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i NEED HELP FAST HAVE A ROAD TRIP NEXT WEEK PLANNED

Old Mar 13, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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Need Help, Have A Road Trip Next Week Planned On Taking This Car To Vegas

MY 1999 CLK320 oK THIS IS THE PROBLEM IM DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 15 MINS AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IT WONT LET ME START, IT JUST CRANKS OVER AS IF THERE ISN'T ANY GAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE BUT IF I WAIT ABOUT 15 MIN IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND LET ME DRIVE REPEATING THIS SAME PROCESS OVER AND OVER BUT THERE INS'T A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON? IT SEEM AS IF SOMETHING IS GETTING HOT AND SHUT THE CAR OF TO COOL DOWN THEN LETS ME DRIVE IT AGAIN. SO FAR I HAVE WASTE $120 ON NOTHING DOES ANYONE NO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. i NEED HELP FAST I REALLY DONT WANT TO TAKE TO DEALER, BEING I REALLY DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR MUCH. THANKS IN ADVANCE

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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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Have not had the problem in mine but from many threads...seems like the crank positioning sensor. Do a search ...
here's one
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...tioning+sensor
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by cindyclk
Have not had the problem in mine but from many threads...seems like the crank positioning sensor. Do a search ...
here's one
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...tioning+sensor
THANKS WILL CHECK INTO THAT TODAY
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by mastariale
MY 1999 CLK320 oK THIS IS THE PROBLEM IM DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 15 MINS AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IT WONT LET ME START, IT JUST CRANKS OVER AS IF THERE ISN'T ANY GAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE BUT IF I WAIT ABOUT 15 MIN IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND LET ME DRIVE REPEATING THIS SAME PROCESS OVER AND OVER BUT THERE INS'T A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON? IT SEEM AS IF SOMETHING IS GETTING HOT AND SHUT THE CAR OF TO COOL DOWN THEN LETS ME DRIVE IT AGAIN. SO FAR I HAVE WASTE $120 ON NOTHING DOES ANYONE NO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. i NEED HELP FAST I REALLY DONT WANT TO TAKE TO DEALER, BEING I REALLY DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR MUCH. THANKS IN ADVANCE
It's your CPS (crankshaft position sensor). Very common. A DIY fix. Look in the how-to sticky's....
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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I had this exact same problem and the CPS fixed it!!! Easy job to do yourself also!!
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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Yep had the same problem about a year ago and it was the cps. Easy fix and very common.
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