Posted by Alan Kane on September 21, 2008, 6:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Mercedes C240 '97"
Hi John,
I would tend to agree with Andy on this. The EIS does give problems but the way you describe it sounds like the starter issue. The CKP gets coated with swarf from the bendix/ring gear. The Merc cure is to grease the ring gear so as to catch the swarf. Dont forget to clean the CKP too.