1998 C230 wont start? CPS? Coil?
01-23-2010, 06:32 PM
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1998 C230 wont start? CPS? Coil?
Hi all. My gfs MB crapped out the other day and I was wondering if you could give me some insight on what I should do.
Car originally had no power so I performed a jump start and all lights and such work fine. I attempt to crank the engine and it turns over slightly and just stops. Sounds like a battery issue to me. So i take the battery to get it tested and it shows its good with a full charge. Odd. I do some searching online and the symptoms are all varied but it sounds like its the CPS.
Car has a CEL. I have a cheap OBD2 scanner that I can probably use to get a generic code. Where do I plug it in on these cars? I'm hoping I dont need a special scanner that only the stealership has.
Im not sure if this has anything to do with the car starting but when the car was running it would hesitate and be stuck at 2500-3000 and not accelerate. I read in another post that the coil would cause this.
Any help is appreciated. Sorry for the long post bare with me. Thanks
Car originally had no power so I performed a jump start and all lights and such work fine. I attempt to crank the engine and it turns over slightly and just stops. Sounds like a battery issue to me. So i take the battery to get it tested and it shows its good with a full charge. Odd. I do some searching online and the symptoms are all varied but it sounds like its the CPS.
Car has a CEL. I have a cheap OBD2 scanner that I can probably use to get a generic code. Where do I plug it in on these cars? I'm hoping I dont need a special scanner that only the stealership has.
Im not sure if this has anything to do with the car starting but when the car was running it would hesitate and be stuck at 2500-3000 and not accelerate. I read in another post that the coil would cause this.
Any help is appreciated. Sorry for the long post bare with me. Thanks
