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2004 E320 intermittantly wont crank. Please Help

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Old 10-25-2016, 09:59 PM
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2004 E320 intermittantly wont crank. Please Help

The car was sitting for about 3 days. I went to start it and it cranked for about 1/4 of a second then nothing. I tried for about 15-18 times then it started like normal. This has been going on for about 2 months. Sometimes it starts right up and sometimes it takes 4-5 times before it turns over. It's been a little colder (from 75-85F down to 52-58F) lately. Any suggestions?
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Starter relay would be the first thing I'd check. In the engine compartment fuse box - left rear of the engine bay.
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and starter itself. If it's not cranking at all then your starter is going to the shyttur.


and or your eis is starting to fail....
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cmriv - What is an EIS?
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Electronic Ignition System???
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or switch. I refer to it as switch but everyone has their own references.... but yes, the thing you insert your key into....
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Oh, OK.
Sorry if I come off like an idiot!
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I would start with checking the car voltage.
Takes about 5 seconds to display it on cluster and observe if it drops a lot when you turn all headlights on.
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Oh, OK.
Sorry if I come off like an idiot!
it's all good. no worries. No such thing as a stupid/dumb question.

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