Import_Boy Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 My dad has a 1992 500 SL with some what over 120k. Everytime he starts the car up there's this huge !Removed! whinning sound. It goes on for like 10 seconds until the car settles down. He's too stubborn to take it in to get fixed, plus we're kinda low on money, so i was wondering if I could do anything to find out what exactly is causing the problem and maybe I could fix it :D haha yeah right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexus_Rex Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 thats nasty.. but low miles for that car. my pop has a 99 slk with over 180k . :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeta Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 wow... your dad seems to like the roads just like you do, rex... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexus_Rex Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 ha.. i have an 01 with 50k . Nowhere near him But there is only 1 thing i love more than the road and thats..... take a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWJ Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Drinking? Lay off the bottle man. That stuff causes problems. ;) This is no Mercedes site but I'd suggest lifting the hood and starting the motor. Listen for the sound and try to locate the component the noise is coming from. Possibly and alternator, power steering pump or water pump. Could be a belt slipping. Hard to say without being there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Import_Boy Posted March 20, 2003 Author Share Posted March 20, 2003 Thanks awj. Yeah it's just annoying and embarrassing as hell when we start up the car in public and it makes that awful scream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWJ Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Oh wait a minute - is it screaming on start-up while turning the key? If so you got either a bad starter or the starter wheel and flywheel are having an arguement. That could cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap Spec 300TT Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I think its one of your belts. When was the last time you had them changed? An easy way to find out is to just pour a little water on them and start the vehicle, u'll hear if the noise went down or disappeared completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Import_Boy Posted March 21, 2003 Author Share Posted March 21, 2003 My dad and I looked at it today and we've come to the conclusion that it's the alternator belt. But now the crappy thing is finding one, because they usually go for around 200 bucks!! And we'll probably have to pay another sum of money for labor because mercedes had to make it complicated and just have one entire belt. So it's a !Removed! to put on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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