Mercedes 250cdi starting problem - internet diagnosis needed
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I had a C class with that engine a few years back and it started doing that. Would turn over happily but not actually start. Turned out to be an immobiliser glitch, caused, from memory, by a dodgy key. Mine wasn’t keyless though; the key slotted into the dashboard. A bit of a long shot, but could you try with the spare key and see if you still have the issue?
Depends how much fuel is recirculated during normal use and how much it would take to replenish the already full filter etc.
So driving quiet a few miles would be very possible. And if it smells of petrol....petrol and diesel do not smell alike.
As said, get the filter out and drain it and see what's up there.
So driving quiet a few miles would be very possible. And if it smells of petrol....petrol and diesel do not smell alike.
As said, get the filter out and drain it and see what's up there.
If there is evidence of the station screwing up and having wrong fuel in the tanks/pumps, local media would be best way to get word out, or social media. As there is no doubt there will be others.
It is very rare it does happen, but it does happen.
And is the receipt definitely for the pump she filled from, as it could also be possible it's a receipt for same amount, but perhaps wrong pump.
It is very rare it does happen, but it does happen.
And is the receipt definitely for the pump she filled from, as it could also be possible it's a receipt for same amount, but perhaps wrong pump.
I would be very surprised if diesel contaminated by petrol was hard to start but ran perfectly fine afterwards. The one thing petrol does well is ignite. The problem ought to be knocking from pre-ignition, not refusing to ignite at all. Correlation does not equal causation. An unrelated fault may be manifesting and you just happened to fill up with fuel immediately before it started. I bet you've never sniffed the fuel tank before and don't really know if it smells differently now to how it ever did. As for anyone not believing two lawyers I tend to find them about as unreliable as anyone you ever meet. They lie for a living after all. Hardly surprising that spills over into private life. The only ones who lie even more than the lawyers IME is the police. They testylie their arses off.
Mignon said:
As for anyone not believing two lawyers I tend to find them about as unreliable as anyone you ever meet. They lie for a living after all. Hardly surprising that spills over into private life. The only ones who lie even more than the lawyers IME is the police. They testylie their arses off.
So very true.As for getting a jerry can.....there's already fuel tank full of it lol
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