190e wont start

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190e wont start; please help
Topic Started: Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:33 am (137 Views)
heath111	Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:33 am Post #1
Newbie Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #4,352 Joined: July 3, 2009	190e 2.6 wont start got good fuel pressure and replaced EHA fuel vale. got good spark and replaced distributor and rotor. just wont start want even start with ether. took to three machanics with no luck the last one told me it was the distributor but it wasent the problem. any ideas. already spent $300 and im back to square 1 checked fuel relay and ovp relay it was a mint runner and just wouldent start one day Edited by heath111, Sun Jul 5, 2009 4:03 am.



heath111	Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:59 am Post #2
Newbie Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #4,352 Joined: July 3, 2009



bolide	Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:54 am Post #3
Bolide Posts: 183 Group: Members Member #3,828 Joined: February 11, 2009	Do a compression test. If it has fuel & a spark it should always start - unless there's no compression Nick Froome www.w124.co.uk



mazza	Sun Jul 5, 2009 9:05 am Post #4
Member Posts: 605 Group: Members Member #151 Joined: January 24, 2006	heath111 Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:33 am 190e 2.6 wont start got good fuel pressure and replaced EHA fuel vale. got good spark and replaced distributor and rotor. just wont start want even start with ether. took to three machanics with no luck the last one told me it was the distributor but it wasent the problem. any ideas. already spent $300 and im back to square 1 checked fuel relay and ovp relay it was a mint runner and just wouldent start one day Hi Are you getting fuel to the cold start injector? you might have a problem with the cold start injector, the injector has to open when the engine temp is below 95deg f. check the bit that connects to the cold start injector mazza



mazza	Sun Jul 5, 2009 9:09 am Post #5
Member Posts: 605 Group: Members Member #151 Joined: January 24, 2006	hi http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.asp?TP=1&F=201029&M=103.94_505&GA=722.409&GM=717.435&CT=M&cat=505&SID=07&SGR=075&SGN=02 item 32 mazza



balamb37	Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:12 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 518 Group: Members Member #3,881 Joined: February 25, 2009	It might just be 'gunged-up' and need cleaning,



Richy190E	Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:28 pm Post #7
Sales Rep Posts: 1,742 Group: Members Member #1,387 Joined: June 9, 2007	If its only happened all of a sudden go round all the sensors checking for loose connections, especially if things have been disturbed, once happy move onto vacuum lines and pipework.



heath111	Tue Jul 7, 2009 9:22 pm Post #8
Newbie Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #4,352 Joined: July 3, 2009	cold start valve seems fine



heath111	Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:27 am Post #9
Newbie Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #4,352 Joined: July 3, 2009	turn out the coil was weak



jeremy	Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:46 am Post #10
Member Posts: 6,403 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	heath111 Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:27 am turn out the coil was weak Is it starting now ? Jeremy



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