Mercedes-Benz » 300E » 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300E » Questions

Q&A

Ask Your Question

1992 Mercedes-Benz 300E

 

Question: 1992 300E 3.0L Has Check Engine Light

Question

humungal, Santa Clara, CA, April 03, 2011, 08:05
 Rookie

1992 300E 3.0L Has Check Engine Light on and when i hold the button down on the Diagnostic Box for three seconds and release it Flashes 18 times. What is that code please or what is the problem? Plus i know that its time for a new IAC Valve, ive clean ed it twice and it runs a little smoother everytime after i clean it. HELP! Thanks

1 Answer
Answer It
Flag This

  • Answer #1

    Mercedes Connexion from Mercedes Connexion, May 03, 2011, 11:15
     Enthusiast

    18 flashes should be Current to idle control valve is illogical. If it were my car, I'd use a known good ICV valve and see if that takes care of the code before spending the roughly 400 bucks on a new valve.

    Reply
    Flag This
Answer Ranks

This week's top 10

1 globalhelper 6 csubak30
2 pushrod 7 FREDDY BLUE
3 ziptie12 8 gearhead89
4 ChevyASE 9 ebans777
5 wenyan 10 tdtoolbox