!!!!!!need Serious Help!!!!!!
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!!!!!!need Serious Help!!!!!!
I have a 1995 c220 with 100k on it....4 weeks ago i hosed off the engine and the car bogged out and died on me....found out it was the wiring harness on it and it burned....changed that and the wires that go under the intake manifold and the wiring harness to starter and tranny. this was all done at a shop for $1200. now i get the car back the idle is going up and down, it has like no power, and i feel like its gonna bogg out when i drive it.. the gas milage is screwed up... and i smell a slight rotten egg smell. PLEASE HELP, WHATS WRONG?????
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Originally Posted by Joeyc220
I have a 1995 c220 with 100k on it....4 weeks ago i hosed off the engine and the car bogged out and died on me....found out it was the wiring harness on it and it burned....changed that and the wires that go under the intake manifold and the wiring harness to starter and tranny. this was all done at a shop for $1200. now i get the car back the idle is going up and down, it has like no power, and i feel like its gonna bogg out when i drive it.. the gas milage is screwed up... and i smell a slight rotten egg smell. PLEASE HELP, WHATS WRONG?????
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It definately sounds like you have a clogged catalytic converter. They smell like rotten eggs when they clog. I would think your sensor is fine, if it went out, you would see a check engine light. This would explain why the car bogs and stumbles, if the exhaust has nowhere to go, it'll run like ****.
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Years ago...
I had a clogged cat on a 280e, and it didn't make any sound. In fact, that was the giveaway- it was TOO quiet. You could hear the engine noise but no exhaust noise. And it could hardly move itself on the road with all the backpressure!
On the 280e there were 2 "pre" cats- one at each manifold outlet and when they slowly died, their contents would blow into the main cat and clog it up.
Good luck
Tim
On the 280e there were 2 "pre" cats- one at each manifold outlet and when they slowly died, their contents would blow into the main cat and clog it up.
Good luck
Tim
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Here are some symptoms of a clogged cat:
bogged down acceleration - especially hot
rotten egg smell
cat turns bright red
A possible reason for failure is that your engine is dumping unburnt fuel into the convertor. Like a coil or plug wire is bad or something that would cause one of the cylinders to not get spark. Nevertheless, it is odd that you do not have a check engine light.
Since you already paid a shop to fix your car, you should take it back, since it is still broken.
Good luck!
bogged down acceleration - especially hot
rotten egg smell
cat turns bright red
A possible reason for failure is that your engine is dumping unburnt fuel into the convertor. Like a coil or plug wire is bad or something that would cause one of the cylinders to not get spark. Nevertheless, it is odd that you do not have a check engine light.
Since you already paid a shop to fix your car, you should take it back, since it is still broken.
Good luck!
