Hi all, I hope someone can help me. My 94 E320 was running fine, my low fuel light was on so I stopped for gas. As soon I got in the car and started it after filling up I knew there was a problem. I started right up but was idling like crap. When I put the car in drive and attempted to drive away it would hardly move forward! Once I got it up to speed it was ok, but pulling off at red lights was a scary affair. I got home and read the codes, I got a 3 lambda control fault. Could this fault be caused by bad gas?

Also, it has been raining here in Atlanta for a week almost nonstop. My thinking is this, that some how rain water must have entered the storage tanks and contaminated the tanks. Since my tank was almost bone dry before i filled up I now have a tank of watery gas.

Does anyone have any insight on this, am I going in the right direction?

Thanks.

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Sounds plausible since it happened right after a fillup Try putting that stuff the removes water from the gas in and see if that helps.

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Sounds like you paid a lot for free water, get it out as you dont know what percentage it is andthe fuel injection parts are WAYYYYYYY more costly than a tank of gas.
Bill

It was water in the fuel. I disconnected the fuel hose at the pumps and the first few gallons were nothing but water. All is well now.

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'94 E320 with 272,000 miles. '92 500SEL 133,000 miles.
Mods to the '94: TomTom GPS in place of ash tray, Auto Dimming Mirror ,Memory seat, DEI 545T Auto lamps, DEI 530T Auto Up/Down Windows, DEI Remote Start, Motorola Bluetooth® Car Kit, Built in phone charger using factory phone wiring, RainTracker Rain sensing wiper, Keyless Entry, Ambient lighting of center storage compartment. Soon: factory heated seats, REST
Mercedes-Benz is my addiction of choice.
http://www.youtube.com/vanwiek