Please Help

[starvo]

I own a MB c200 1995. i wonder if anyone out there have had similar problems as i am going through at the moment. My dashboard and heating control back lights flashes and i loose control of the controllers, when that is happening the heating system will be constantly hot. This problem is on and off. I have had the controller console replaced by that did not cure the problem.

A week ago, I was told by a machanic that the alternator needed changing, after replacing the alternator the car have developed more problems.A day after he replaced the alternator, the car could not start without a jump , so i took it back , the guy sold me another battery but this l did not cure the starting problem.

I managed to start with a jump start, but the battery did not charge up infact it seemed to be loosing more power as i was driving eventually it lost all the power that the in stereo and inside lights just switched off on theri own. I had to call breakdown services. The car was toured to the same gararge and the breakdown services guy told me i have an electrical fault and my cat needed replacing. Is it normal for a cat to blow all of a sudden, can a cat cause the drain on the battery.

Is it a combination of problems i am having ? whow best and economically can i sort out the problems please help

 

[W210 Fan]

CAT and battery are not related at all, I design cars I know. Replaced battery and alternator should have cured your large electrical problems, as to the heating thing I dont know, mine does it and I give it a swift whack just to the left of the hazard button on the centre console and it stops playing up. As with cars there can always be a number of things that could be wrong and you will be out of pocket if I suggest any of them. My advice is not to back to that garage as they are either taking you for a ride or have no idea what they are doing, I would actually take this to Merc garage now where they know the car unless anybody else recognises the symptons........

 

[Howard]

I design cars I know.

Cool, who for ? any piccys you'd like to show us ?

 

[Parrot of Doom]

 

[basmar]

Does it have rack and peanut stearing

 

[Dieselman]

I own a MB c200 1995. i wonder if anyone out there have had similar problems as i am going through at the moment. My dashboard and heating control back lights flashes and i loose control of the controllers, when that is happening the heating system will be constantly hot. This problem is on and off. I have had the controller console replaced by that did not cure the problem.

A week ago, I was told by a machanic that the alternator needed changing, after replacing the alternator the car have developed more problems.A day after he replaced the alternator, the car could not start without a jump , so i took it back , the guy sold me another battery but this l did not cure the starting problem.

I managed to start with a jump start, but the battery did not charge up infact it seemed to be loosing more power as i was driving eventually it lost all the power that the in stereo and inside lights just switched off on theri own. I had to call breakdown services. The car was toured to the same gararge and the breakdown services guy told me i have an electrical fault and my cat needed replacing. Is it normal for a cat to blow all of a sudden, can a cat cause the drain on the battery.

Is it a combination of problems i am having ? whow best and economically can i sort out the problems please help

As has been said the problems are not related, unless the garage means that the Lamda sensor has shorted, not the CAT is gone, thus draining the power.

For the electrical problems either you have a bad connection otr a seroius short circuit. Maybe the "new" alternator is duff and is shorting out.

If you are handy with a digital meter this will be easy...otherwise.