2017 Mercedes-Benz C43 (W205) Engine Issues
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2017 Mercedes-Benz C43 (W205) Engine Issues
Hey guys,
So last year around December I brought my car to a shop to do the ambient lighting and they told me that I had a long crank and a check engine light all that due to a crankshaft/timing issue inside of the engine and also that most of these cars gets these problems at high mileage, they quoted me at 1,800$.
My car has around 95k miles on it and I got it with around 72k (the problem was already there), long cranks, sometimes the car won’t start up and I would need to start it again (1 out of 20 startups), etc so it wasn’t that annoying to be real, so I kept driving it, until this last week that the battery kept dying, so it went out of power like 5 days ago and since then I’ve parked it.
So yesterday I went to the dealership to get a new battery and just like that, I went home and I placed the battery in and connected it, everything seem great, electrical side was okay but when I tried to turn on the vehicle this was the outcome. (VIDEO ATTACHED)
What you guys think what’s happening here?
I get these codes everytime I connect a OBD Code Detector:
- P0018: Crankshaft/Timing Issue
- P0442: Small Leak in the EVAP
- P0456: Small Leak in the EVAP
So last year around December I brought my car to a shop to do the ambient lighting and they told me that I had a long crank and a check engine light all that due to a crankshaft/timing issue inside of the engine and also that most of these cars gets these problems at high mileage, they quoted me at 1,800$.
My car has around 95k miles on it and I got it with around 72k (the problem was already there), long cranks, sometimes the car won’t start up and I would need to start it again (1 out of 20 startups), etc so it wasn’t that annoying to be real, so I kept driving it, until this last week that the battery kept dying, so it went out of power like 5 days ago and since then I’ve parked it.
So yesterday I went to the dealership to get a new battery and just like that, I went home and I placed the battery in and connected it, everything seem great, electrical side was okay but when I tried to turn on the vehicle this was the outcome. (VIDEO ATTACHED)
What you guys think what’s happening here?
I get these codes everytime I connect a OBD Code Detector:
- P0018: Crankshaft/Timing Issue
- P0442: Small Leak in the EVAP
- P0456: Small Leak in the EVAP
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Hey guys,
So last year around December I brought my car to a shop to do the ambient lighting and they told me that I had a long crank and a check engine light all that due to a crankshaft/timing issue inside of the engine and also that most of these cars gets these problems at high mileage, they quoted me at 1,800$.
My car has around 95k miles on it and I got it with around 72k (the problem was already there), long cranks, sometimes the car won’t start up and I would need to start it again (1 out of 20 startups), etc so it wasn’t that annoying to be real, so I kept driving it, until this last week that the battery kept dying, so it went out of power like 5 days ago and since then I’ve parked it.
So yesterday I went to the dealership to get a new battery and just like that, I went home and I placed the battery in and connected it, everything seem great, electrical side was okay but when I tried to turn on the vehicle this was the outcome. (VIDEO ATTACHED)
What you guys think what’s happening here?
I get these codes everytime I connect a OBD Code Detector:
- P0018: Crankshaft/Timing Issue
- P0442: Small Leak in the EVAP
- P0456: Small Leak in the EVAP
So last year around December I brought my car to a shop to do the ambient lighting and they told me that I had a long crank and a check engine light all that due to a crankshaft/timing issue inside of the engine and also that most of these cars gets these problems at high mileage, they quoted me at 1,800$.
My car has around 95k miles on it and I got it with around 72k (the problem was already there), long cranks, sometimes the car won’t start up and I would need to start it again (1 out of 20 startups), etc so it wasn’t that annoying to be real, so I kept driving it, until this last week that the battery kept dying, so it went out of power like 5 days ago and since then I’ve parked it.
So yesterday I went to the dealership to get a new battery and just like that, I went home and I placed the battery in and connected it, everything seem great, electrical side was okay but when I tried to turn on the vehicle this was the outcome. (VIDEO ATTACHED)
What you guys think what’s happening here?
I get these codes everytime I connect a OBD Code Detector:
- P0018: Crankshaft/Timing Issue
- P0442: Small Leak in the EVAP
- P0456: Small Leak in the EVAP
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Here’s the link guys I’m so sorry for the inconveniences opening up the video.
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Here’s the link guys I’m so sorry for the inconveniences opening up the video.
https://jumpshare.com/s/IstGT19AqwdkbATLxr6d
https://jumpshare.com/s/IstGT19AqwdkbATLxr6d
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The video finally loaded, first time hearing this one on any M276 but it does sounds like the camshaft teeth (might be wrong) not able to engage, something slipping and something grinding.
The common M276 camshaft adjuster issue is usually rattle on startup but that is already fixed since the 2017 model year C 43.
The common M276 camshaft adjuster issue is usually rattle on startup but that is already fixed since the 2017 model year C 43.
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The video finally loaded, first time hearing this one on any M276 but it does sounds like the camshaft teeth (might be wrong) not able to engage, something slipping and something grinding.
The common M276 camshaft adjuster issue is usually rattle on startup but that is already fixed since the 2017 model year C 43.
The common M276 camshaft adjuster issue is usually rattle on startup but that is already fixed since the 2017 model year C 43.
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