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Started losing power a while back, along with visible air in the fuel lines - so I naturally thought the air was the cause. finally got round to fixing the air leak today, but it hasnt cured the problem. symptoms: car starts perfectly and idles smoothly, albeit with a very slight diesel...

Hi All! I have a SERIOUS lack of power in my C200 She is a manual, 2lt petrol, no a/c, non turbo Normally I could take of sharp enough at traffic lights, and changing up gears it would just whizz on!:rock: Problem now is its slower and hesitates when you change gear...and rubbish at...

I have recently come across a problem with my SL 55 04 plate where it looses power. This usually happens when I apply full throttle in 1st and hit maximum revs then it dies in 2nd with no power whatsoever, I can continue driving but when you put your foot down the engine revs but doesn't preform...

Hi all, I've returned to AMG ownership after some years (sorry, I know there's no excuse!) and have got a 2001 W210 E55 AMG. It was running as smoothly as it should at first, if a little down on power. However, after a couple of weeks it started becoming jerky on mid throttle openings...

Hi, I could really use some advise with my car please... I purchased an E320 CDI 2007 V6 facelift model just over a year ago with full MBSH & 42500 on the clock. Car needed a service 'E' at the time and was a couple of weeks overdue so I only drove the car very gently for 300 miles or so and...

Hi everyone I have a 01 w210 E270 automatic. lately i noticed that the car has started to change gear at apporx 3000rpm which i think is a bit high. Also when i get out mu underground garage (forward or backword) i have to push the throtle more than i used to. I thougt that might be the brakes...

Mercedes option 477 TYRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNING SYSTEM. These systems are rapidly becoming a standard fixture on wheels on recent Benz's Several questions occurred to me concerning what happens to these systems where tyres are changed at a non MB tyre depot. Is there any danger of the...

Hi Very new to this and i hope someone can help me? I have a c200 1999 with only 53k genuine mileage. on a recent trip on the motorway i kept losing power at about 60 mph. RAC man thinks it may be the cat on the exhaust. once i turned it off it would accelerate to about 60mph OK but then...

hey guys. urgent help with this. my C230K has a misfire on idle and a loss of power on high rpm. my diagnostic results are as follows: P0170: right cylinder mixture adaptation reaches limit value. P0130: G3/4 (02-KAT front right detector) P0170: right cylinder mixture adaptation reaches limit...

Had this car since 162k every few weeks check water and oil religiously and no use of any just over 170k now and had a new light come on the dash yellow water level light topped it up about 200 miles ago now it's back on again. No hard starting problems no mixing of fluids temp gauge sits a...

Hi, I own a 1999 early facelift E320 CDI, chassis number: WDB 210 026 1A 985742 (its a French car). with just over 200 000 km on the clock. Recently its becoming sluggish on kickdown and I leave a trail of billowing smoke at the same time, and everytime I accelerate hard I can hear a...

My C180 2001 ( AUTO/PETROL )has been playing up a bit lately. Started with sometimes when pulling out of a side street i would get a loss of power ( like a flat spot ) then it would be ok. I took it to a garage and they put it on a test (not MB garage but they do the same star test) but they...

On the motorway yesterday, all going well sat at 70mph for a hour or so. I then needed to move to another lane so give it more throttle to find the car lacking in power in a big way. Stopped at the next services to see if it had blown a turbo pipe off but all pipes intact. (on the way into...

Anyone had loss of power on there E55 ? Mine wont pass 140 and it is remapped and was able to hit the 160 with ease . Any Idea's before I take it into the performance shop ??

hi my e300 diesel has lost power it will build up speed on the motor way and go over 3000 rpm in neuteral or park it revs very freely but its slugish going up hills and will slow down i've taken the pipe from the air box to the turbo off to see if there was any suction and there was on tick over...

Hi all, was away camping this weekend ,when on a trip i had a loss of power when going up a hill also noticed a cloud of black smoke coming from the rear,now car has no kick down very sluggish will climb to speed eventually,mpg is still good no other symptoms other than lack of top end speed its...

When I started engine the engine fan warning light came on and the engine fan was staying on continuously. Also there is a loss of power and engine will not go over 3000 revs. My mechanic has put the car onto the diagnostics but will not accept although in the past computer diagnostics have...

After the recent DPF problems on my V6CDI Vito, I had the pressure sensor changed yesterday. The van is now less responsive and feels as though it has lost 40-50bhp if that makes sense. Even when the EML light was on and the van was limping intermittently, on a good day, (when not in limp...

Had a error come up on my 350 cdi yesterday: Speedtronic - visit workshop! Car lost power and wouldn't go over 60mph. Distronic inoperative as well. Pulled over, turned off and restarted and every thing returned to normal. Any ideas before I take it to the stealers?

I have 1994 E320. Engine runs fine a smooth, but it has started to suffer intermittent power loss. Revs start to drop about once every couple of minutes (both when at idle and under power). Unless at idle it doesn't stall, and it can be caught with the throttle. I've done a search but...