Hello all, not much good with the wife's car. She drove a mile, it stalled at a stoplight and refuses to restart. I know the right 02 sensor is bad but that wouldn't stall the engine - I believe it's a gas problem since when it stalled, it didn't just instantly shut off (by her description) but stuttered to a stop over a couple seconds.

I did a bit of searching but no joy...
Questions abound...

What/where are the major players on the fuel delivery system?
What is the correct resistance for the crank position sensor (and where is it)?
Where/which is the fuel pump relay?
Does this car have an OVP relay, about which I've read much?

Background which may be idicative... the car would occasionally start then stall, then after restarting and a gentle boot on the gas, no problems running. This may not be significant but I'm open to opinions.

Gas gage reads much over full when tank is actually near full, but reads okay when tank is half or less; reserve light functional, wife refuels when the odometer suggests she oughta (I think this is separate and unrelated).

Anyone want to sell me the Bentley manual applicable to this model?

Crank position sensor? that may kill a car, dont know if your engine has one,

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

There's no OVP in that car.

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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

It would be a good idea to add a few gallons of gas to the tank so you can definitely rule out that the gas tank isn't empty.

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Thanks guys - turns out the fuel pump gave out - car with 140,000 mi had a fuel filter & pump that were original and replaced. GD indie $645 yikes!! Feel like a fool but at least the tow from the freeway onramp was free - thank you GEICO. PS After market bosch pumps are available online for $236 at **********

$400.- for labor to replace fuel pump/filter? What can I say?

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

Having that pesky star on the front can be a real b!tch sometimes, eh?

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1991 300E - 212K and rising fast...