking coolAnt

how rude ....so your saying i shouldnt get as many opinions as possible to fix my problem i thought forums were here for getting help.. if your fed up of giving people advice on things then you shouldnt get involved

it's about as rude/annoying as you ignoring the advice of others and then bumping other threads pointlessly.

listen your obviously a jobs worth who wishes he owned a c32 and not a chrysler so please go away...

oh my god just rang main dealer and if the mechanic confirms the problem as the charger intercooler then they want £750+vat

mechanic has had my car all week i went down today and he hasnt even looked at it...grrr
i told him its the intercooler and he sais that it doesnt carry water...so how would it lose coolent??? can u explain this plz

find a new mechanic. it's an air to water intercooler, therefore coolAnt flows through it.

it comes to something when i know nothing about cars but im telling my mech what to do..so i will tell him to just check it as it doesnt hold water but carrys it through