Random crank, no start
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2001 C320 w/ Sprt Pkg
Random crank, no start
So I purchased my 2001 C320 w/ just about 100K miles on it roughly 2 weeks ago. In 2 separate occasions when I have gone to start the car, it cranks but doesn't start. I turn the key it cranks, I let go of the key, it keeps cranking for 1-2 seconds more and stops. The 1st time it happened, it started right up after the first attempt, yesterday it took 3 turns of the key for it to start. Runs fine afterward. Is this a common issue, and is there anything I should be looking for?
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We seem to have a rash of non starters at the moment.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...turn-over.html
Also waggle the shift lever around in Park or Neutral. I'm beginning to wonder if we are having interlock issues on older cars. Dirty shifter switches.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...turn-over.html
Also waggle the shift lever around in Park or Neutral. I'm beginning to wonder if we are having interlock issues on older cars. Dirty shifter switches.
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2001 C320 w/ Sprt Pkg
We seem to have a rash of non starters at the moment.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...turn-over.html
Also waggle the shift lever around in Park or Neutral. I'm beginning to wonder if we are having interlock issues on older cars. Dirty shifter switches.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...turn-over.html
Also waggle the shift lever around in Park or Neutral. I'm beginning to wonder if we are having interlock issues on older cars. Dirty shifter switches.
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2001 C320 w/ Sprt Pkg
So the problem became more of a once a week thing, but it happened roughly 5 times today. It cranks, I can hear the fuel pump turning on, but it just sits there and cranks until it stops by itself and then I take the key out and put it back in. Most of the time, it starts after the second attempt, but sometimes it takes more. Maybe the fuel filter? Not sure where to go. The crankshaft was not a Bosch part, but I have no codes and the engine being warm doesn't seem to make a difference....
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Simply put you need a pressure gauge to put on the car tyre type valve on the front fuel rail & get someone to crank the engine. Just like checking a tyre pressure.
People like Autozone loan them out. Or at least used to when I lived in the US.
People like Autozone loan them out. Or at least used to when I lived in the US.
