m1bnk
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Guys, I need help, big style
My old 1996 E36 has died a death and I replaced it with a 1999 E240 2.4 V6 Auto saloon, bought privately. 94K on the clock, full service history, but not all MB. Last service done by an unknown independent garage at 92K
Saw the car, drove it extensively around Edinburgh and it was fine. After a week or two though it cut out on me a couple of times at traffic lights. Full symptoms of the two (maybe related) faults
If I pull out my drive and accelerate hardish towards the bottom of the street, then when I get to the junction the car seems to try to surge off the brake. If I drive gently it's fine.
After a little bit of driving, then if I stop the car but leave it in D, then the car starts to misfire and the engine dies, I can catch it and put the car in neutral, the misfire continues for a few seconds and then the revs increase to about 1100, misfire clears and the revs settle back down to the 600 ish they are usually at tickover, until the next time I drive forward and then stop in D, and we continue same again. If I switch the ignition off (or the engine dies) then it's fine again for about 10-15 minutes of driving. If I catch the car before the engine dies and put it in neutral while it's in this misfire mode then pressing the throttle gives a delayed response from the engine - a bit like the timing is out. 1st-2nd gear change can be quite violent while it's in this mode too. No fault warnings come up on the dash.
Normal driving along the road at any speed and for any length of time is fine.
Only thing I have noticed so far is that the dipstick shows oil about a quarter of the way up the red plastic fitting on the end, but the electronic oil level display shows "Oil Over Max"
I've got no access to code readers (is there a cheap one available) and my spanner waving knowledge, while good, is limited to engines old enough not to look like hospital intensive care patients. I've got about a grand left to spend, and I'm OK about giving that to the local dealership if I have to, but it's an absolute, there's no more money in the kitty and my nightmare is getting a big bill I can't pay resulting in no money & no car -> no job
Your help would be most appreciated
My old 1996 E36 has died a death and I replaced it with a 1999 E240 2.4 V6 Auto saloon, bought privately. 94K on the clock, full service history, but not all MB. Last service done by an unknown independent garage at 92K
Saw the car, drove it extensively around Edinburgh and it was fine. After a week or two though it cut out on me a couple of times at traffic lights. Full symptoms of the two (maybe related) faults
If I pull out my drive and accelerate hardish towards the bottom of the street, then when I get to the junction the car seems to try to surge off the brake. If I drive gently it's fine.
After a little bit of driving, then if I stop the car but leave it in D, then the car starts to misfire and the engine dies, I can catch it and put the car in neutral, the misfire continues for a few seconds and then the revs increase to about 1100, misfire clears and the revs settle back down to the 600 ish they are usually at tickover, until the next time I drive forward and then stop in D, and we continue same again. If I switch the ignition off (or the engine dies) then it's fine again for about 10-15 minutes of driving. If I catch the car before the engine dies and put it in neutral while it's in this misfire mode then pressing the throttle gives a delayed response from the engine - a bit like the timing is out. 1st-2nd gear change can be quite violent while it's in this mode too. No fault warnings come up on the dash.
Normal driving along the road at any speed and for any length of time is fine.
Only thing I have noticed so far is that the dipstick shows oil about a quarter of the way up the red plastic fitting on the end, but the electronic oil level display shows "Oil Over Max"
I've got no access to code readers (is there a cheap one available) and my spanner waving knowledge, while good, is limited to engines old enough not to look like hospital intensive care patients. I've got about a grand left to spend, and I'm OK about giving that to the local dealership if I have to, but it's an absolute, there's no more money in the kitty and my nightmare is getting a big bill I can't pay resulting in no money & no car -> no job
Your help would be most appreciated