A-Class S reg. Cutting out HELP!!!

[stevo-p]

My wife drives a A-Class 160 1998. We bought this second hand about a year ago. The car has been very reliable until now. The car starts fine and drives perfectly well for 15 - 20 mins, then with no warning it just cuts out. It then takes 15 - 20 mins before it will start again. This keeps on happening. The stealerships want a fortune to open the bonnet. Has anyone encountered this problem? There are no Haynes Manuals for the A-Class.

There is no warning on the dash when it cuts out. It turns over fine but won't fire!

Please help!

 

[marnix]

Why don't you try an independant MB specialist rather than a main Stealer.
He will find the fault and only charge you a fraction of the price you will be paying for the monkeys working in the main dealerships.

 

[stevo-p]

Will get the Mrs onto that in the morning, just hoped that I was not the only person to encounter this problem. Don't want to get ripped off.

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

The only problem I've encountered of a similar nature was condensation in the distributor cap. A replacement cap sorted it.

The car would start and travel for about 3/4 miles and then cut out. After 15/20mins would then start OK, presumable as the warmth created by the engine gradually warmed the distributor cap thus elininating the condensation.

Cheap fix if it solves the problem!

 

[stevo-p]

To my understanding, there is no distributer on this model. I have been told that it is electronic management? Please don't laugh if I am totaly wrong!!!

 

[stevo-p]

Problem sorted, it was the crank shaft scensor!!!