Hey, my first post here.
I was wondering if someone could make sense of the following or had a similar issue:
I bought a C200 (2015) a couple of months ago, which had an MB recall for a software update.
Dropped the car at the MB, which did the below two software updates:
SRPC2044 Alternator Operation
4985 Update Powertrain control unit software
Post the software update; the ECL appeared in the dashboard. I got a call, and I authorised an initial investigation (I had to pay for it), which pointed out a timing chain issue.
They wanted to authorise over 2K to sort out the issue without knowing the root cause. This is baffling to me. I declined the offer and took the car to an MB specialist, where they identified after several tests that the position of the intake camshaft is outside the normal range.
Now I need to decide my next steps as the worst-case scenario to resolve this issue is 1.5K.
How can a software update change the position of the intake camshaft? Might the issue have existed before, and the previous owner played around with the software?
I am honestly confused and I would really appreciate your opinion.
I was wondering if someone could make sense of the following or had a similar issue:
I bought a C200 (2015) a couple of months ago, which had an MB recall for a software update.
Dropped the car at the MB, which did the below two software updates:
SRPC2044 Alternator Operation
4985 Update Powertrain control unit software
Post the software update; the ECL appeared in the dashboard. I got a call, and I authorised an initial investigation (I had to pay for it), which pointed out a timing chain issue.
They wanted to authorise over 2K to sort out the issue without knowing the root cause. This is baffling to me. I declined the offer and took the car to an MB specialist, where they identified after several tests that the position of the intake camshaft is outside the normal range.
Now I need to decide my next steps as the worst-case scenario to resolve this issue is 1.5K.
How can a software update change the position of the intake camshaft? Might the issue have existed before, and the previous owner played around with the software?
I am honestly confused and I would really appreciate your opinion.