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12-29-2008, 07:48 PM
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My 2005 C230 is runing too cold...Why?
Hello fellow MB owners,
I need a little help...I have a 2005 C230 and have lately noticed that the car takes 15-20 minutes to get up to temperature, where previously, it took just a few minutes. my gas mileage has also suffered. I purchased a new thermostat but haven't installed it yet. I was hoping to get some advice from the forum prior to doing so. Any assistance is appreciated! Thanks! 
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#2
12-29-2008, 08:00 PM
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My advice is install the thermostat!
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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine) 1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow) Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra
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#3
12-30-2008, 12:41 AM
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i had similar issue, eventually set a code , dont recal which one, but get yourself some mb coolant or try to save what you have if it is the blue stuff, mb says the blue is good for 15 years or 100k miles,was a leaking thermostat, it has a little seal around the valve area, was actually hanging the unit open
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1967 250 S 1967 280SE 1968 250S 1971 280 SE 1973 220 1974 280 S 1975 450 SEL 1976 220 D 1979 300SD 1983 300 SD 1985 230 TE euro 1986 280SL 1986 500 SEL euro 1986 190E 2.3 1990 300 SE 2003 C230 K 2004 C230 K 1987 560SEL 1987 300SDL now in canada 2005 C230 1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON 1993 190E 2.6 300TD Former daily driver Totaled current: R320 CDI Ram 2500 Cummins
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#5
12-30-2008, 10:18 AM
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what you have described is a classic thermostat that never closes.hard to notice in the warm or hot weather but becomes very obvious in the cold.your cars fuel injection is also reacting to the cold engine temp and delivering a richer mixture until warmed up,hence the higher fuel usage.
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