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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 09:14 PM
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Unhappy Check Engine light

Greetings All,

After driving today for about one hour with a little manual shifting (city driving and changing lanes : )=
I had a Check engine light come on. Of course at this time with a very sad look on my face call the local dealership for an appointment tomorrow. I reviewed the car’s owner manual for possible clues; however, there was nothing I could resolve myself.
Has this happen to anything else? I checked the gas cap it was not loose.

P.S I have one door speaker that's is not working but that should not be the problem.

Thanks

NDJ

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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 10:18 PM
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Anything can set a Check Engine light on a Benz, there are literally hundreds of different possible causes. You checked the gas cap, thats about all you can do.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 10:34 PM
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Re: Check Engine light

Originally posted by BroadSt Bully
Greetings All,

After driving today for about one hour with a little manual shifting (city driving and changing lanes : )=
I had a Check engine light come on. Of course at this time with a very sad look on my face call the local dealership for an appointment tomorrow. I reviewed the car’s owner manual for possible clues; however, there was nothing I could resolve myself.
Has this happen to anything else? I checked the gas cap it was not loose.

P.S I have one door speaker that's is not working but that should not be the problem.

Thanks

NDJ
Has you MAF gone out yet.
I had that happen to me about 1 month ago.
Apparently this is common. At least that is what my tech says.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 11:01 PM
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Re: Re: Check Engine light

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Has you MAF gone out yet.
I had that happen to me about 1 month ago.
Apparently this is common. At least that is what my tech says.
MAF means what? 2000 CLK with 23K miles
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:03 AM
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MAF= mass air flow (meter) basically measures the amount of air entering the intake.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 05:35 AM
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Originally posted by Newbie
MAF= mass air flow (meter) basically measures the amount of air entering the intake.

Okay thanks for the info.
If this is common with OEM what will happen with aftermarket air intake systems as a mod?
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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Had the same problem last year. it turned out to be a faulty sensor.Dealer replaced it, no problem since.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:55 PM
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more than likely it is a faulty oxygen sensor that is causing the check engine light to come on....i had the same experience a while ago when i was driving a little aggressively on the road....damn thing came on and i thought i broke the car...anyways it's a quick fix at the dealer...they plug their diagnostic computer into your car and then say its an O2 thing and replace in a few minutes....
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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I'm back from the service center.

The follow items needed to be replace.

Fuel shutoff value
Evaporative purge value (Front)

Thanks for all your ideas and support

I guess the MAF is next
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Old Apr 12, 2002 | 12:11 PM
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All cars sold in the US after model year 1995 or 1996 are OBDII, it's a federal requirement.
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Ahhhh...don't worry about too much...it's probably only your engine pistons! No big deal!
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Old Apr 15, 2002 | 12:25 AM
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