Start Up / Ignition Question

[Norris]

Hello

When i go to turn start / turn over the engine, it seems to crank (turn over maybe once or twice) but doesnt spark straight away and when it does spark and start it makes a (what i can only describe as) clunky sound. After it has started it drives perfectly fine.

This doesnt just happen on cold starts its any time of day / night.

Can anyone help diagnose the problem?

Does anyone know where the distributor is located on this car?

Mercedes C220 / 1993 / W202 / Automatic

 

[mattkh]

(what i can only describe as) clunky sound. After it has started it drives perfectly fine.Mercedes C220 / 1993 / W202 / Automatic

Hi
Which side does the clunky noise come from ?

 

[Norris]

Hi
Which side does the clunky noise come from ?

it sounds like its in the middle. dont know if thats any help

 

[Dec]

Sounds like the starter motor, which is located low down on passenger side of engine, (opposite end to the fan) open the bonnet and get someone to start the car a few times and have a listen.

Dec

 

[Norris]

changed the starter motor around a montha go. This sound had only started happening last week.

Ive read on hear something about greasing a part where the starter and the engine meet (or something like that). Dont know if thats what needs doing

 

[Ellsy Tanners]

Hello,
The fault you are talking about is greasing the starter motor bendix ( the cog on the starter) and the ring gear ( toothed wheel running completely around the fly wheel on which the stater turns the engine).
However this fault i thought only efected the v engines but i suppose it's worth ago. the grease used is a metalic based gease, i suppose a small amount of copper slip will do the job as effectively.

P.S. just a thought the stater motor bolts havent worked loose have they?

 

[television]

P.S. just a thought the stater motor bolts have worked loose have they?

this crossed my mind too

 

[Dec]

Well Norris, have a listen anyway to determin if the noise is comeing from the starter, I would tend to aggree with both of Ellsy Tanners points.

Dec