new to me e55 going bump in the night... and day.
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2000 e55
new to me e55 going bump in the night... and day.
This forum has been a treasure trove of knowledge. I bought my 2000 e55 from the original owner with only 80,000 miles on it last week. I bought with the confidence i gained only from the knowledge i had access to not this forum and for that, i am forever indebted to all you MB fanatics! This is my first mercedes, and a dream car of mine since my mom owned an e320 when I was in 7th grade! The car has been wonderful, not considering I've replaced the crank position sensor and the brake light switch already!!!
So the car is in such great shape any oddities really stick out, and I would appreciate any insight at all to the following:
I have used the search function and can't find the answers to the following questions
While driving I hear occasional noises that SEEM to come from the rear of the car. It sounds like there's something bouncing around in the trunk, but there's not. We thought it was the spare tire tools, we took them out, noise continued. My mechanic thinks that since the motor mounts are sagging a bit (replacements are on the way!) the exhaust is occasionally hitting the body at some point. The noise seems to be pretty independent of bumps in the road and revs. It starts at idle speed and is audible through 40mph. There's no rhyme, reason, or pattern to it either, but it is noticeable. Some occurrences are louder than others. Mechanic also says there seems to be no bad bushings in rear of the car so that's out I guess. Hoping someone can comment on this..
Also, the key/control backlighting on the stock radio (cd changer in trunk, NOT nav) is out. The LCD screen is still backlit though at night when i turn the lights on/radio on. Mechanic put in new bulbs last night, said it was flickering when he turner car off, I picked it up, and they were out again.
The carfax shows a history of the radio being replaced at least once by the dealer. Also worth noting is that the cd changer does not work, but this seems like a common problem. I'm going to do the tape player/aux cord hack.. but it really looks dumb when this showroom condition car's radio won't light up at night..
Any help?
So the car is in such great shape any oddities really stick out, and I would appreciate any insight at all to the following:
I have used the search function and can't find the answers to the following questions
While driving I hear occasional noises that SEEM to come from the rear of the car. It sounds like there's something bouncing around in the trunk, but there's not. We thought it was the spare tire tools, we took them out, noise continued. My mechanic thinks that since the motor mounts are sagging a bit (replacements are on the way!) the exhaust is occasionally hitting the body at some point. The noise seems to be pretty independent of bumps in the road and revs. It starts at idle speed and is audible through 40mph. There's no rhyme, reason, or pattern to it either, but it is noticeable. Some occurrences are louder than others. Mechanic also says there seems to be no bad bushings in rear of the car so that's out I guess. Hoping someone can comment on this..
Also, the key/control backlighting on the stock radio (cd changer in trunk, NOT nav) is out. The LCD screen is still backlit though at night when i turn the lights on/radio on. Mechanic put in new bulbs last night, said it was flickering when he turner car off, I picked it up, and they were out again.
The carfax shows a history of the radio being replaced at least once by the dealer. Also worth noting is that the cd changer does not work, but this seems like a common problem. I'm going to do the tape player/aux cord hack.. but it really looks dumb when this showroom condition car's radio won't light up at night..
Any help?
