vikingdiesel

On my E320, I turned the car on and it just died right away, did the same thing for 2 more times and then it went fine. No issues after that, any thoughts?

ohlord

the car warmed up when you tried to start it?Like had you parked and gone into a store and came out and it did this?
what year e320?
ohlord

vikingdiesel

yes, car warmed up. Its a 98 E320, never happened before. I drove it to the store, came back in about a couple of min and it did it 3 times and then was all fine.

ohlord

If you were wondering how I knew that chain of events.....
CPS
Crankshaft position sensor.....common symptoms point to that.Car is warmed up it stalls or won't start,you wait 15 minutes starts right up
part is about 60-80 bucks(depends on production date of the car) at
http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...ition%20Sensor
the best place to get parts or one of a few best places
and the diy takes a bit of climbing under the hood with a good flashlight but is not that hard to remove and replace if you are a diy type of owner.
http://www.mercedesshop.com/Wikka/M112M113CPS
and another diy in the diy section of benzworld.org w210 diy section.
ohlord

vikingdiesel

wow, thanks man. Lot of help, now you have 2 more posts to go,

KADE

Curious how many miles on your car vikingdiesel? I just had my car done yesterday 4/30. Posted at benzworld forum.

vikingdiesel

125k

KADE

Yours lasted longer than mine... cps started dying at 88k, replaced and all is well, smoother ride noteable difference!