SL/R129: Help me please, SL won't start!!
05-27-2012, 06:39 PM
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Help me please, SL won't start!!
Hello,
I have a 1990 R129 500SL. Last week I was driving along the road, and as I crossed over a bumpy junction the car died. The ignition lights came on and the engine stalled. I pulled over, but the car would not start, it turned over fast enough and I have a full tank of petrol. It was as if a wire has come off, or something has come unplugged. I called the RAC, and they said there is no spark coming from the coils.
Some ideas include: possible cam censor, crank censor, but I don't want to buy these items if I don't need them.
Is there a fuel cut out switch? Would this stop the coils getting power?
Please, anyone else had this? Any ideas how to get the car working again?
Thanks in advance, Matt.
I have a 1990 R129 500SL. Last week I was driving along the road, and as I crossed over a bumpy junction the car died. The ignition lights came on and the engine stalled. I pulled over, but the car would not start, it turned over fast enough and I have a full tank of petrol. It was as if a wire has come off, or something has come unplugged. I called the RAC, and they said there is no spark coming from the coils.
Some ideas include: possible cam censor, crank censor, but I don't want to buy these items if I don't need them.
Is there a fuel cut out switch? Would this stop the coils getting power?
Please, anyone else had this? Any ideas how to get the car working again?
Thanks in advance, Matt.
06-15-2012, 12:30 PM
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So, what was the solution? When I had a sudden stop event the battery disconnect and reconnect was the solution. Could some electronic disconnect have been activated by the police?
