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1996 E300D won’t start
I have a 1996 E300D with 221,000 miles. I recently had radiator, key interlock system, and gear shifter replaced. A week after getting it back from mechanic, car wouldn’t start. Very slow crank and seemed like battery. I took battery off, had it tested, and found out battery was bad. I put a new battery on and same issue. I then took starter off, had it tested, and it too was bad. Replaced starter and now a quicker spin but still not “firing” to start. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
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Air, Fuel, Compression. What's missing? That's the magic question. What the condition of the fuel filters? Air is usually a given, but check the air filter. Compression? Well you've replaced the battery and starter. What's the condition of the glow plugs? What climate are you in?
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Replaced fuel filter a week ago. I live in Louisiana. I replaced glow plugs a little more than a year ago.
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If your injection pump has a stop lever, make sure it is in the run position. Crack an injector line at pump or injector and crank to see if you have fuel delivery.
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Present 1987 300SDL 1991 300SL 1990 560SEL 2001 ML320 Past 1969 200D 1979-82 1983 300SD 1984-85 1972 250C 1982-02 1995 S350 2011 1997 S320 2012 |
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Air in the fuel lines will cause a no start. 606 engine is known for overly complicated fuel line arrangement. Tons of little plastic segments and O rings. Was the car sitting for any length of time before the no-start? If so, was it facing uphill?
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Car has been sitting for a month. Only time on incline was when changing starter which was no more than 8 hrs.
I had asked about the K40 relay before but was told that if car cranks then K40 couldn't be problem. Is this not true? I will try the injector pump/injector line. I took fuel filter off and pumped "gas" pedal and had fuel flowing. |
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It is not true.
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No one asked:
Did you pull codes?
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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive) 84 300SD Daily driver 85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily. 98 E300D *sold 86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home. |
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If your '96 has the key like my '97, there is a chip in it that can go bad, causing the car to not start. Try a different key. Since you mentioned that the key Interlock was repaired, I would be suspicious of this repair.
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My '96 doesn't have that chip, but I don't know exactly when it was introduced.
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Turn key to pos 2 with hood up and drivers window down. Listen for the "Click" of the Shut off valve openning on the side of the IP.
No click, no start.
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Terry Allison N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama 09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA) 09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.) |
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 |
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I truly appreciate all the help and suggestions. Sorry I have not answered in a while. I had a small fire in the home that we have been dealing with.
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would be cheaper to just buy your own code reader. obd2 readers are inexpensive, and darn near impossible to troubleshoot a 1996+ car without one.
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