What the dealer did.....
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From: Dublin, Ireland
What the dealer did.....
Hi
I recently left my car into a dealership to have some bodywork (rear door being replaced) repaired - under an insurance claim.
Just before I was about to travel down to pick up the vehicle, I recieved a call from the boss of the garage - telling me that he or one of his mechs were having trouble getting the car to idle, i.e the rpms in P were moving wildly up and down (550-1500rpm) then stalling - They told me that they had adjusted the idle speed higher, (!) (only the manual adjustment on te throttle body (?). I was, of course, very alarmed by this, as there had been NOTHING wrong with the engine when I gave the car to them.
I reluctantly took the car back ( mistake ). They suggested I get the injectors cleaned. I noticed all presets & bass/treble controls were erased on my CD player. ( could this be an electrical clue ? )
At the moment the car drives - but in P it rests at 1500rpm and in D it sits at 975rpm - causing it to lurch when the brake is released.
The car idled before this at around 650rpm for a long long time...
please help with this ....
I'm not sure whether I should bring the car back to them and insist they repair it. any ideas what the cause could be ?
thanks in advance.
I recently left my car into a dealership to have some bodywork (rear door being replaced) repaired - under an insurance claim.
Just before I was about to travel down to pick up the vehicle, I recieved a call from the boss of the garage - telling me that he or one of his mechs were having trouble getting the car to idle, i.e the rpms in P were moving wildly up and down (550-1500rpm) then stalling - They told me that they had adjusted the idle speed higher, (!) (only the manual adjustment on te throttle body (?). I was, of course, very alarmed by this, as there had been NOTHING wrong with the engine when I gave the car to them.
I reluctantly took the car back ( mistake ). They suggested I get the injectors cleaned. I noticed all presets & bass/treble controls were erased on my CD player. ( could this be an electrical clue ? )
At the moment the car drives - but in P it rests at 1500rpm and in D it sits at 975rpm - causing it to lurch when the brake is released.
The car idled before this at around 650rpm for a long long time...
please help with this ....
I'm not sure whether I should bring the car back to them and insist they repair it. any ideas what the cause could be ?
thanks in advance.
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1994 E320
If they tinkered with it, I say make them fix it. Even if the car developed the problem on its own, and they failed trying to rectify it, they should finish what they started for free. Given the year of your vehicle, it very likely has KE Jetronic with electronic idle control. The idle air control valve might be defective, but with no past signs of problems and low mileage, I doubt this is the problem.
Make them fix it.
Make them fix it.
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From: Dublin, Ireland
Hi jer
thanks for your post . .. . . .
I am trying to get them to take the car back, but it is proving difficult. They insist that they did nothing to it doh.
I think it has P-Motronic fuel injection, a system only used on the E200 model here in europe (according to my handbook ????). I guess I'll have to take it elsewhere to be repaired after all, hopefully it won't involve fitting a trail of new fuel parts before I find the troublesome one.
Still trying to pin it on them -
All the best
thanks for your post . .. . . .
I am trying to get them to take the car back, but it is proving difficult. They insist that they did nothing to it doh.
I think it has P-Motronic fuel injection, a system only used on the E200 model here in europe (according to my handbook ????). I guess I'll have to take it elsewhere to be repaired after all, hopefully it won't involve fitting a trail of new fuel parts before I find the troublesome one.
Still trying to pin it on them -
All the best
