'97 C-280 c.e. light came on -- if car was not warmed up for 5-10 minutes -- between 20 & 50 mph it would stall and sputter - once in overdrive and maintaining rpm ran great . would not act up again until motor cooled down . if car was warmed up for 5-10 -- ran great . made appt. at dealer --- never made it . car will crank - run long enough to burn the shot of fuel from the pump -- die . HAVE CHANGED FILTER

relay ? fuel regulator ? fuel throttle switch ?

low voltage to injectors ? PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN

ANY SUGGESTIONS / IDEAS GREATLY APPRECIATED

First you need to se if you are losing fuel or injector pulse or maybe even fire. There is only one thing that comes to mind on a no start c-280 and that is overvoltage relay and Mass air flow meter. DONT change these parts until you find out what you dont have. Best bet would probably bringing it to shop if you dont know how to check for these signals.

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euro 287
Mercedes Technician 7 Years (retired to Hyundai)
2000 Dodge Durango
98 Mazda truck

I am pretty sure the OVP was not a problem in 97 M104s.

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2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver)

Previous:
1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)

Funny just checked my records and yes we replaced one last month. They do go bad and they will cause intermittent problems

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euro 287
Mercedes Technician 7 Years (retired to Hyundai)
2000 Dodge Durango
98 Mazda truck

I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP EUORO 287 . I AM CONFUSED AT WHICH PART YOU REPLACED . ALL YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND HOPEFULY I WILL BE BACK ON THE RD. SOON . I WILL POST THE PROBLEM WHEN FOUND . (STILL LOOKING ) HAD A LITLLE PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TECH. TOLD ME CAR WOULDN'T RUN W/ CERTAIN PART UNPLUGGED . I HAD ALREADY MANAGED TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AND DRIVE 30 MILES HOME WITH THAT PART IN THE PASSENGER SEAT . I HAVE BEEN TOLD LIE AFTER LIE .(FROM THAT PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP) I WILL FIX IT MYSELF OR IT CAN SIT AS IS .