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Oil contamination of ECU
My father has a CLK230 Kompressor year 2000 which is currently showing the engine management light on the dashboard. He has consulted a local garage and been told oil has infiltrated the plugs and harness/loom through capillary action from the camshaft and oil has entered the ECU. The diagnosis is to replace the ECU, harness/loom and oxygen sensor at a cost of around £1500. Has anyone experienced this problem before? Apparently it is a a common fault? Is £1500-£2000 the only option?
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I have read about this problem a few times on the German M-B forums.
Seems the only cure is to replace the parts you have mentioned. Once the camshaft sensor develops a leak, there is a "wicking " action, that allows oil to migrate right up and into the ECU. I would try spraying some Brake Cleaner ( it will almost instantly evaporate & carry the oil away ) into all accessible places & see what happens.
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if that car is an auto trans i would check the trans computer as well.they are well known for the problem which i have personally seen several times.
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Thanks
Thanks for the info guys - very helpful. Cheers Clare
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Before you buy any new ECUs, clean the existing one out with alcohol. You'd have to be incredibly unlucky to damage a PCB or any components with mere oil, potentiometers are one exception but they're cheap to replace.
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