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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / October 2005

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vacuum troubleshooting

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JTurner - 08 Oct 2005 20:25 GMT
Hi,

My 83 300D does not want to shut off when I turn off the key.  Generally it
turns itself off within 15-20 seconds.  The entire ignition keyswitch is
new so I think I must have some bad vacuum lines.

Is there a troubleshooting how-to around anywhere?

John
T.G. Lambach - 09 Oct 2005 06:22 GMT
The engine is shut down by a small vacuum powered bellows inside the aft
end of the injection pump. Over the years the bellows wears out and
leaks - yes oil is drawn into the vacuum system.

Most likely the "shut down device" needs to be replaced - this isn't
hard to do but IS tricky as the device must be hooked onto the end of
the fuel rack inside the IP. An experienced shop will charge an hour of
labor to r/r the shut down device. It costs about $75 as I recall.

My car's symptoms were that its engine no longer instantly stopped but
rather trailed off to a stop over a few seconds. A new shut down device
fixed it.

Of course a vacuum leak in a door lock could also be the cause as no
vacuum = no shut down.
GBM - 09 Oct 2005 13:13 GMT
> Of course a vacuum leak in a door lock could also be the cause as no
> vacuum = no shut down.

Not usually the case, because the vacuum pump draws enough vacuum while the
engine is running.

The problem is often just the tube that runs to the ignition switch just
above the oil filter. I "think" it is the brown tube, but could be wrong. It
is also important that the tubes were not connected backwards when the new
switch was installed.

Suggest John go to http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/index.php3 and do a
search. Many discussion there and diagrams for this problem.

To check the actual shutoff on the injection pump, you can use a mityvac
(small low cost hand operated vacuum pump) - very useful for all vacuum
troubleshooting.

Good luck.
 
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