2011 W207 E250cdi gearbox issues and DPF fault.

[Andyspain]

Thanks for the add to the forum, Just bought a 2011 E250cdi coupe with 5g box. Was fine for a day or so, then drove 200 miles and engine light came on, on motorway fine , sat at 80mph all day an drove it to spain 1000 miles no probs ... except wouldnt downshift on hills and slowing to roundabouts etc. ,manual shift works fine but limited to 3k. if i stop at junction it will downshift and then go up through the gears but wont rev out above 3k, basically gutless ie limp mode but all gears work fine up to 3k in paddle shift etc up to 80 odd mph. my cheap OBD read blocked DPF and temp sensor faults, cleared them but still the same. faults came back pretty quick ie dpf blocked. disconnected battery , still the same. been using wynns dpf regen liquid in diesel for last day or so in vain hope it helps ! any help advice welcome , thanks

 

[TeddyRuxpin]

The problem is probably the DPF and nothing to do with the gearbox. It’s in limp mode, as you say.

Brave to buy a car then drive 1000 miles in it!

 

[Petrol Pete]

Hi Andy and welcome . You bought a 12 year old Diesel Merc that displayed an EML after 200 miles of ownership then promptly drove it a thousand miles to Spain with the EML still on.

What exactly do you want us to say mate ?

Fair play to you Andy , Respect

 

[sautah]

same engine so you§ll find this of use....

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