Miss sugar
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Please, if anyone can help, you may save my day/week/year!
About a month ago, my Mercedes ( slk r170 230 kompressor automatic) started playing up. As I pulled into town it cut out, completely, (no engine or power but dash lights stayed on) I waited 5 mins then car started fine. Got it on diagnostics and. No issue found.
Then it happened again, maybe a week later. more embarrassingly I was waiting for tracking check, parked up and when went to put car on ramp, it would not start, at all. Instead the fan sounded like a jet engine (never heard it do this before).
Eventually kwik fit got it started and on the ramp. Where it got stuck again for hours :Oops:
Took it to the mechanic and again no codes or faults on diagnostics.
Did some research on forums and had my cps (crank shaft position sensor) replaced with a genuine Mercedes part... It seemed to work, for two weeks, until this week.
Here's where it got dangerous, I was driving along at 60mph, and lost all acceleration. When I pumped accelerator there was nothing, did this twice, still nothing. Got prepared for emergency stop , pumped accelerator again in a last chance hope and magically she jumped back to life.
This was two days ago. I had no problems yesterday, but today as I waited at the traffic lights she just cut out. But it did start straight away.
Listening to engine when in park mode, I hear a click when the car hits 2000 revs. Sounds like its coming from near the filter (driver side of engine bay).
I am scared to drive and in tears as I genuinely don't know what to do. Car seems to repair itself when it goes on diagnostics hence garage things I'm crazy. And I fear one day it will cut out at speed and cause an accident. Please, please can you help me?
Christina
About a month ago, my Mercedes ( slk r170 230 kompressor automatic) started playing up. As I pulled into town it cut out, completely, (no engine or power but dash lights stayed on) I waited 5 mins then car started fine. Got it on diagnostics and. No issue found.
Then it happened again, maybe a week later. more embarrassingly I was waiting for tracking check, parked up and when went to put car on ramp, it would not start, at all. Instead the fan sounded like a jet engine (never heard it do this before).
Eventually kwik fit got it started and on the ramp. Where it got stuck again for hours :Oops:
Took it to the mechanic and again no codes or faults on diagnostics.
Did some research on forums and had my cps (crank shaft position sensor) replaced with a genuine Mercedes part... It seemed to work, for two weeks, until this week.
Here's where it got dangerous, I was driving along at 60mph, and lost all acceleration. When I pumped accelerator there was nothing, did this twice, still nothing. Got prepared for emergency stop , pumped accelerator again in a last chance hope and magically she jumped back to life.
This was two days ago. I had no problems yesterday, but today as I waited at the traffic lights she just cut out. But it did start straight away.
Listening to engine when in park mode, I hear a click when the car hits 2000 revs. Sounds like its coming from near the filter (driver side of engine bay).
I am scared to drive and in tears as I genuinely don't know what to do. Car seems to repair itself when it goes on diagnostics hence garage things I'm crazy. And I fear one day it will cut out at speed and cause an accident. Please, please can you help me?
Christina