im sure an answer to this has already been posted somewhere!
but if someone can answer it for me much appreciated !
I have a 2000 model E-Class E220CDi which iv noticed is losing power.
let me explain - the car runs fine, picks up power etc without any prob on the straight and flat. but when im joining a motorway on an uphill sliproad no matter how much i floor the gas it still wont move, this means when using uphill slipraods to join motorways im doing so at just 40mph! then once on the motorway on the straight the car speeds up to 70, 80 and 90mph with no problem. I use this uphill slipraod day in day out and i used to join the motorway using it at 70mph without any probs but cant understand why this isnt the case anymore.
today i was on another road going uphill and the same happend again. this time midway up this steep road the lights were red and so i stopped. when the lights turned green i applied the gas the car moved and almost crawled uphill max speed it got to going up was just 30mph and this was on a 50mph road! even a milk float over took me
howevr when the road levelled out the car was fine and i overtook the milk float with ease.
Im thinking of getting it booked in this week to get the fault diagnosed, but thought id ask to see what it could possible be as im hoping it aint too expensive to fix!
but if someone can answer it for me much appreciated !
I have a 2000 model E-Class E220CDi which iv noticed is losing power.
let me explain - the car runs fine, picks up power etc without any prob on the straight and flat. but when im joining a motorway on an uphill sliproad no matter how much i floor the gas it still wont move, this means when using uphill slipraods to join motorways im doing so at just 40mph! then once on the motorway on the straight the car speeds up to 70, 80 and 90mph with no problem. I use this uphill slipraod day in day out and i used to join the motorway using it at 70mph without any probs but cant understand why this isnt the case anymore.
today i was on another road going uphill and the same happend again. this time midway up this steep road the lights were red and so i stopped. when the lights turned green i applied the gas the car moved and almost crawled uphill max speed it got to going up was just 30mph and this was on a 50mph road! even a milk float over took me
howevr when the road levelled out the car was fine and i overtook the milk float with ease. Im thinking of getting it booked in this week to get the fault diagnosed, but thought id ask to see what it could possible be as im hoping it aint too expensive to fix!
