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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 05:07 PM
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Stranded car won’t start!
Driving home and noticed smoke from underneath hood turned out oil filter rubber seal must have got twisted and the cap came loose

i turned off car and fixed it yp

car won’t start now
no cranking

battery 12.3 v
i took cables off too hoping to reset
nada

what might cause this?
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 05:36 PM
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Can you check the oil level using the instrument cluster? Just a guess, but maybe it lost too much oil and won't let itself start?
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 05:40 PM
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You think these ******* cars are that smart? Would make sense. I’ll check once tow truck I’ll driver drops it off.
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 06:42 PM
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Oil down a quart still no start
sometimes hear 1 click but usually nothing
cps replaced last year

wondering about starter, maybe got screwed from hot oil flying around engine bay
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 08:16 PM
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I had a power steering hose explode on my last AMG and months later transmission fluid line explode. Both times covered everything. Nothing worked, lots of codes until engine steam cleaned.
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Did you try to jump start it?
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Old Jun 9, 2018 | 08:35 AM
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I checked voltage through the cluster it was 12.3
Also jumped rear just in case and no dice
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Starter went. I'll send you a PM.
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Starter went. I'll send you a PM.
thanks yah I was going to check electronics first and voltage then move to starter etc. However, I let it sit overnight and it fired up this morning. Maybe got lucky, time will tell.
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Sounds like you have clogged the contacts in the starter motor, dont forget its only an electronic motor so oil will stop it from working if its got inside.
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Sounds like you have clogged the contacts in the starter motor, dont forget its only an electronic motor so oil will stop it from working if its got inside.
I have not looked yet but can I clean contacts without removing starter?
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Not last time i looked. I'd try an engine degreaser and or stream clean.
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Car has been good this weekend until late yesterday
no turn over, I moved car a few feet and managed to fire again

not looking forward to this job and down time, money pit continues...
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Check the PM I sent you. It's really not that hard.
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Originally Posted by equitiesguy
Check the PM I sent you. It's really not that hard.
yah caught your PM, thanks for the advice
job seems fairly involved though with exhaust and motor mount having to come out. I’m under a full house renovation right now so car problems are really a nuisance right now

with motor mount and exhaust half out I was thinking headers too lol
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yah caught your PM, thanks for the advice
job seems fairly involved though with exhaust and motor mount having to come out. I’m under a full house renovation right now so car problems are really a nuisance right now

with motor mount and exhaust half out I was thinking headers too lol

Goes out through the bottom. Nothing comes out. Unless the E is substantially different than the CLS, which I doubt.
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I was going by this article?
https://mbworld.org/how-tos/a/merced...starter-387781
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I believe its the oil level sensor telling the ECU that the oil level is too low to safely run the car, therefore it will not run until the oil level is full.
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I believe its the oil level sensor telling the ECU that the oil level is too low to safely run the car, therefore it will not run until the oil level is full.
I was only down a quart, filled up & still no start
It has to be the starter or something closely related
Yesterday car would not start, but after rolling a few feet it fired up
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Originally Posted by Hotsauce55
I was only down a quart, filled up & still no start
It has to be the starter or something closely related
Yesterday car would not start, but after rolling a few feet it fired up
Sorry, I didn't catch that part of the conversation.
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It’s the monkeys....they’re at it again.
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