EIS removal and repair
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EIS removal and repair
Hi all,
None of my keys work. Seems my EIS my have failed.
Firstly, tried to start car after fueling up, just cranked, two time outs, pulled key and re-inserted, key doesnt turn, ESL doesnt unlock.
How do i get the EIS out of the dash?
Has anyone ever opened one up and repaired one?
Im 600klms from any Mercedes Dealer, and kinda stuck here.
Cheers all
None of my keys work. Seems my EIS my have failed.
Firstly, tried to start car after fueling up, just cranked, two time outs, pulled key and re-inserted, key doesnt turn, ESL doesnt unlock.
How do i get the EIS out of the dash?
Has anyone ever opened one up and repaired one?
Im 600klms from any Mercedes Dealer, and kinda stuck here.
Cheers all
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Looked around on a UK forum and came up with this thread. OK it's a w204 but it might help...
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/elect...ion-issue.html
and also this:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/elect...ion-issue.html
and also this:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm
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After diagnostics at the dealer, the issue was not the EIS, but the ESL had locked out after 400 starts. I have paid another dealer $170 to program that ESL, and according to the dealer the car is with now, it was never done.
The reason the car failed to start a few times was cam position sensor, which i had replaced very recently with a genuine Bosch part, and it has failed prematurely.
So the most expensive part of the job was the transporting of the car, hundreds of klms to the nearest dealer....
The reason the car failed to start a few times was cam position sensor, which i had replaced very recently with a genuine Bosch part, and it has failed prematurely.
So the most expensive part of the job was the transporting of the car, hundreds of klms to the nearest dealer....
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Damnation! Try at least getting a refund on the cam sensor. Definitely should not have died so early in life, specially for a Bosch item
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Have contacted parts supplier about that.
Am aiming for a refund on the lazy Merc dealer programming of the ESL that did not get down correctly too.
Am aiming for a refund on the lazy Merc dealer programming of the ESL that did not get down correctly too.
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what ist ESL?
with my original 1999 factory key car starts everytime, with my new chrome key car will start maybe 4 out of 6 times, removing chrome key from ignition then re-inserting key will start the car.
stealership told me ignition is kaputt, coud it be cam position sensor?
this cam position sensor is a cheap part to replace than buying a new EIS for several hundred bux
with my original 1999 factory key car starts everytime, with my new chrome key car will start maybe 4 out of 6 times, removing chrome key from ignition then re-inserting key will start the car.
stealership told me ignition is kaputt, coud it be cam position sensor?
this cam position sensor is a cheap part to replace than buying a new EIS for several hundred bux
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Except the cam position sensor needs you to pull off the intake manifold as the little critter lives under there...
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well i don't know why my ignition dislikes my chrome key on random start ups?
anyone experiance this with the new chrome keys?
my old key from 1999 works 100% everytime, the new chrome key works random on start ups!!
when i try to start i hear a clicking from ingnition then i have to remove key from ignition to re-insert key and then my car wil start with chrome key.
why is this happenin?
anyone experiance this with the new chrome keys?
my old key from 1999 works 100% everytime, the new chrome key works random on start ups!!
when i try to start i hear a clicking from ingnition then i have to remove key from ignition to re-insert key and then my car wil start with chrome key.
why is this happenin?
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Found these OBDII codes:
Cam sensor codes:
P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction
P0341 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Range/Performance
P0342 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Low Input
P0343 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit High Input
P0344 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Intermittent
Crankshaft position sensor:
P0335 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction (L5)
P0336 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance
P0337 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Low Input
P0338 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit High Input
P0339 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent
MB technical codes acronymes
CKP – Crankshaft Position
CMP – Camshaft Position
Cam sensor codes:
P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction
P0341 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Range/Performance
P0342 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Low Input
P0343 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit High Input
P0344 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Intermittent
Crankshaft position sensor:
P0335 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction (L5)
P0336 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance
P0337 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Low Input
P0338 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit High Input
P0339 Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent
MB technical codes acronymes
CKP – Crankshaft Position
CMP – Camshaft Position
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what ist ESL?
with my original 1999 factory key car starts everytime, with my new chrome key car will start maybe 4 out of 6 times, removing chrome key from ignition then re-inserting key will start the car.
stealership told me ignition is kaputt, coud it be cam position sensor?
this cam position sensor is a cheap part to replace than buying a new EIS for several hundred bux
with my original 1999 factory key car starts everytime, with my new chrome key car will start maybe 4 out of 6 times, removing chrome key from ignition then re-inserting key will start the car.
stealership told me ignition is kaputt, coud it be cam position sensor?
this cam position sensor is a cheap part to replace than buying a new EIS for several hundred bux
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