hi everyone ,urgent help needed,,wont start

[eddiereilly]

hi never had a problem with my merc c240 estate 2001 70k full service history until yesterday,pulled into a garge for fuel next time i tryed to start it no start all dash and lights working so call to rac 1st rac bloke stuck the jump leads on and stuck his torch in and said he couldnt do anything as its a v6 ,so gets an other truck to cart my car and me home 2 hrs later ,he thinks a possible starter moter other thinks a sensor , so now ive got the car getting moved to a garge not knowing prices or what is thats wrong please help as i dont want to be stung

 

[Cole@MBS]

If you have full service history call out mobilo,

Welcome to the forums

 

[eddiereilly]

its not dealer history tho , and im the second owner from new

 

[Cole@MBS]

I take it its a 203 !

 

[eddiereilly]

yeah w203 1st time ive had any problems in 3 yrs with it

 

[eddiereilly]

yeah w203 1st time ive had any problems in 3 yrs with it

please anyone with any sort of idea and prices please advise as ive been told by that many battery , sensor , starter , i really havent got a clue to it

 

[television]

If the car is cranking then the CPS is a usual fault

 

[eddiereilly]

mate whats cranking and cps ,sorry to be not clued up just ive never had a problem with a car in the past so im a novice to this until now

 

[television]

Cranking is when the starter motor is turning the engine over but it will not fire up.

CPS is the crankshaft sensor that sets the engine up to fire

 

[eddiereilly]

when i try to turn the car over i get just a little click from i think the starter , but the time i turned it over before it didnt start i sounded like it nearly didnt start, does that seam like its the problem

 

[Cole@MBS]

Try this!

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=46827

 

[eddiereilly]

Try this!

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=46827

just had a look fuse is fine

 

[roofless]

is your battery ok ?

 

[eddiereilly]

yeah , been told so many things battery starter and cps dont know what to do now

 

[roofless]

it's a good idea to join the AA ect then use them to get a idea of the prob plus it's good to have back up when you need it

 

[eddiereilly]

just sold my clk 2 weeks ago and got rac mate they where useless

 

[television]

Just saying that my car does not start does not give us much help,if we had been told that the starter did not turn the engine over then we would have gone straight to the starter, battery or IES

 

[eddiereilly]

sorry mate im new to here , its in the garage now and i ve been told its the starter motor how much should i expect to pay any ideas fellas

 

[television]

sorry mate im new to here , its in the garage now and i ve been told its the starter motor how much should i expect to pay any ideas fellas

They should fit a reconditioned one, I have not got a price but not too expensive and fairly easy to fit

 

[eddiereilly]

thanks malcom