starting problem

Hi all I am new to the forum and was hoping for some guidance. I have got a 2003 110 cdi vito and it has got a hot start problem. When cold it starts fine every time but the glow plug light stays on for around 60 seconds. When warm it struggles and have to turn it over for a while and...

So, W210. Petrol 2.8 6 in-line (M104.942) became difficult to start the other day, normally not a problem starting. Ignition on (normal), crank (normal), engine fires very briefly and abruptly stops. Continued attempts initially achieved a slightly longer engine run (maybe 1/2 sec) and again...

Evening, New to the MB owners club although have owned a number of classic Mercedes Benz. W124 E220 Coupe in Beryl Blue with only 40,000 Miles Mercedes S600 V12 Bi-Turbo Mercedes 190E Sportline Mercedes 190E 1.8 Manual These are the most recent owned. Im currently having an issue with my...

I wonder if someone would be kind enough to offer a few thoughts! I have a 2006 mecedes CLK 2.2 diesel, which was running fine other than every now and then I would turn the ignition key it would go through the pre start checks etc then not start on final twist of the key. This was not a...

Afternoon all, tried to start the old girl up this morning after a week of not being driven and she wouldn't start. It's almost starting but dies just before it catches. Got the rac coming out shortly to take a look but just wondering if anyone had any pointers to what this may be. The car is...

Hello, I have a 1999 Mercedes Vario coach and am having some real issues with the starting mechanism. 2 months ago we got to the point where it would turn over and turn over for up to 20 seconds before finally firing up. We replaced the starter motor and it was like a new vehicle for 2 weeks...

Hi all, i have a 1991 500sl that is refusing to start. It was put away for winter and started when first time when removed from storage. the second start it refused to start instead to back fired loudly. it would then run for 5 seconds and die out. any help appreciated

Hi guys, I have a 1996 Sprinter 208D Motorhome and I'm having difficulty starting it after leaving overnight. It takes about 2-4 minutes of tuning the engine over on the key before it starts to try and fire up, whilst turning it over on the key, you can see it trying to gas up as smoke comes...

Hi all from NZ :-) Have a c200 97 4 cylinder - bit of an odd fault - wondered if anyone had any idea's ? Battery was flat so charged up and ran fine for 50 km stopped for 5 hours went to start and it caught but died like no fuel went to start again and nothing rested it for a while and it...

Hi, Recently my C270 CDI estate developed a starting problem. Approx 4 months ago I replaced the fuel filter, and the fuel line between filter and HP pump due to brittle retaining clips. All seemed to be going well, up until a couple of weeks ago when the morning temperatures started to dip...

I have a 2011, A160 1500cc, with less that 11,000 miles. The last two days I've had trouble starting the car and there is a rattling sound that appears to come from under the car. The noise is the same whether or not I'm in gear. It's going for it's first service in two days but I'm worried that...

Hello, I have an automatic E240 1999. It has worked brilliant until now. This morning I was going to the mall shopping but unfortunately I had to turn back already at the parking lot. I put the key in and turned it but there was only the starter running for about 5-6 seconds. Tried it a...

hello, sorry if there is already a thread about this but i could not find it . right i have a clk 230k w208 1999 and its just started to go a bit weird in the morning it starts fine and runs fine . once it warms up it will not restart if turned off it just cranks over . if i let it cool...

I have a problem with my E300TD, it is absolutely fine when parked facing downhill or even on the flat but if I leave it parked uphill for any period of time when I go to start the car, it just does not want to start, the car turns over and when I push it to face downhill it will eventually...

What started as an inter-mittant problem of starting, then immediately stalling has gradually gotten worse. My car will fire up, then stalls - this originally happened once and on 2nd start it would fire up and all would be ok. The next time started it may or may not start first time...