vinmanc32

Wanted to check with any other users who are having trouble finding parts for their cars. I have a 2002 C32 and recently the belt tensioner broke. The part is no longer available from Mercedes and there doesn't seem to be anything aftermarket. I only have 100K miles on my car and it is fantastic condition. Not being able to obtain this part makes my car no longer useable. Does anyone have a work around for this issue? I can't believe my car is done because of this. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

amgen

Have you searched European sites for parts?

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/...ressor-203-065

cdk4219

Yes they are becoming obsolete. 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.

Socal Sam

Good to know. I am not so curious about C32 anymore. Parts for M113 in my C55 are plentiful and cheap.

vinmanc32

I have searched both European and Australian sites and still not much luck. Very sad..

amgen

Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 -sites?

cdk4219

yes but if you need front fenders you are SOL. Don’t wreck it in the front end.

cdk4219

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Rock auto for crossfire supercharged, probably wrong though

amgen

vinmanc32, give me the partnumber and I´ll check over here. My MB part advisor can even check stocks
lying around different dealers warehouses and make inquiries. Could be worth a try? My neighbour has a SLK 32
and is probably not aware.

cdk4219

How about water pumps? I was going to replace the one on the engine going in, but that seems NLA or difficult.

godpossessed

I have a power steering pump that is starting to leak. I work at a MB dealership and they cannot locate the oem replacement part. Our service department is beginning to screen out taking in certain vehicles that are aging because of the liability issue of fixing something on an old car. We have experienced the fresh parts pushing older marginal parts into failure. This is something the C32 community will have to contend with going forward.

cdk4219

Harmonic balancer, water pump, belt tensioner, power steering pump, a/c compressor are the hard mostly obsolete parts. That’s what is going to send these cars to the junk yard.


I wonder what is different between the non Amg parts and Amg ones. Can the A/C pulley be put onto a non Amg compressor? How about the water pump and steering pump? Or do they all have different offsets and stronger bearings for the supercharger?


I have a water pump that needs bearings and seal kit. Wonder where to get that so I can rebuild it?

amgen

Someone said things could be found on Ebay, maybe not OEM parts.

Socal Sam

C55 M113 has a lot of parts commonality with other M113. Some M112 parts also work in M113.

cdk4219

Yes but those parts above are specific to the m112k, and nothing else. Those are the parts that are going to make m112k owners not able to drive these cars, and some of them are NLA. Consider them like the fenders on your car.

cdk4219

I believe that the eBay listings are erroneous parts in most if not all cases.

cdk4219

Water pump still available through Mercedes $400 though

c32newb

I recently had to replace my tensioner and it was difficult to find but eBay is your friend. I've had no other issues finding parts except for the tensioner. Gl

cdk4219

New or used?

Socal Sam

I read somewhere (maybe from you) that front fenders from CLK can be made to work. Obviously, the right answer is not to crash.

cdk4219

If I recall there is cutting and welding to make them work

cdk4219

Looks like the regular e320 m112 pump with the oil cooler nipple may work, the difference that I can see is the left upper bolt hole that isn’t used on the c32 anyway. Worth a try for how cheap they are

vinmanc32

I checked all dealers in this country. the part number is 1122001070. The listing that was sent is not the actual part. I called that one as well. Any suggestions are welcome. I am hoping that some mechanic has figured out a workaround for this.

vinmanc32

I actually kept a spare water pump because I knew those were going to be hard to find. I think you can still get one at FCP.

vinmanc32

I looked on Ebay and found nothing... the only thing I found was a part by Dayco and that is from Australia. No guarantee it will work and not sure I can get it.