rough running 2012 GL450
#1
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rough running 2012 GL450
This car has run flawlessly for 100k but when I started it up this afternoon it would drive pretty well but it's running very roughly at all speeds. It seems to have a persistent miss. It acts like spark plug(s) fouling.
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Have you or a mechanic done anything recently? When i changed my air filters, I did not seat the air cleaner assembly completely onto the MAF. It resulted in a rough idle and engine miss.
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Check engine light is on. I just drove it to the auto parts store to use their diagnostic tool and it ran perfectly there and back. Random misfire detected...cylinder 8 misfire detected...cylinder 5 misfire detected...turned check engine off and it stayed off all the way home (10 miles)...bought new plugs and one coil...will pick up another coil tomorrow.
No one has touched the car for 10.000 miles except when I changed the oil about 10,000 miles ago when I bought the car with 86,000 miles on it.
No one has touched the car for 10.000 miles except when I changed the oil about 10,000 miles ago when I bought the car with 86,000 miles on it.
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It seems to be running fine now but if (when) it happens again I will be ready with new plugs and two new coils to keep it simple although a little more expensive.
Is there much of a chance that the misfiring won't occur again?
Is there much of a chance that the misfiring won't occur again?
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you should at least pull the plugs and have a look. Do you know when they were last changed? guessing not since you bought with 86K, it is likely if they were following MB service guidelines they were done around 50K which means it is time to do them again. MB recommends plugs and coils. It can be pricey but I usually do both for piece of mind, because it is only once every couple of years. I am not sure what your history with MB cars is, but if you keep up on maintenance, these cars can be very dependable. it is when you start delaying and slacking on maint, that they become troublesome.
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The factory plugs can easily last to 150k miles. I took .mine to 200k miles. At that point, I changed all the plugs, coils, and plug wires. As I recall everything was pretty inexpensive since the coilpacks are shared across many different manufacturers.
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My 2012 GL450 with 105,000 miles does that every so often usually going uphill. You can floor it and nothing changes. Then it straightens it's self out. When I put a code reader on it, it shows no misfires. Can't figure out what it is.