"new" car woes....crank but no start
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2007 E320 bluetec
"new" car woes....crank but no start
picked up the car for a good price from a repo lot here on base. ran codes before buying it and all that popped up was "camshaft position sensor". got the car somewhere and replaced it with an OEM mercedes part. was turning over and starting at first but only briefly and then stumbling and shutting off. fuel seems to be flowing fine but then the battery died. apparently its a special battery so i replaced that this afternoon but now it just turns over and doesnt start at all. funny thing is its still throwing the code for the camshaft position sensor even though its less than a day old. would really love to solve this without dropping a ton of cash (euro) at a shop. im based in germany so the exchange rate kinda rapes us. does anyone have any ideas on something else i could check? or is there a special procedure to get the sensor to work properly? or could it even be something else?
on another note a buddy is a diesel mech and he pulled a fuel line and its got good pressure. on a small scan tool it read 190 psi for the fuel. not much into diesels so im not sure if this is good or bad. oil is good also. any ideas? and i swear if someone can help me im willing to paypal money as long as it starts up and drives off the lot its sitting at
on another note a buddy is a diesel mech and he pulled a fuel line and its got good pressure. on a small scan tool it read 190 psi for the fuel. not much into diesels so im not sure if this is good or bad. oil is good also. any ideas? and i swear if someone can help me im willing to paypal money as long as it starts up and drives off the lot its sitting at
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As you know, once the fault is read and the part changed out, you have to clear the fault---did you do that??----if not go back and clear the fault!!
Additionally, a faulty crank position sensor will prevent a gasser or a diesel from starting---they are cheap and it may be worth your while changing!
Additionally, a faulty crank position sensor will prevent a gasser or a diesel from starting---they are cheap and it may be worth your while changing!
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Pulled the connection on the fuel rail and tried cranking the car to see if fuel was flowing. Nothing. So basically everything past the filter canister is getting no fuel. So could be the filter? What else? That would explain why it doesn't actually start.
