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So earlier in the evening I was checking my oil I pulled out a long screen and put it back in..started car and took off on the freeway about 10 miles into my drive a HUGE CRASH CLUNK GRIND SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE AREA IT SOUNDED LIKE I SMASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR!!!! I pulled over right away on freeway and a BUNCH of either oil or tranny fluid poured out all over onto cement I parked and towed her home what could this be??? Anyone have any idea i have a 2003 Mercedes-Benz class s 430 4matic any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you
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Open the hood and examine the belts and pulleys. If you are not familiar enough with what they should look like, ask a friend who knows something about cars to look with you.
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Sounds like either your belt and pulleys snapped off the front of your engine, or your transmission blew up, or the driveshaft flex disc blew up. Without getting under the car and looking, we can’t help you here.
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So earlier in the evening I was checking my oil I pulled out a long screen and put it back in..started car and took off on the freeway about 10 miles into my drive a HUGE CRASH CLUNK GRIND SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE AREA IT SOUNDED LIKE I SMASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR!!!! I pulled over right away on freeway and a BUNCH of either oil or tranny fluid poured out all over onto cement I parked and towed her home what could this be??? Anyone have any idea i have a 2003 Mercedes-Benz class s 430 4matic any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you
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So earlier in the evening I was checking my oil I pulled out a long screen and put it back in..started car and took off on the freeway about 10 miles into my drive a HUGE CRASH CLUNK GRIND SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE AREA IT SOUNDED LIKE I SMASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR!!!! I pulled over right away on freeway and a BUNCH of either oil or tranny fluid poured out all over onto cement I parked and towed her home what could this be??? Anyone have any idea i have a 2003 Mercedes-Benz class s 430 4matic any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you
