2000 E320 Dies when driving
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2000 E320 Sedan
2000 E320 Dies when driving
My 2000 E320 just dies when driving. It won't start for about 10 minutes, then it starts but may die again at random times. Driving uphill, downhill doesnt matter. So far only at low speed. If I try to start it right away, the engine will crank about 5 seconds then stop. Try every minute for a while and eventually it fires back up.
Any suggestions before trying to drive it to the dealer. Out of warranty.
Bob
Any suggestions before trying to drive it to the dealer. Out of warranty.
Bob
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I concur. I'm almost positive it's your Crankshaft Position Sensor. These are fairly notorious for going out and causing the exact symptoms you've described. Also, the lack of fault codes supports the CPS being the culprit. (The CPS does not generate a code when it fails.)
It's not too expensive to fix, around $200, I think. Strange advice time: DON'T have them diagnose this. Just tell them to replace the CPS. Reason: a full diagnostic will cost a fortune, and there is a 99.9 percent certainty that the CPS is the problem.
I got this same advice when it happened to my 1999 E320, and I treated it with some skepticism, but I followed it, and my car has run perfectly ever since.
Best of luck!
Pablissimo
It's not too expensive to fix, around $200, I think. Strange advice time: DON'T have them diagnose this. Just tell them to replace the CPS. Reason: a full diagnostic will cost a fortune, and there is a 99.9 percent certainty that the CPS is the problem.
I got this same advice when it happened to my 1999 E320, and I treated it with some skepticism, but I followed it, and my car has run perfectly ever since.
Best of luck!
Pablissimo
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Bingo
Originally Posted by Pablissimo
I concur. I'm almost positive it's your Crankshaft Position Sensor. These are fairly notorious for going out and causing the exact symptoms you've described. Also, the lack of fault codes supports the CPS being the culprit. (The CPS does not generate a code when it fails.)
It's not too expensive to fix, around $200, I think. Strange advice time: DON'T have them diagnose this. Just tell them to replace the CPS. Reason: a full diagnostic will cost a fortune, and there is a 99.9 percent certainty that the CPS is the problem.
I got this same advice when it happened to my 1999 E320, and I treated it with some skepticism, but I followed it, and my car has run perfectly ever since.
Best of luck!
Pablissimo
It's not too expensive to fix, around $200, I think. Strange advice time: DON'T have them diagnose this. Just tell them to replace the CPS. Reason: a full diagnostic will cost a fortune, and there is a 99.9 percent certainty that the CPS is the problem.
I got this same advice when it happened to my 1999 E320, and I treated it with some skepticism, but I followed it, and my car has run perfectly ever since.
Best of luck!
Pablissimo
That was the problem exactly. Car died on the way to the dealer. Had to tow it in. $100 for CPS, $100 Labor, $100 tow.
Runs great now.
Bob
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OLD: 2004 C230 Sport Sedan, NEW: 2007 SLK350
Originally Posted by Pablissimo
I concur. ...
It's not too expensive to fix, around $200, I think. ...
Pablissimo
It's not too expensive to fix, around $200, I think. ...
Pablissimo
$200 isn't much man.. I spent $200 per tire (plus $100 for labor, alignment etc) every time I had to buy a new tire for my C230... and I had to get 3 new tires in a very short time.. so that's $1,000 just for tires...
