What is wrong with this c-class???
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What the **** is wrong with this c-class???
hi
just rode in my bro c-class today...and i notice theres sth wrong with the fuel indicator,....
he refilled the fuel until full but the indicator doesnt poiint to full.....only nearly full....he tried to refill again...but cant.....coz its already full....but the indicator doesn say full
what do you guys think is wrong?
and what can be done?
thanks
just rode in my bro c-class today...and i notice theres sth wrong with the fuel indicator,....
he refilled the fuel until full but the indicator doesnt poiint to full.....only nearly full....he tried to refill again...but cant.....coz its already full....but the indicator doesn say full
what do you guys think is wrong?
and what can be done?
thanks
Last edited by session; Feb 18, 2003 at 04:56 PM.
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the fuel sensor isn't working correctly. happened to me before. just take it back to the dealer and they'll fix it for free. it should be under warranty. not a big deal, have your car back in no time.
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This is a common problem with a number of MB classes, primarily 2001 and early 2002s (hopefully they've changed suppliers). They'll probably need to replace the fuel-sender unit, which takes about a day.
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Originally posted by FrankW
yep, common problem for MBs, not just 01 & 02. It happened on my sis's 2000 CLK320 as well. At first it was having problem as you described and then it just died.
yep, common problem for MBs, not just 01 & 02. It happened on my sis's 2000 CLK320 as well. At first it was having problem as you described and then it just died.
It doesn't take as long to fix this because as one would expect as there is an access panel to the sender units underneath the rear seats. The tech just has to lift up (coupe) or remove (sedan) the rear seats, access the panel and change the unit.
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Originally posted by trench
My understanding of the problem is that most MB's use saddle tanks, and the fuel senders are pumps that pump gas from one side to the other (maintaining an even level in both tanks). The main fuel pickup is only on one side of the saddle set-up. What happens when the sender quits is that the gas doesn't get pumped from one saddle to the saddle on the side with the pump for the engine. Then what happens is that the car essentially runs out of gas when it's half full, because the other half of the gas is in the other saddle tank.
It doesn't take as long to fix this because as one would expect as there is an access panel to the sender units underneath the rear seats. The tech just has to lift up (coupe) or remove (sedan) the rear seats, access the panel and change the unit.
- BT
My understanding of the problem is that most MB's use saddle tanks, and the fuel senders are pumps that pump gas from one side to the other (maintaining an even level in both tanks). The main fuel pickup is only on one side of the saddle set-up. What happens when the sender quits is that the gas doesn't get pumped from one saddle to the saddle on the side with the pump for the engine. Then what happens is that the car essentially runs out of gas when it's half full, because the other half of the gas is in the other saddle tank.
It doesn't take as long to fix this because as one would expect as there is an access panel to the sender units underneath the rear seats. The tech just has to lift up (coupe) or remove (sedan) the rear seats, access the panel and change the unit.
- BT
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