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    w203 (2004) c220cdi intermittent start issue getting worse

    I just got my local MB dealer to run star on the car. It cam back with: 2043-001 check component B6/1 (camshaft hall sensor) no signal 2043-002 check component B6/1 (camshaft hall sensor) signal faulty The code had been logged 60 times (much more than I had expected) and I was informed it...
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    w203 (2004) c220cdi intermittent start issue getting worse

    Thanks for all the advice, as I am more electrical than mechanical I think I will get it put on a star diagnostics machine asap and will report on what codes are hopefully showing up. Marc
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    w203 (2004) c220cdi intermittent start issue getting worse

    Hi, For the last 2 months I have had 3 or 4 occasions whereby the engine does not start but it turns over for a few seconds until I stop it. On the next turn it works fine (within 1/2 a second). Tonight I tried 4 times but it never fired up (engine was cold), I left it for five minutes and...
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    Exhaust related error codes - help required please

    Hi, Mine turned out to be an exhaust sensor. To diagnose it I purchased a cheap cable and diagnostic software from eBay. This showed that whilst cold one exhaust sensor was showing 90 degrees centigrade and the other was around normal air temperature. A friend of mine changed it for me but it...
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    Exhaust related error codes - help required please

    Thanks again Lynall. After a quick search Steve at Wingham near Canterbury is the man and he certainly has a lot of glowing references. Marc
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    Exhaust related error codes - help required please

    Thanks BlackC55 for the suggestion. I did notice after a 100 mile journey this morning that the exhaust was pretty hot and it had a funny smell. lynall out of interest can you recommend any good independant merc mechanics in the kent area as mine has just let me down. Marc
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    Exhaust related error codes - help required please

    Wow now that is one clever system and could well explain why the sensor was triggered but the fault has not come back. I am going to keep an eye on the exhaust temperatures over the coming weeks via the laptop and see if I spot any changes. Let's hope it was a one off but if it changes I will...
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    Exhaust related error codes - help required please

    Hi, My code reader is a laptop with scantool.net running on it. It does allow me to read live data and from memory I did see some temperature sensors showing around 160oC from the exhaust (I will check again), I am not sure if this is accpetable or not. I have now cleared the codes and the EML...
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    Exhaust related error codes - help required please

    Hi, I am a newbie to fault diagnosis so require a little help. I have a late 04 w203 c220cdi and the EML came on last week. I just purchased a cable and have plugged it in and I got the following back from my software: P0426 Catalyst Temperature Sensor Range / Performance P2084 Exhaust Gas...
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