I just bought a 270 CDI 2002 home and have just tried to start it and it won't fire. All the warning lights come on in position 2.The heating coil light goes out but all the others stay on and the car tries to turn over but won't fire. Any ideas?
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I just bought a 270 CDI 2002 home and have just tried to start it and it won't fire. All the warning lights come on in position 2.The heating coil light goes out but all the others stay on and the car tries to turn over but won't fire. Any ideas?
Greenfly were called and they started the engine eventually. They said it was the glow plugs. When warm the car seems to start ok now so I guess I know what needs doing, although the car seems to make what sounds like a grinding noise (I know theres a whoosh sound in some other MLs but this sounds more like grinding). At least I have a glimpse of things to come! Thanks for all your suggestions. I am going to check them all out. It's good to see there is so much knowledge on this site. As a Land Rover owner previous to this, the forums often provide more insight than specialists and main dealers. Thanks again.
A common problem seems to be the tank mounted fuel pump, I have had a couple of them go one around the 130,000 mile and the other around the 180,000mile mark, the main pump just won’t pull the fuel up on its own.
Update. The engine now starts and stalls. Then it starts if you turn the key and hold it for 30s which is not ideal. I am thinking its not the glow plugs and am now thinking maybe you are right about the fuel delivery system. Is there any way of checking?
Get a MB Star session booked for it.
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