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Old Jun 8, 2021 | 08:22 PM
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What does this do???

See the attached photo I took of this strange item in the engine bay of my 2017 GLE350. Stranded metal rope with dangling ends. What the heck???

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Engine lifting feature. Some engines use stamped steel brackets bolted to the block or cylinder head. The braided rope is the "ring" into which a hook is inserted to lift the engine.

Looking at some documentation it seems the other lifting feature is a special tool that is bolted to the rear of the engine. Likely the bulkheads need to be removed to access the rear lifting feature. I checked and I wasn't able to see it with intake manifold and bulkheads in place.

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