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Old 11-06-2013, 12:04 PM
 
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Last week car would crank but woudn't start I tried again 5 minutes later it started. So for the past week it's been starting again but today it wouldn't start again and when it does that the check engine light goes on but when i take out the gas cap and put it back in the check engine light turns off. So i just took it to mechanic he found nothing wrong hmm?
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:28 PM
 
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year make and model please.
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:40 PM
 
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Does gas cap have to do with it starting up sorry i don't know much about cars.
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:47 PM
 
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year make and model please.
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:53 PM
 
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year make and model please.
Why that has nothing to do with it's my mom's year(2005) Make(Mercedes-benz) model(e320). Yeah we took it to mechanic and he said he found nothing wrong like battery he checked and all that hmm?
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Old 11-06-2013, 01:12 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Why that has nothing to do with it's my mom's year(2005) Make(Mercedes-benz) model(e320).
Because a car's (Make/Mode/Year/Miles) are likely to have the the same issues. I would post this on Benz forum.
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Old 11-06-2013, 01:27 PM
 
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I did they think we need a new gas cap lol
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Old 11-06-2013, 01:32 PM
 
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Gas system is a 'sealed' system. If the check engine light is going on it COULD have something to do with the system vapor locking or otherwise having a 'circulation' problem. That is why it starts sometimes, and other times it won't start--it MIGHT be starved for fuel.

Battery likely has nothing to do with it. Your 'mechanic' probably didn't have a clue as to what he was doing, being that it is a ferin car and all.

Get the code from the check engine light (look it up on the internet--how to get it, and what it means), and then proceed accordingly.

Probably the best/only course of action is the Benz dealer. Complicated cars, unique systems, and in all likelihood, a significant repair bill coming.

Sorry, but I guess you already knew that.
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Old 11-06-2013, 04:32 PM
 
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Is it a diesel engine?

Does the engine crank or it just does nothing when you turm the key?

Are you having difficulty removing the key from the ignition lock ?
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Old 11-06-2013, 04:44 PM
 
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Why that has nothing to do with it's my mom's year(2005) Make(Mercedes-benz) model(e320). Yeah we took it to mechanic and he said he found nothing wrong like battery he checked and all that hmm?
I suggest spending less time playing 'Call of Duty' and more time learning how to craft forum questions that will result in informative responses, as well as possibly a grammar lesson.
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