96 e320
 

96 e320
I have a 96 e320 that has been driving me nuts. When I go to start it, it starts and the idle surges a few times before smoothing out, then when I give it some gas it stalls as it approches 2k rpm. Then when I go to restart sometimes it starts sometimes it starts and stalls right out, any ideas???? It will stumble like its out of gas, but I know that not to be the case.
Karl

Should be throwing a fault code(s).

We changed the battery and alt. and I think that might have reset whatever codes were in there. My problem is I'm afraid to drive it because I don't want to get stuck. I think the codes reset after about 40 miles.
Karl

It's my daughter in laws car, and the light was on. My son said it was an egr code but I didn't see it for myself. I pulled the egr valve and put a vacuum check on it and it held, I then cleaned it real good with the valve open and closed and it looked as if it was opening and closing smoothly. Any other ideas? I could really use the help.
Karl

If its doing as you describe, it ought to set new codes pretty quickly.

That info (or lack of same) will help point you in the right direction.

Here are a few posts I have left in the past day or so, if you can help me out at all it would be great.
96 e320
I have a 96 e320 that has been driving me nuts. When I go to start it, it starts and the idle surges a few times before smoothing out, then when I give it some gas it stalls as it approaches 2k rpm. Then when I go to restart sometimes it starts sometimes it starts and stalls right out, any ideas???? It will stumble like its out of gas, but I know that not to be the case.

We changed the battery and alt. and I think that might have reset whatever codes were in there. My problem is I'm afraid to drive it because I don't want to get stuck. I think the codes reset after about 40 miles.

It's my daughter in laws car, and the light was on. My son said it was an egr code but I didn't see it for myself. I pulled the egr valve and put a vacuum check on it and it held, I then cleaned it real good with the valve open and closed and it looked as if it was opening and closing smoothly. Any other ideas? I could really use the help.
Karl