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Hi Folks,
I've been poking around my '97 E200's Engine bay today and noticed I could see the floor underneath the car clearly. Is it normal?
I've checked EPC and I've got both of those:
I can confim I have both of those
Does the Oil Pan have a plastic cover that complements the first two?
You have engine that never made it to America, so experience is limited, but US models have oil pan covers starting on W211 body.
It is soft cover for noise absorption.
Now if you have "belly pan" in mind, some W210 have 4 of them including transmission pan.
You have engine that never made it to America, so experience is limited, but US models have oil pan covers starting on W211 body.
It is soft cover for noise absorption.
Now if you have "belly pan" in mind, some W210 have 4 of them including transmission pan.
Thank you for response. Went to the dealership, lifted the car up and noted that the oil pan protective cover is indeed missing and the main insulation under the engine is broken on the right-hand side and barely held in place.
Parts ordered. Once they're here I'll take a photo and annotate it with the part numbers used, should be helpful for any W210 owner.
The engine covers are engine-specific so will not fit other models.
I was always wondering about part #17 on 2nd picture. I suppose to have it on 300DT per EPC, but never had it. What I figure - it is channel to cool alternator, but driving without it never had a problem even in desert temperatures.
Knowing the life- you will need "few" clips #26.
There is a reason why your cover is missing.
The engine covers are engine-specific so will not fit other models.
I was always wondering about part #17 on 2nd picture. I suppose to have it on 300DT per EPC, but never had it. What I figure - it is channel to cool alternator, but driving without it never had a problem even in desert temperatures.
Knowing the life- you will need "few" clips #26.
There is a reason why your cover is missing.
Don't you just love exotic/mysterious parts like this? According to EPC it's a Pipe for the oil Pan undershield. Oh well!
When you say engine covers you mean number 11 in the first picture? If yes then I beg to differ for the simple reason that the Diesel Section has the same part number as the gasoline engine and that mine came off an E 320 because the E 200 doesn't come with one by default. It's similar to the engine hood pad, 4 Cylinders didn't come with one but you could easily retrofit one to quiet things down.
For the Oil Pan Undershield (picture 2) the MB Dealership was adamant that the part was missing and honestly I would very much doubt MB would leave the oil pan hanging around with absolutely 0 protection.
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