albania

it's 5 spd
and the video of cold start
if I engage and disengage directly 4-5 times it wont shut down anymore



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ajd...ature=youtu.be

rapidoxidation

post 24... What happens if the car is moving when you drop it into gear when it is cold? Start the car in neutral, let it start rolling downhill, then put it in gear.

albania

I have to find a parking place on the hill first
because I should leave it all night there
If I would be able to test this way I will let you know

cmriv

correct me if i'm wrong, but does the instrument cluster gear select read N when you put it in to Drive for the first time? Can't see it clearly but if that is true, i'd be chasing a shifter.....

albania

No, I have changed it to try to restart then I engaged D and it was the same again.
as I have checked it says correctly every time the gears.

cmriv

I don't know what to tell you. It to me is something related to trans since it only shuts down when trans is operated.

ItalianJoe1

Search 722.6 cold stall issue. Could be your problem.

Simply put, it's the torque converter not slipping when first cold, they stick, and cause the transmission to stall the engine when first put in gear. Normally goes away once warmed up.

ski1763

Hi Guys, I am new to this. I am having the same problem with my E250 2010, it is called (cold stall) which is simply you go in the car and starts perfect, as soon as you put on D or R starts shaking and cuts out. However, if sit in the car for a few minutes to heat up and the put it in gear will be fine and day no matter how many times you stop and start. It does it only when its cold!!!!. I took the car to someone I know works in a German cars garage and he said it is the high pressure fuel pump which cost a lot of money because a big job. Now I took to another garage and he recons its to do with gear box!!! simply it needs serviced. So I am waiting for him to do it either this week or early next week and I will let you know as soon as I get it done.
Cheers

ski1763

Sorry it is called (cold stall).

albania

I checked it again and the mechanic said its the torque converter but you can keep it like that because it is not a big deal and you can live with it.
probably he didnt wanted to change it
I did hte service twice , oil and filter just to be sure it is flushed perfectly, changed the coolant radiator because it was water entry on the tranny

ski1763

Thanks for the quick reply. My mechanic said the same thing, just live with it, but it is annoying. I always thought it is to do with the torque converter. However, I am going to let him do the gear service, it might help. But you mentioned changed the oil! do you mean engine oil or the gear box oil (fluid)? I just did an engine oil change and fuel filter too just in case.
Thanks again

albania

gearbox oil and filter, twice, to make it flush better

Foggy188

SKI1763 did you ever get this issue sorted ? as I have the same issue witn my S212 E250 CDI

albania

my car works fine now, the problem disappeared itself, maybe it is hot now, I dont know :O

Foggy188

That's good to hear !! I was told that it's a sticking valve in the transmission & the cure is to service the auto gearbox, change the transmission fluid + filter. Apparently you need to run the vehicle for a few hundred miles and then the issue will disappear !! I've just changed the filter and fluid last week, all I can do is wait to see what happens Will let you now what happens after a few miles

albania

I hope to hear good news from you
is it any ?

albania

the update is when it is cold outside it do again the cold stall, so only during summer it works good, when temperature start going down 15 degrees it does the same problem.
it is very annoying