Hello all:

96 C280... runs great but I have an annoying problem. When cold, the cars starts perfectly, however, when hot it will start normal then stall if left at idle about 5-10 seconds later. It will restart again quickly, but the cycle will repeat. If I rev it up a little, at that 5-10 second later mark, it will hesitate for a sec, then will run fine. Took it to my regular mechanic, he is very good, but apparently bought a castle and now he's charging ridiculous amounts of money, said it was probably a relay. No error codes at all. Apart from that the car runs great. Any ideas which relay should I troubleshoot?

Thanks

Changed the overload relay.... problem solved

just out of interest,where is the location of the ovp relay on the w202 car?

In the engine bay, passenger side towards the windshield.
It's a rectangle metal box with a fuse on top.

.... right behind the battery.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Behind the battery ? On my 202 the battery is in the trunk, the OVP is in the engine bay.

my car is a c200 and the battery sits in the trunk(boot)

where is the ovp in this situation?

mine is a C220, the battery is in the boot, and the OVP where I mentioned earlier.

In that case, I would still think the OVP would be in the left side of the engine bay, in-between the first and second firewall (for lack of a better term). The left side would be your driver's side.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

It is in the engine bay, right hand side. There is a black plastic cover with a yellow sticker that reads "battery in trunk" Lift the cover and right in the middle you will find it with a fuse on top.