So. This is the 98 E300, and I'm really curious about how this car starts.
When car is cold, after glow plug warm up, the car starts right away. The engine turns over at most, 3 turns before it starts.
When the car is warmed up, and I try to start it, it takes maybe 5-8 turns before it catches and turns on. There is significant difference between the two, and I'm wondering if it's due to the air bubbles present in fuel lines.
I say air bubbles, but I can't be sure. When car is running, I don't see anything. Nothing. When I put a flashlight right up to fuel lines, I see something moving. But it's so small and so rare that I'm not sure it's air bubbles or just the distortion of the lights. It's well within margin of error, and user error too.
Steps I've taken: replaced the overflow valve, pre-filter and main filter in front.
Steps I'm planning on doing: replace all fuel lines and tank strainer filter. Would that fix the potential air bubbles and the unusual hot starting issue?
Kajtek? This was your car, after all.
When car is cold, after glow plug warm up, the car starts right away. The engine turns over at most, 3 turns before it starts.
When the car is warmed up, and I try to start it, it takes maybe 5-8 turns before it catches and turns on. There is significant difference between the two, and I'm wondering if it's due to the air bubbles present in fuel lines.
I say air bubbles, but I can't be sure. When car is running, I don't see anything. Nothing. When I put a flashlight right up to fuel lines, I see something moving. But it's so small and so rare that I'm not sure it's air bubbles or just the distortion of the lights. It's well within margin of error, and user error too.
Steps I've taken: replaced the overflow valve, pre-filter and main filter in front.
Steps I'm planning on doing: replace all fuel lines and tank strainer filter. Would that fix the potential air bubbles and the unusual hot starting issue?
Kajtek? This was your car, after all.