70 Litres Unleaded in my E320CDI - HELP!!

[Xtractorfan]

Unless a jump start will show up on star....The star guys will know......it will be very hard to prove any liability

 

[television]

This is simple if the car cannot communicate with STAR and the engine fan is running when switched on the car has been jumped with the polarity the wrong way round.

There are no problems in disconnecting the batteries or jumping a 211,it is nothing like a 203.

If an indie was working on the car then only one battery lead would get removed.

Why the car need jumping anyway is a mystery as there was nothing wrong on that side of things, and the battery would have been good for 3 weeks

 

[dieselman]

What lessons have I learnt?

Pay the money and use a dealer where possible for complete peace of mind.

Wrong..

The lesson is to not misfuel your car..

 

[rothbury]

Wrong..

The lesson is to not misfuel your car..

Oh dear that's not very helpful! There ought to be a thumbs down button for posts!

 

[television]

If you drain a diesel car it takes a fair bit of cranking to fill the fuel lines and get the fuel as far as the front filter.

We my never know how that was done or even if attempted,I do not know enough about diesels to know if the pump would work if going backwards

 

[dieselman]

If you drain a diesel car it takes a fair bit of cranking to fill the fuel lines and get the fuel as far as the front filter.

We my never know how that was done or even if attempted,I do not know enough about diesels to know if the pump would work if going backwards

It should be a mechanical lift pump so that can't happen.

 

[Cole@MBS]

211 has a electric pump in the tank, hence, never turn the key to number 2 if you mis-fuel!!!!!

 

[Colin_P]

211 has a electric pump in the tank, hence, never turn the key to number 2 if you mis-fuel!!!!!

The logical way to get the majority of air out the system is to run that pump till you get fuel through the filter, and then only start cranking the engine. It can make it possible to get the engine running without needing a jump start and puts a lot less strain on your starter motor, which isn't designed to run for long periods.

 

[television]

211 has a electric pump in the tank, hence, never turn the key to number 2 if you mis-fuel!!!!!

OK so if electric and it ran backwards through reversed polarity there should be no diesel in the fuel lines. I was just trying to work out who did what and if there was a way to tell

 

[Ultymate]

If a reverse polarity jump start has been attempted the first thing that usually fries, if the leads are connected for more than the briefest flash, is the rectifier pack in the alternator. Is this engine CDI or mechanical injection ?

 

[television]

If a reverse polarity jump start has been attempted the first thing that usually fries, if the leads are connected for more than the briefest flash, is the rectifier pack in the alternator. Is this engine CDI or mechanical injection ?

Yes that is true of most cars, not sure how the battery inverter box comes into this one

 

[stickandrudder]

Let's wait and see the final outcome before making any judgements shall we?

 

[Kalley]

will update you all tomorrow......

 

[Kalley]

MB have diagnosed a blown fuse near the SAM.

Replaced it and re-programmed the ECU.

Car started!!

They are charging me 2 hours labour which I think is reasonable.

You thoughts??

 

[47p2]

Sounds ok to me, did they say what they suspected caused the blown fuse?

 

[Dosco]

MB have diagnosed a blown fuse near the SAM.

Replaced it and re-programmed the ECU.

Car started!!

They are charging me 2 hours labour which I think is reasonable.

You thoughts??

A 'Blown fuse' it all sounds so simple NOW However I guess you are extremely relieved that's all it was.
- however as always the simple things are never checked first if so you might have gotten away with half an hour of labour:Oops:

 

[Kalley]

i suspect the indie may have blown the fuse when disconnecting/connecting the battery?

Who knows....main thing is the car has been drained, diesel filter changed, fuse replaced, ECU reprogrammed and its running.

I've left it with MB for its 2nd year service - which I am told is a main service costing £490!!

Just so relieved - I can sleep now!!

 

[television]

MB have diagnosed a blown fuse near the SAM.

Replaced it and re-programmed the ECU.

Car started!!

They are charging me 2 hours labour which I think is reasonable.

You thoughts??

OK so your indie did not disconnect the battery when taking down the tank and blew the fuse for the SAM when putting it back. Its something one does automatically when working on cars, or should do. Its when you plug things back in that causes these things owing to the multi contacts and what pin makes contact first.

Pleased it was not what I though earlier, so on all job one should disconnect the battery

I would not have thought that one, but pleased its all going

 

[Rory]

You thoughts??

Your indie seems clueless. Maybe he isn't really, but he sounds it. Who was it, I wonder if it's the same one on another thread where they seem to be struggling?

 

[dieselman]

We are making an assumption that the Indie didn't disconnect the battery, maybe he did and the fuse blew on connection due to a current surge.

I would have thought that checking the fuses would be one of the first diagnostics to be tried.