SL/R129: New Canadian member needs stalling SL600 help
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1998 SL600 V12
New Canadian member needs stalling SL600 help
Hello fellow MB owners.
My 1998 SL600 has been stalling repeatedly in the last 6 weeks (12 times to be exact) Here are the usual situations, always occurs when car is braking, slowing down or comes to a stop.There is no advanced warning at all, it does not sputter or hesitate, the engine just cuts out completely. The car will not restart until you get out of the car, remove the gas cap and then replace it. It then restarts and runs fine until the next stall, which occurs soon.
If this helps a right upstream 02 sensor was replaced less than a week previously to this problem starting.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Bill
My 1998 SL600 has been stalling repeatedly in the last 6 weeks (12 times to be exact) Here are the usual situations, always occurs when car is braking, slowing down or comes to a stop.There is no advanced warning at all, it does not sputter or hesitate, the engine just cuts out completely. The car will not restart until you get out of the car, remove the gas cap and then replace it. It then restarts and runs fine until the next stall, which occurs soon.
If this helps a right upstream 02 sensor was replaced less than a week previously to this problem starting.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Bill
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Hello, Bill and welcome to MBWorld! Post some pictures of your SL600 for us when you can. This is the introduction section so you may have better luck posting your question in the R129 section of the forum here. We do have some R129 tech articles here that may be of some assistance with your current of future repairs/issues. Good luck!
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Not sure of problem, but does the gas cap seal so the removal have a "woosh" sound? The fuel tank is a "closed" system and sensors monitor the closed system.
