my c180 just died on me

[HEN]

had the car for about a year,without any trouble,untill last week.started it up pulled away,100 yards down the road it just died.tried to fire it up again but just wont start. any idea's ?pleeeeeeez

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hi,
Welcome to the forum,
What year is the car?

 

[television]

Crank shaft sensor is the number one fault when engines just stop.

They can be measured and the should read 1k ohm when good

 

[HEN]

thank's for the welcome ! c180 classic 1996,all ignition light's are on but there is a deadly silence (cant hear fuel pump running)bypassed relay,the pump run's. ???

 

[television]

thank's for the welcome ! c180 classic 1996,all ignition light's are on but there is a deadly silence (cant hear fuel pump running)bypassed relay,the pump run's. ???

The pump only runs for a few seconds with the relay plugged in, and all of the time when bridged

 

[karlk]

of course the pump is going to keep running when bridged, complete reverse operation of the relay. relay requires a signal from another device. all this has proved is that the fuel pump is making a noise.

 

[hardtop]

you can open up the relay & clean the contact points if needed if it works best get a new one & keep the old one for a spare .i keep both f-pump & ovp relays in my car as spares

 

[television]

you can open up the relay & clean the contact points if needed if it works best get a new one & keep the old one for a spare .i keep both f-pump & ovp relays in my car as spares

This is not his problem as the car would have started if bridged and the relay was the fault. I still think the CPS is the problem

 

[karlk]

had the car for about a year,without any trouble,untill last week.started it up pulled away,100 yards down the road it just died.tried to fire it up again but just wont start. any idea's ?pleeeeeeez

more info please,

is it trying to start, engine turning over or just dead. auto or manual. there will be in excess of 20 simple causes as to why your car is not starting. as much info as possible please.

 

[hardtop]

This is not his problem as the car would have started if bridged and the relay was the fault. I still think the CPS is the problem

has hen tryed to start the car when bridged
??

 

[HEN]

the engine turn's over well,but not trying to fire up.it's 'auto'

 

[television]

the engine turn's over well,but not trying to fire up.it's 'auto'

On forums we work on the most common faults and fixes and the CPS is the highest on the list for this fault.

 

[hardtop]

or rule out the simple things first

 

[HEN]

how can i check the CPS ?

 

[television]

how can i check the CPS ?

With a simple ohm meter,,it should read around 1K ohm when good and very high when faulty

 

[HEN]

ok malcom,ill try that first thing in the morn, 'cheer's dude'

 

[HEN]

my c180 has just died

ok i give up ! can someone tell me where the 'crank sensor' is ? i looked (back of engine,bell housing ect ) but could'nt find it, any one put me on the right path ?

 

[television]

5 in the link

http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as....418&VIN=*&CT=M&cat=19K&SID=15&SGR=075&SGN=04

 

[HEN]

hehe nice one dude ,many thank's

 

[HEN]

ok finally got some spare time to get me car running, after removing the 'cps' and testin it the reading im gettin is '804'ohms,so im thinkin that's good and the part is ok ! anyone suggest anythin else ?? (still no spark)