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Old 10-07-2008, 04:09 AM
mpolli mpolli is offline
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Originally Posted by 500selproud View Post
that is most likely your air pump doing a "self test" my 97 c230 ( c2durty) does it only at stop lights where you'd think it is gonna "die" but it never has for the last 20k, i bet it revs down to like 400rpm for a few seconds and then right back up to 750 rpms. On a nice day with windows open you can hear the air pump clicking from the front of the car. hope this helps.
This is correct. This is what it is doing. It will do it only once in a drive cycle right? And it will do it only at a stop, foot on the brake, after the car has warmed up for about 5 minutes driving right?
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