Should i be worried?
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E500 -03
Should i be worried?
I had my 500 in for change of cooling system, cooling lines and converter in january 2011 at a Mercedes dealership because of the glycol issue.
Yesterday I took a look at the crimping of the radiator and to my surprise, the only thing I could see is tooth-shaped crimping like on the pic below. I could only see the crimping on the left side while facing the engine. It was also just as dirty and did not look like it had been changed 9 months ago. I could not see any wavecrimping at all.
The odd thing is that I felt a slight vibration this summer after driving hard on the german autobahn from the drivetrain while performing stop-and-go upwards a steep hill. That was also the only time i experienced these vibrations after the repair in January.
I will post a pic of this later today but I thought that I should ask you guys already. ‘
1. Could I have seen the crimping of something else like the AC condenser?
2. What is the easiest way to really be sure that I have a new rad? (they sure did charge me for a new one)
Borrowed pic.
Yesterday I took a look at the crimping of the radiator and to my surprise, the only thing I could see is tooth-shaped crimping like on the pic below. I could only see the crimping on the left side while facing the engine. It was also just as dirty and did not look like it had been changed 9 months ago. I could not see any wavecrimping at all.
The odd thing is that I felt a slight vibration this summer after driving hard on the german autobahn from the drivetrain while performing stop-and-go upwards a steep hill. That was also the only time i experienced these vibrations after the repair in January.
I will post a pic of this later today but I thought that I should ask you guys already. ‘
1. Could I have seen the crimping of something else like the AC condenser?
2. What is the easiest way to really be sure that I have a new rad? (they sure did charge me for a new one)
Borrowed pic.
Last edited by Zed82; Oct 17, 2011 at 02:11 AM.
