 R320 CDI Engine Suddenly Stalled
I have a 2007 R320 CDI with 18K KM on it and I just took it in for service a week ago, spending close to $800 CDN on the service.
While driving on Hwy 404 north of Toronto near Hwy-7, the engine suddenly stalled with the yellow engine light on and I could not get it restarted again. A really dangerous situation with many cars zooming by at 120 to 140 km/hr. It is really embarrsing sitting in a tow truck with the rest of my family in the cabin while the new Mercedes being towed. The glossaries were still in the trunk and the ice cream melting...
Thankfully, Mercedes service call was quick and the tow truck came in less then half a hour. It was a Saturday afternoon and we got to the dealer shortly after. The first thing the service guy did was smelling the gas cap and he said, well you seem to put gasoline in the tanks instead. I pulled out the receipt showing getting the V-Power Diesel at the bump.
After the engine scan and some checking, they confirmed that I do have Diesel in the tank. They managed to get the engine restarted but have not figure out what really happened.
They promised to give me a call on Monday since it is kind of late on Saturday. Stay tuned on more updates next week.
Last edited by Wayne Wu : 06-13-2009 at 09:15 PM.
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