Anyone having problems finding parts?
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C32 AMG, C300 Sport
Unfortunately, I think we are all in for a **** show with this car. I have under 100k miles and my car may be toast without some of these parts. I just installed a water pump and kept another as a spare but this belt tensioner is going to be the death of me. I am hoping that a master mechanic that I know can actually build something from similar parts to work. The pulley on the belt tensioner of the C320 does not sit out far enough to reach the serpentine belt on the C32. If anyone gets a fix on this please post. I will also post if I find a solution. I truly can't believe that there are no parts for a car that is only 20 yrs old and especially a car like this one. I greatly appreciate all of you that are trying to assist.
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The front serpentine system is really the problem, as it is only on the m112k engine. Alternator, water pump, pulleys and tensioners are specific to this low production 20 plus year old engine.
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2021 GLE450, 2005 C55, 1990 500SL, 1991 300E, 2006 BMW M5
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One more to add for the C55: new fuel injectors are NLA now.
(I got hit with a double jeopardy as my 2006 BMW M5 also has NLA fuel injectors.)
Religious use of fuel injector cleaner it is!
(I got hit with a double jeopardy as my 2006 BMW M5 also has NLA fuel injectors.)
Religious use of fuel injector cleaner it is!
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it does not BTW, it’s missing a hole for mounting one of the pulleys for the supercharger.
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So folks, what is the smart strategy? Unload our vehicle before they become worthless or drive them until the repair is either not possible or financially tenable? At 233k miles I realize I am on borrowed time.
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I haven't confirmed its the correct part, but pelican has it potentially. But yeah some stuff is getting harder, I did a bunch of work on my C55 and had to get parts from like 4 different sites.
https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...ader=Y&SVSVSI=
https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...ader=Y&SVSVSI=
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2002 C32 AMG
Hey there, Benz tech here in the US. Unfortunately they are unavailable from factory, and Germany will not make them any more. A buddy of mine bought the last 4 new ones in the world. There seem to be a few available from Chrysler/Dodge dealerships but they want around $400 for the part. I'm in the same boat here too as I own a c32 as well. A few of us in the C32/C55 group that I'm in are researching and experimenting with different setups, if we find something useful I'll report back here
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2002 C32 AMG
Hey there, Benz tech here in the US. Unfortunately they are unavailable from factory, and Germany will not make them any more. A buddy of mine bought the last 4 new ones in the world. There seem to be a few available from Chrysler/Dodge dealerships but they want around $400 for the part. I'm in the same boat here too as I own a c32 as well. A few of us in the C32/C55 group that I'm in are researching and experimenting with different setups, if we find something useful I'll report back here
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2002 C32 AMG
The car has plenty of life left, I'm at 230k now on my manual swapped c32, and I don't plan on quitting on her yet! Conforti Brothers have 475k on their E55. These cars are great. End of the day, it's what y'all wanna do with the car. Personally I'd say keep it going for as long as possible, and then after that keep going
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2002 C32 AMG
used but hopefully not abused
car-part.com For whatever reason, there are a number of these in recycling yards in the NE. For a dumb chunk-o-metal part like a belt tensioner, a used one is fine. Replace the bearing, clean it up, and you're good to go. For electronics, suspension parts i want new. For something like a tensioner, if it's a choice of retiring the vehicle or going used, go used. My 2 cents. Good luck.
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Has anyone had any luck finding these or using the Dayco ones? I'm a Mercedes-Benz Parts Advisor and have been having a hard time with a customer's car that's currently in service. Everything for it is NLA, and I've been trying to help out a fellow 203 owner. I've ordered parts from eBay before shipped from Latvia, but they never arrive. I was just wondering if anyone has figured out an alternative yet.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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2006 C55
Has anyone had any luck finding these or using the Dayco ones? I'm a Mercedes-Benz Parts Advisor and have been having a hard time with a customer's car that's currently in service. Everything for it is NLA, and I've been trying to help out a fellow 203 owner. I've ordered parts from eBay before shipped from Latvia, but they never arrive. I was just wondering if anyone has figured out an alternative yet.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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2005 C55 AMG
I'm going to take a tape measure out next time I go to the wrecking yard and measure the dimensional differences. Obviously the hood is the same length, but the distance from the wheel well to the door is longer on a C55 than a CLK.
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Throwing in my 2 cents, are the C55 crank pulleys going the same route of NLA, PN 1130300003? I was thinking of picking up a C55 and the crank pulley is part of my preventative maintenance list on any M112 or M113 I buy. I was going to price a pulley and the few that I have found are $1k+ now. This was a sub $400 part 3 years ago when I replaced it on my W208. I didn't even see a Corteco equivalent in my brief search.
