TopGun32

guys..

i you know me.. i have been on this forum for about 9 months and I even attended my first MB World meeting.


but my C32 is probably going to see its final days with me.

This past Saturday, while sitting in traffic on a highway, I decided to make a U turn and WOT since I was pissed.

My foot was nailed to the floor and I went from 10 to 100....

but when I hit 100... check engine went and I slowed down.

My car started to studder or shake.. and I pulled over and turned off the car for about 1 minute. My wife was asking... what is wrong with the car and I had no clue. Turn on the car and everything was back to normal. My komp was still working and I had power.

I did have 1/8 of gas and as soon as I went WOT the gas indicator went on as well.

it was a hot day too.

It's Monday and I''m going to drive by to my dealer and have it check it out.

Being a real fan of this car, it is really disappointing to have this issue. My car only has 50k miles and I had always serviced. But this probably just broke the last straw.

I think the problem was cuased by low fuel... and heating. I checked the belts and the IC pump still works.

V12Godspeed

last time that happened to me I took it to the dealer and they said both Catalytics were clogged, have no idea but just check, thank God i had warranty, they are a bit costly. Good luck.

uownme

Same with me. Car felt more responsive after they were changed also. Could have been all in my head though.

pshek

maybe check the fuel pump and filter?

Eurocharged Rick

i hope you get it fixed, i would hate to see you sell it....if you do sell it, don't forget about my PM...

Vadim @ FD

TopGun:

Where in SoCal are you?

Can you bring your C32 to Torrance?

If yes, PM me.

Thanks,

Vomit

Sounds like the current air pump recall to me. Have you had that fix done?

TopGun32

after a few days of driving the check engine light is gone...

Vadim,

I would like to take it to your dealership but its a bit far for me. I will try during the week-end.


airpump is a good suggestion... I will keep it in mind.

TopGun32

I work in Irvine and live in Chino Ca.

Zeppelin

You more than likely do not have a problem this time. It is possible to starve or get an air bubble in the fuel pump of any car if the tank is low enough and you make a quick turn, like a U-turn, and quicky accelerate.

TopGun32

that is what I thinking as well...

but I will have them check the error code just in case..

so far no problem except that I'm beginning to think I need more power... sometimes I feel like i'm not pushing 370+hp.. more like 310+

I know the ECU will help, but spending another $1k for a car that i'm not going to keep is probably not a wise move.

ultraseven

sorry to hear about the trail of problems but I just got another one. At the very least it's a heck lot smaller than the fuel pump replacement, but now my left brake lights seem to be failing. Who's next in line ?

C230 Sport Coup

Sounds very much like a fuel issue..
try replacing the filter. It doesn't cost much,
and would be good to do either way.
MB filters are stupid expensive..
a Bosch filter should be fine.