W220 problem

[chrisbrad66]

Hello all, last night on way home from work the car a S320CDI was running normally, i pulled in to buy some cigarettes, got back in the car started it up and a message E.P.C. Electronic power control visit workshop appeared on the screen, the car drove faultlessly all the way home and dare i say i booted it and it even felt a lot quicker then normal? any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks. Also i seem to remember when i switched the engine off to go in the shop it seemed to take a while to stop after i switched off, hope this helps a little

 

[SilverSaloon]

Hello all, last night on way home from work the car a S320CDI was running normally, i pulled in to buy some cigarettes, got back in the car started it up and a message E.P.C. Electronic power control visit workshop appeared on the screen, the car drove faultlessly all the way home and dare i say i booted it and it even felt a lot quicker then normal? any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks. Also i seem to remember when i switched the engine off to go in the shop it seemed to take a while to stop after i switched off, hope this helps a little

does the warning come back now the car has been switched off overnight?

On my 7 series, i occasionally got strange messages appearing. Sometimes they went away and never came back!!

 

[chrisbrad66]

tried it twice today and still the same message

 

[BlackC55]

It means there is a problem with the engine. The main culprits are the fuel pressure sensors or somthing to do with the fuel system. Get the codes read first.

 

[chrisbrad66]

just an update to this, took the car for star diagnose to my local indy,£20 quid to plug it in, BARGAIN, result 8 pages of stored faults, virtually every system on the car brought a code up, OH S--T i thought here we go, any way faults all erased and a roadtest to see what reappears, low fuel pressure sensor not closing, bought a new sensor, fitted and hey presto cars a goodun again. seems like the car has never had a star diagnose for years and just kept storing faults that have been fixed and not cleared?

 

[ajb]

Where did you go for this Chris? My S320 has had two of these El Power Control things in the last month or so...

 

[chrisbrad66]

A.M.G. in Hyde, Tameside. They are on Broadway Ind estate. All ex Merc Technicians, very friendly and Knowledgeable. i will de3f use them all the time now.