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I've posted this problem before but just wanted to clarify a couple of things. The first start of the day is always difficult. If I wait for the glow plug lamp to extinguish the car takes 4 full starter sessions to start. Or if I wait about a minute after the lamp goes out it will start ok...

G'day All, My B170 is coming up to 7 years old and has done just over 30k miles, mostly short trips. Until recently the ECO mode would restart the engine successfully, if needed, but the ECO stop/start system has now started to misbehave in that occasionally when in stopped mode (e.g. at the...

Hi all, my first plea for help. I'm not a mechanic of any sort so please forgive me. I've had no issues with my car at all except for the fact that my radio is in constant mute mode. Tried about everything to get it out with no luck so I just accepted I'd drive in the realms of being quiet which...

Hi all, I have 110 CDI 1999 Vito, I bought the van 2 years back, 98,000k, 2 owners from new, it was a horrible green van but very little rust, so I have stripped it done a full interior and exterior color change to grey, now my problem is when i started this project, the van run fine, it was...

hi all, i hope ye can help me with my problem, when i turn the key in my 2005 ml nothing happens, it wont start or crank the engine and start error just coming up on the clock. i got the key checked by a key company and they said the key was transmitting a signal. I then got the ml plugged...

Hi I'm buying a new Merc on PCP finance (Agility). The dealer has asked me to sign the finance agreement although the vehicle is not even in the UK yet. Yet avording to the agreement the start date is the date of signature, and payments begin 1 month later. I'm uncomfortable over this. Can...

Hi everyone, I have a 92 R129 500sl that I have serviced extensively, rotors and caps, plugs and filters, it has been perfect all summer and autumn, I haven't been using it much over the last couple of months but have been starting it every two weeks or so and it has always started flawlessly ...

Finally got round to recording the cold start on my W205 with the iPhone. I did the same with my old 507 - that had secondary cats removed at the time - interesting to compare with the W205, which has the AMG Performance exhaust. W205 C63S - sports exhaust ON: W204 C63 507 - no secondary...

I have a 13 year old 230 CLK avant garde. The key turns in the ignition and the dashboard lights etc illuminate. The engine management system says no malfunction but the engine wont turn over I am just getting a click. Is it possible it is the key? The battery is two years old and I'm sure...

Hi all, First post...so please be gentle :p My 2013 SLK350 has developed a short-but-loud rattle on start up which happens about 50% of the time - sometimes after a drive and a short stop, sometimes on a cold start. It usually lasts between 2 and 5 seconds, but sometimes lasts longer and...

Approx. every 1 in 20 starts the engine does not turn over. When I put ignition back to "0" position and try again, the car starts fine. Each time the glow plug lights stays on for the normal amount of time. I cannot see any loose connections and the car has been on long runs recently so...

I recently changed the door passenger actuator on c270 cdi and now the car wont start. It doesn't crank but ignition switches on. I've checked the battery and it is fine. Changing the actuator meant taking out the door airbag, could this be the issue as the srs light is now showing on the...

Hi, I have a 2012 ML350 W166, which has been in for repair of : starts but then no electrics - Nav/radio,elec seats not operating or heated seats,no aircon,wipers, horn,indicators,power tailgate, interior lights and no drive or reverse is able to engage... They changed a power relay under...

The ECO system has stopped working in my 4 year old SLK (including the hold function for the brakes), before I spend a fortune on a diagnostic (Is £120 normal for this at a dealer? This is my first MB) can anyone suggest anything I can check myself? Thank you Daniele

Hi hope you can help my car wont start E220 2003 Diesel it cranks over ok ! It has come up ESP look in manual but i cant find why Any help Greatly Appreciated Cheers Ray

Excuse the long post. i have spent most of my life running my own business - starting in the mid eighties in Los Angeles to now in the south of the U.K. Business has become very difficult over the last two or three years to the point of me effectively stopping what I do. I am an antiques...

Hi. A couple of days I attempted to bring my SLK out of its slumbers to find that the battery was very low, the starter engaged but would not turn the engine, so I put the battery on charge for a a good few hours and now it is fully charged. This morning I attempted to start the car; all...

Hi everyone. My friends C200 cdi won't start, they were driving it and all of a sudden it cut out but after 10 mins it restarted lucky and now it's a home it won't start. I'm a tech but Peugeot trained ( I know it's bad). Apparently engine light came on but I don't have the laptop to plug on...

Hi, car won't start however the transparent tubes between the fuel filter and the fuel pump show fuel but also an abundance of air too. The air does not clear when turning the engine over. Could the pre-filter have anything to do with this or has anyone any other suggestions? We have replaced...

hi all I'm looking for some help or just to see if anyone has had this same problem ,I have a 2002 vito 108cdi , an it has recently not starting when its hot it was in the garage last week for 3 days an they said the only fault on the computer was the cam sensor this has been replaced but the...